Typhoon Chedeng and the southwest monsoon or “habagat” brought rains which flooded many areas in Metro Manila and Davao Region (Region 11) on Sunday, June 11.

*Motorists pass through gutter deep flood

along West Riverside corner Valencia Street in Quezon City on June 11, 2023 due to heavy rains caused by Typhoon Chedeng. (Photo by Arnold Quizol / MANILA BULLETIN)*** Diego Agustin Mariano, head of Office of Civil Defense’s (OCD) joint information unit, said Chedeng and habagat enhanced the localized thunderstorms that were raised in different parts of the country. “Bukod po sa bagyo, mayroon pong ibang weather systems ang maaring magpaulan sa atin at isa na nga po dyan ay ang hanging habagat na bukod sa hangin, nagdadala rin siya ng ulan (Aside from the typhoon, there are other weather systems that may cause rain and one of them is the southwest monsoon that brings wind and rain),” Mariano said in a radio interview with dzBB. As a result, many areas were flooded in the two affected regions, according to Mariano. A situational report from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) showed that 2,587 families or 7,742 individuals were affected in 11 barangays in Davao de Oro, Davao Oriental, and Davao del Norte. Of those affected, 25 families or 60 individuals living in flood-prone areas were brought to evacuation centers in Nabunturan, Davao de Oro and Lupon, Davao Oriental. Meanwhile, the NDRRMC has yet to finalize the details of affected residents in Metro Manila. Mariano said search and rescue (SAR) personnel of local government units (LGUs) were deployed on the ground to conduct evacuation. “Nakahanda naman po ang ating LGUs pagdating dyan at palaging nakaready ang kanilang assistance para sa ating mga kababayan (Our LGUs are prepared and ready to assist the public),” he said. Chedeng has weakened as it moved further away from the landmass, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. It was last spotted at 1,100 km east northeast of extreme Northern Luzon at 11 a.m. while moving north northeast at 25 km per hour (kph) over the Philippine Sea. It has maximum sustained winds of 120 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 150 kph.