Continuous heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat) caused flooding on several roads in Pasig City on Monday, July 21.

As of 11:30 p.m., knee-deep flooding was reported at the intersections of Prague and Rome Streets, and Kabayanihan and Karikitan Streets in Barangay Manggahan.

Below-knee-level flooding was also observed in other parts of the same barangay, including Prague Street, Guatemala Street corner Rome Street, and Athens Street corner Guatemala.

Meanwhile, gutter-deep to above-gutter-level flooding was reported along Mulawin Street in Nagpayong, Barangay Pinagbuhatan, and in several areas in Barangay Manggahan, including Soliven Avenue corners Copenhagen and Kingston Streets, Paris Street corner Soliven Avenue, Capetown Street corner Rome, and Panama Street corner Stockholm.

Floodwaters reached between 1 and 36 inches in the following areas:

•36 inches in Karangalan Phase 2-A, Brgy. Dela Paz

•11 inches along Elisco Road going to Visitacion, Brgy. Kalawaan

•4 to 7 inches in the Resettlement area, Brgy. Kalawaan

•3 to 5 inches near the SHS gate of Rizal High School on Dr. Sixto Antonio Ave., Brgy. Caniogan

•2 to 3 inches on G. Raymundo St., Brgy. Malinao

•3 inches at Urbano Velasco Ave. corner Acacia and Esguerra Streets

•1 inch along M. Eusebio Ave. near Villa Eusebio, Brgy. San Miguel

The local government added that Iglesia Washington Street in Barangay Manggahan was not passable to all types of vehicles.

As of 12:45 p.m., the local government has raised the alert level to red and activated its Incident Management Team (IMT). Authorities are closely monitoring Wawa Dam, which is nearing its critical or overflow level and may cause a rapid rise in the Marikina River's water level if it overflows.

Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said the water level at Wawa Dam steadily increased throughout the morning, reaching 133.28 meters above sea level (masl) at 8:00 a.m., 133.52 masl at 10:00 a.m., and 134.06 masl at 12 p.m., nearing the critical overflow level of 135.00 masl.

“Kapag umapaw ito, siguradong tataas bigla ang tubig sa Marikina River—nakikipag-ugnayan na rin ang LGU sa Brgys. Santolan, Sta. Lucia, at pati sa mga lugar na nadadaanan ng Floodway (If this overflows, it may trigger a sudden rise in the Marikina River’s water level, and the LGU is coordinating with Barangays Santolan, Sta. Lucia, and other areas along the Floodway),” Sotto said.

He urged Pasigueños not to panic and to follow instructions from their barangay or Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) in case evacuation is advised.

The mayor said that heavy to intense rains, with occasional torrential downpours, are being experienced in the city and are expected to continue throughout the day and possibly persist until tomorrow.