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Residents wade through knee-deep floodwaters along Maria Clara Street near Araneta Avenue in Quezon City as heavy rains deluge the metro on Saturday, July 19, 2025.  Weather bureau PAGASA issued an orange rainfall warning in Metro Manila on Saturday morning, urging the public to remain vigilant for possible flooding, especially in low-lying and flood-prone areas. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN news

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<p>MANILA — The bulk of evacuees forced to shelter from storm Crising and the southwest monsoon or habagat were in Western Visayas, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/7/21/habagat-to-stir-more-rains-lpa-spotted-off-luzon-0932">Habagat to stir more rains; LPA spotted off Luzon</a></div><p>More than 3,900 families in Region 6 are inside evacuation centers as habagat continues to dump rain in vast swaths of the country, DSWD Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao told ANC.</p><p>In <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aipFT7l9cdE">hard-hit</a> Negros Occidental alone, more than 3,400 families are seeking refuge in shelters, she added.</p><p>While Dumlao said that P45 million in humanitarian assistance has already been released to aid thousands of families affected by the bad weather, donations are still welcome.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/7/21/5-dead-due-to-habagat-crising-ndrrmc-0831">5 dead due to habagat, Crising: NDRRMC</a></div><p>Around 5,900 families, or 20,000 people, sought shelter at evacuation centers, the country&#x27;s main disaster agency said Monday morning.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HmE7M43nQBA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>More than 3,900 families in Region 6 are inside evacuation centers as habagat continues to dump rain in vast swaths of the country, DSWD Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao told ANC.</p>

More than 3,900 families in Region 6 are inside evacuation centers as habagat continues to dump rain in vast swaths of the country, DSWD Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao told ANC.

DSWD: Most of Crising, habagat evacuees are in W. Visayas, donations welcome

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DSWD: Most of Crising, habagat evacuees are in W. Visayas, donations welcome

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Published Jul 21, 2025 11:29 AM PHT

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