At least 25 families were displaced in three flood-hit communities due to Super Typhoon Pepito in Binangonan, Rizal, as of Sunday afternoon, November 17.
A post on the Facebook page of Barangay Bilibiran in Binangonan shows some residents getting ready for evacuation, Sunday morning, Nov. 17.
Some residents take shelter in the classroom of a school in Barangay Bilibiran in Binangonan (photo from Barangay Bilibiran's Facebook page)
Mayor Cesar Ynares said that the affected families are residents of Barangay Bilibiran, with five families staying in the evacuation center, while the 20 families are from Barangay Tayuman.
The villages are located along the lakeshore of Laguna Lake, which has become flooded due to the increasing water level of the lake.
Municipal and village social workers have distributed relief goods to the affected families, equivalent to 115 individuals.
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Binangonan has issued a no-travel policy in Laguna Lake for all types of watercraft since Saturday as soon as the typhoon signal was raised.
As of 1 p.m. some portions of the province of Rizal, including Binangonan, were still under Storm Signal Number 2, except for the municipalities of Jalajala, Pililla, Tanay, Antipolo City, Rodriguez, Baras, San Mateo, and Morong, which were under Signal Number 3.
Authorities told the Manila Bulletin that officers are continuing to monitor their respective areas of responsibility and are prepared to respond to emergencies if needed.
They added that there were also reports that residents on Talim Island were also affected by flooding.
As of 2 p.m., the reports from the field and the municipal government were still being consolidated, authorities said.