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First responders conduct rescue operations in Balanga City, Bataan. Bataan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office.

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Jervis Manahan

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1788066184400viber_image_2026-08-30_12-39-14-529.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>First responders conduct rescue operations in Balanga City, Bataan. Bataan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office.</div>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has ordered all relevant agencies to respond to people&#x27;s needs swiftly as heavy rains once again submerge many parts of Luzon in floods.In a message sent to reporters, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said Marcos Jr.  has been monitoring the situation and has given orders for agencies to address peoples&#x27; needs.Several social media pots singing during the celebration of First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos&#x27; birthday — allegedly while people were suffering the floods — have gone viral.Photos of the event showed the celebration happened on August 26, Wednesday, when weather was better.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/30/marikina-and-quezon-city-residents-evacuate-as-marikina-river-hits-3rd-alarm-0844">Marikina and Quezon City residents evacuate as Marikina River hits 3rd Alarm </a></div>Castro said Marcos Jr, remains president wherever he is.&quot;Ang paglalaan ng ilang oras para sa kanyang pamilya ay hindi nangangahulugang tumitigil ang kanyang tungkulin o ang operasyon ng pamahalaan,&quot; she said.(His spending a few hours with his family does not put his duties or government operations on hold.)She said the president has been monitoring the situation caused by the heavy rains and giving orders to agencies to ensure people&#x27;s safety and needs are met.As of August 29, fatalities from the weather disturbances from tropical cyclone Luis, Maymay, Neneng and the Habagat has reached 32, while 19 were recorded as injured.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/30/dswd-invites-volunteers-to-help-repack-food-packs-in-pasay-cebu-1116">DSWD invites volunteers to help repack food packs in Pasay, Cebu </a></div>At least 2.3 million families have been affected, and 7,500 families remain in evacuation centers.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has ordered all relevant agencies to respond to people's needs swiftly as heavy rains once again submerge many parts of Luzon in floods.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has ordered all relevant agencies to respond to people's needs swiftly as heavy rains once again submerge many parts of Luzon in floods.

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Marcos orders agencies to respond swiftly to people's needs amid flooding

Jervis Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 30, 2026 01:17 PM PHT

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