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Residents try to move to safer ground as floodwaters rise in Barangay Navotas East, Navotas City, on July 24, 2025. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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HABAGAT FLOODING- NAVOTAS

Bianca Dava

ABS-CBN News

Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/175340578539720250724-navotas-flooding-JC0847.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Residents try to move to safer ground as floodwaters rise in Barangay Navotas East, Navotas City, on July 24, 2025. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Monsoon rains driven by a string of tropical cyclones have left at least 25 people dead since last week, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Friday. </p><p>Out of the total, 9 deaths were reported in Metro Manila. Calabarzon, Western Visayas, Negros Island, Northern Mindanao logged three fatalities each, while Central Luzon, Mimaropa, Davao Region, and Caraga recorded one each. </p><p>Only three of the reported deaths have been confirmed so far. </p><p>“Isa po diyan ay mula Bulacan na nakuryente. Isa sa Camiguin na nabagsakan ng puno at isa sa Surigao del Norte na nabagsakan din ng puno,” Office of Civil Defense (OCD) deputy spokesperson Diego Agustin Mariano told reporters in an interview at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.</p><p>“Yung 22 for verification is iba-iba. Marami diyan nabagsakan din ng puno. Marami rin ay due to drowning, then mayroon pong kasama siya sa lumubog na bangka,” he continued.</p><p>Rains from the habagat and tropical cyclones Crising, Dante, and <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/7/25/emong-makes-second-landfall-0845">Emong</a> injured 8 people and left 8 others missing. </p><p>The weather disturbances, which spawned floods and landslides, affected some 3.8 million people, with 167,000 of them seeking shelter at evacuation centers. </p><div><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/5LCJFDNbwwU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><strong>HARDEST HIT</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>The heavy rains damaged around 2,900 houses, the NDRRMC added. </p><p>It pegged the cost of damage at around P3.9 billion for infrastructure and some P366 million for agriculture. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/7/24/agri-produce-enough-despite-crising-habagat-damage-da-0714">Agri produce enough despite cyclone, habagat damage - DA</a></div><p>According to Mariano, the hardest hit region was Central Luzon, with 2.2 million individuals or 667,000 families affected by the tropical cyclones and the habagat.</p><p>But for Emong alone, La Union bore the brunt of the typhoon.</p><p>“Ngayong Emong [alone], ang hardest hit natin is La Union. Maraming government offices ang natamaan, including our office in Region 1. For Emong, La Union and parts of Pangasinan,” Mariano noted.</p><p>Aside from the OCD, the offices of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Ilocos Region were also damaged by Emong.</p><div><br style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"/></div><div><strong>AIRLIFT SUPPLIES</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Mariano said that due to the flooding, some areas in Ilocos Sur and La Union remained inaccessible by land, making it necessary to airlift relief packs to reach affected communities.</p><p>“Sa ngayon, nitong bagyong Emong, iaaccess po natin sila via airlift dahil marami ring nadamage na kasada, especially sa Region 1—roads sa Ilocos Sur at La Union. ‘Yan ang mga heavily damaged nitong nagdaang Emong. Ang relief na dadalhin diyan ay via airlift na po dahil maraming not passable na kalsada,” the official said.</p><p>As of Friday noon, 1,440 barangays were still flooded in affected regions.</p><p>“More on nasa Region 3 and NCR and some parts of Calabarzon, yun ang reports natin na areas na lubog pa rin sa baha. Ang Region 3 kasi is catch basin ng ulan at tubig mula Northern Luzon at Cordilleras, so bumabagsak ang tubig sa norte. Binabantayan pa rin natin itong reports ng pagbabaha,” Mariano said.</p><p>Two affected airports have returned to normal operations.</p><p>Of the 62 affected seaports, 35 have resumed operations. A total of 105 passengers, four rolling cargoes and 20 vessels remain stranded.</p><p>Power has been restored in 120 of the 135 affected areas, while water supply is also back in three of four affected areas.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>STATE OF CALAMITY</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>At least 84 towns and cities have declared a state of calamity, which would allow local governments to tap additional funds for disaster response.</p><p>These include the entire provinces of Bataan, Pampanga and Cavite, as well as cities and municipalities in the following provinces. </p><p>-    Umingan, Mangaldan, Lingayen, Malasiqui, Calasiao and Dagupan in Pangasinan</p><p>-    Calumpit, Balagtas, Paombong, Meycauayan, Marilao, Bulakan and Matungao in Bulacan</p><p>-    Paniqui, Camiling and Moncada in Tarlac</p><p>-    Quezon City, Marikina, Navotas, Manila and Valenzuela in Metro Manila</p><p>-    Agoncillo in Batangas</p><p>-    Cainta, Rodriguez and San Mateo in Rizal</p><p>-    Roxas in Palawan</p><p>-    Sebaste, Barbaza and Culasi in Antique</p><div><br/></div><p>Floods, landslides and collapsed structures were reported in the affected areas.</p><p>Assistance worth P283 million has so far been provided to affected residents, and P8.4 million to affected local government units and agencies.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>NEW NORMAL</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Thursday that climate change meant Filipinos needed to be thinking about how to adapt to a <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/24/marcos-says-filipinos-need-mindset-shift-as-typhoons-become-inevitable-1505">&quot;new normal&quot;.</a></p><p>&quot;This is not an extraordinary situation anymore... This will be our lives no matter what we do,&quot; he told a televised cabinet briefing, adding the country should plan for the long-term in addressing natural disasters.</p><p>&quot;This is the way it&#x27;s going to be as far as we know for... many decades to come, so let&#x27;s just prepare,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;We have to understand that the climate has changed, the rain patterns have changed,&quot; he added, pointing to <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/7/11/timeline-a-day-by-day-look-at-the-deadly-floods-in-central-texas-1106">recent devastating flooding in the US state of Texas.</a></p><p>Around 70 domestic and international flights in the Philippines were cancelled Thursday due to the storms, the civil aviation authority said.</p><p>The government later announced that<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/24/-walangpasok-class-suspensions-on-friday-july-25-1515"> classes across Luzon would remain suspended through Friday.</a></p><div><br style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"/></div><div><iframe width="853" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fabt2truezg" title="Post-flood cleanup operations underway in Metro Manila | ANC" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><iframe width="853" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_qiRICowxrE" title="Ilang probinsiya binabaha pa dahil sa habagat at mga bagyo | TV Patrol" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>Monsoon rains driven by a string of tropical cyclones have left at least 25 people dead since last week, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Friday.</p>

Monsoon rains driven by a string of tropical cyclones have left at least 25 people dead since last week, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Friday.

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25 reported dead due to tropical cyclones, habagat: NDRRMC

Jamaine Punzalan,

Bianca Dava,

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Agence France-Presse

Published Jul 25, 2025 09:13 AM PHT

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