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GMA Network
24-07-2025
- Climate
- GMA Network
Catholic churches not spared by floods amid heavy rain
In Hagonoy, Bulacan, ankle-deep water inside the St. John the Baptist Parish church did not prevent the Eucharistic celebration from pushing through. PHOTO: ANG TINIG - ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST HAGONOY, BULACAN Several Catholic churches in some Luzon areas were flooded on Thursday due to the inclement weather brought by the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) and tropical cyclones Dante and Emong. In their respective social media posts, the following churches showed the effects of the continuous downpour. The benches at Sta. Cruz Parish in Tanza, Navotas were in disorder after floodwater entered the church. The flood also entered the Immaculate Conception Parish Cathedral & Minor Basilica in Malolos, Bulacan. In Hagonoy, Bulacan, ankle-deep water inside the St. John the Baptist Parish church did not prevent the Eucharistic celebration from pushing through. Meanwhile, some religious images were submerged in flood at the Immaculate Conception Parish - Puerto Rivas in Balanga, Bataan. Floods also hit the historic San Agustin Church in Intramuros, Manila. Manila Mayor Isko Moreno earlier said the city government sent a water pump and personnel from its Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office to extract the floodwater. According to its 2 p.m. bulletin, PAGASA said Signal No. 3 has been raised over four areas as Emong maintained its strength and was almost stationary over the sea west of Pangasinan. A total of 2,733,646 people or 765,869 families have been affected by the bad weather in all regions except Eastern Visayas, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported. The death toll due to Crising, Dante, Emong, and Habagat now stands at 12 persons. — RF, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
23-07-2025
- Climate
- GMA Network
San Agustin Church in Intramuros flooded amid Habagat rains
Floods hit the San Agustin Church in Intramuros, Manila on Wednesday amid the heavy rains from the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat, according to Mayor Isko Moreno. 'Pinuntahan natin ang iniulat na pagbaha sa loob ng San Agustin Church sa Intramuros matapos itong pasukin ng tubig dulot ng walang tigil na pag-ulan,' Moreno said in the caption of a Facebook livestream. (We went to San Agustin Church in Intramuros after floodwater entered the building due to incessant rain.) Moreno said the city government sent a water pump and personnel from its Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office to extract the floodwater. In 1993, the San Agustin Church was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site as one of only four baroque churches in the Philippines. More than 400 years old, the San Agustin Church is the oldest stone church in the country. It also houses a museum, where Juan Luna's tombstone could be found. — Joviland Rita/LA, GMA Integrated News
