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'Wala ng paglagyan': Risk of landslides, more flood in NCR, other areas increased due to saturated soil, OCD says

Published Jul 24, 2025 09:24 am

At A Glance

  • Assistant Secretary Raffy Alejandro IV, officer-in-charge of Office of Civil Defense (OCD), said the continuous rainfall in the past weeks have already saturated soil in high-risk areas.
Residents wade through knee-deep to waist-deep floodwaters along Araneta Avenue in Quezon City on Monday, July 21, 2025, after intense rains brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat) submerged portions of the area. (Santi San Juan/MB)
Residents wade through knee-deep to waist-deep floodwaters along Araneta Avenue in Quezon City on Monday, July 21, 2025, after intense rains brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat) submerged portions of the area. (Santi San Juan/MB)
Authorities warned residents of some parts of Metro Manila and other areas in northern and central part of Luzon of increased risk of flashflood and landslides amid the continuous heavy downpour in the past weeks.
Assistant Secretary Raffy Alejandro IV, officer-in-charge of Office of Civil Defense (OCD), said the continuous rainfall in the past weeks have already saturated soil in high-risk areas.
“Because of the continuous downpour, the risk of flooding and landslides is high due to saturated soil, especially in high risk areas. We are closely monitoring these areas based on data from the DENR-MGB and issuing early warnings as needed,” said Alejandro.
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) earlier reported that close to 3,000 barangays nationwide are considered highly vulnerable to floods and landslides.
Of those prone to flash flood and rain-induced floods, 412 barangays are located in Metro Manila while more than 200 others are located in various parts of Central and Northern Luzon.
Alejandro said heavy flooding remains a key challenge in Metro Manila, Central Luzon, and Calabarzon which are still reeling from the effects of Tropical Cyclone Crising, successive low-pressure areas, and the Southwest Monsoon.
But he said relief efforts remain sustained, with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) already providing and prepositioning food packs to nearly three million families nationwide.
Currently, Alejandro said they are working closely with local government units (LGUs) in enforcing pre-emptive evacuations and ensuring community safety.
Based on the latest OCD data, around 2.7 million people were affected by the series of weather disturbances that hit the country, more than 147,000 of them are currently housed in various evacuation centers.
Authorities earlier reported 12 fatalities and nine missing but the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) only confirmed two deaths as the 10 others are for validation.
The damage to infrastructure already reached P3.8 billion while authorities reported P366 million damage so far to agriculture.
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