NCR, Manila, Malabon, Bataan, Bulacan, Batangas, Cavite, Oriental Mindoro under state of calamity; 14 dead

The National Capital Region (NCR), Bataan, Bulacan, Batangas, Cavite, Oriental Mindoro, and now Manila and Malabon have been declared under a state of calamity due to severe flooding caused by the Southwest Monsoon ('Habagat') and Super Typhoon Carina.

The declaration enables swift access to emergency funds for disaster response, allows local government units to implement price controls on basic commodities and relief operations, and encourages public schools as possible evacuation areas.

Hard-hit areas include Abucay in Bataan; Baliwag, Obando, Plaridel, Pulilan, Sta. Maria in Bulacan; Cainta, Taytay, San Mateo, Morong, Rodriguez, Angono in Rizal; and Tingloy in Batangas.

As of Thursday morning, 36,319 families or 149,006 individuals have been evacuated across various regions including Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Cordillera Administrative Region and NCR. Seventy-two roads and sixteen bridges are reported as impassable.

Fatalities due to the combined impact of Habagat and Tropical Cyclones Carina and Butchoy have risen to fourteen people across different regions in the Philippines.