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Dennis Datu

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<p>MANILA (<strong>UPDATED</strong>) — At least 50 barangays across six municipalities in Oriental Mindoro were submerged by floodwaters early Monday morning, after heavy rains caused rivers to overflow, forcing authorities to rescue many residents who were trapped inside their homes.</p><p>The affected areas include 20 barangays in Roxas, 10 in Bongabong, five in Victoria, six in Mansalay, six in Naujan, and three in Pola.</p><p>In an interview with ABS-CBN News, Roxas disaster office head Larry Gabayno said the flooding is the worst the town has experienced, with the last similar incident recorded in 1995 or 32 years ago.</p><p>“Ang lakas ng pag-ulan kaninang madaling araw, mga alas-12:30, hindi namin inaasahan sa tagal namin hindi nakaranas ng ganoon pagbaha sa  Roxas ay nasorpresa kami kaninang madaling-araw,” Gabayno said in a phone interview.</p><p>Due to the heavy rains, the Madugo River overflowed, inundating around 20 barangays.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;text-align:center"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:560px;height:322px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1997856195856802027&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-12-08T03%3A12%3A53.969996%3Aab0f5c1d-b2b3-4a96-95e7-e7a566f43cde%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=f1bc339da6dd04f977fccca99f4b235b74e005af&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1997856195856802027"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Among the flooded villages are Bagumbayan, Cantil, Paclasan, San Isidro, Dangay, San Jose, Libtong, San Aquilino, Victoria, Odiong, Libertad, Uyao, San Mariano, San Vicente, Happy Valley, Maraska, Mabuhay, San Rafael, Little Tanauan, and San Miguel.</p><p>Floodwaters reached waist-deep levels in many areas, while in Barangay Bagumbayan, water levels reportedly rose above roof level.</p><p>Several motorists bound for the Visayas were also stranded along the Strong Republic Nautical Highway in Naujan town.</p><p>In the town of Mansalay, floodwaters rose to chest-deep levels in the barangays of Wasig, Sta. Brigida, Roma, Balugo, Sta. Maria, and Villa Celestial.</p><p>Hectares of  rice farmlands were also damaged by the floodwaters.</p><p>Landslides were also  reported in the barangays of Hagan, Mapang, and Morente in the town of Bongabong.</p><p>Authorities said 6,675 families, or 27,655 individuals, were affected by the flooding.</p><p>Floodwaters also inundated Pula Elementary School in Barangay Pula in the town of Pola.</p><p>According to the PDRRMO, the Mag-Asawang Tubig River, Malitbog River, Panggalaan River, Casiligan River, and Pula River remain at critical levels.</p><div><a class="fr-strong fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/21/oriental-mindoro-gov-welcomes-arrest-warrants-vs-zaldy-co-others-1908">Oriental Mindoro gov welcomes arrest warrants vs Zaldy Co, others</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6szdlOy6A1A?si=0eS53_jvOeTgGoiw" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>Several towns in Oriental Mindoro were submerged in floodwaters on Monday morning following heavy rains that began in the early hours.</p>

Several towns in Oriental Mindoro were submerged in floodwaters on Monday morning following heavy rains that began in the early hours.

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Several towns in Oriental Mindoro submerged in floods; Roxas hit hardest

Dennis Datu,

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Published December 08, 2025 11:35 AM PHT

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Updated December 08, 2025 05:23 PM PHT

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