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Bulacan flood

Job Manahan

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BULAKAN, Bulacan – Around 6,000 families or close to 20,000 individuals remained in evacuation centers in Bulacan as high tide and flooding persisted in the province, authorities said on Thursday.Vice Governor Alex Castro told ABS-CBN News the figure was slightly higher compared to Wednesday, as more families sought safe shelter due to waist-to-chest-deep floods in many areas.Among the cities submerged in floodwaters is Calumpit – which declared a state of calamity on Tuesday.At the Calumpit National High School, around 180 families or nearly 800 people were staying in modular tents and in classrooms. Many were from the nearby Northville 9 village.Anna Marcia, who is with her children, lamented their situation. She said she had to go visit Northville from time-to-time since their dog was stuck in their house and is not allowed in the evacuation center.“May alaga kaming aso. Bawal kasi dito…Wala kaming choice kasi malungkot, mahirap lumusong. May alaga kaming hayop at di namin maiwanan dun, mamamatay. Tapos minsan malulunod kasi sobrang taas na,” Marcia said.In Obando town, 118 families were also staying in Obando National High School.The coordinator said the figure was slightly higher than yesterday’s because several people from coastal barangays had to evacuate due to the strong sea current.“Nung nakaraan pa kasi, low-tide pa. Hindi ganoon kataas, pero ngayon, sobrang laki na talaga…kapag lumakas pa, baka pwede nang masira ang bahay namin,” said Peachy Ann Serato.“Siguro dito na lang muna, may sakit pa yung biyenan ko,” Serato added.Eugenia Tiongco also fled their community.“Sobrang laki na ng tubig…Pati loob namin pinasok na…Madami kaming mga bata eh,” Tiongco said.“Ilang linggo na kaming hindi nakakapaghanapbuhay. Yung mga lalaki samin, hindi nakakalabas ng dagat,” she added.<div>HIGH TIDE</div>The Bulacan Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said they attributed the high floodwaters from the high tide, strong rains, and back floods.“Dito sa Bulacan ang factor ng baha na isang kinukunsidera natin ay ang pagkakaroon ng high tide,” Manuel Lukban, an officer at the DRRMO said.“Ang ating low-lying areas, kasama na lalong-lalo na ang coastal areas, ay lubos na nakararanas ng pagbaha hanggang anim na feet. Ito yung Calumpit, Hagonoy, Bulakan, Bulacan, sa area ng Paombong, Malolos, ay umaabot ng 3 feet dahil sa high tide na nararanasan,” he added.Castro assured the public that their evacuation centers were enough and not yet saturated.“Mas dumami (ang evacuees),” he told ABS-CBN News in a phone call.“Hindi pa naman talagang nasa critical yung aming evacuation centers, mayroon pa naman tayong pwedeng i-open na evacuation centers within Bulacan,” he added.“Yung ating provincial evacuation centers, hindi pa naman nagagamit so more on sa mga LGUs pa muna ang nagagamit sa kasalukuyan,” he said.<div>DONATIONS</div>Obando’s Municipal Mayor Leonardo Valeda thanked non-government organizations and other entities for the donations and hot meals it provided to their town.Valeda said this would greatly help individuals staying in evacuation centers.“Ngayon, nandoon na yung trucks sa San Simon at pinahakot na natin para maibigay natin kapag dumating,” he said.“Mayroon tayong bagong evacuation center na matatagpuan sa Tawiran ang bagong Obando Stadium – isa itong malaking tulong para ang lahat ng dadalhin natin ay kayang i-accommodate,” he said of possibly expanding evacuation centers.Meanwhile, ride-hailing service Grab said in a statement that it donated motorized boats in Marikina.It said it also provided 4,000 hot meals in different evacuation centers in the city, among the flood-prone areas in the capital region.“The donation efforts form part of Grab&#x27;s broader community resilience efforts, particularly in areas that are vulnerable to seasonal disasters. Marikina, long known as one of the most flood-prone cities in Metro Manila, has been under heightened alert in recent days,” it said in a statement.For Grab Philippines Managing Director Ronald Roda, the donation is “a shared duty we uphold, especially in times of need.”“We remain steadfast in identifying communities where support is needed most,” Roda said.Malacañang in recent days suspended classes and government work in Metro Manila and dozens of provinces due to the weather disturbance.The bad weather and flooding has also prompted flight cancellations and evacuations across different regions in the country.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/7/24/signal-no-4-raised-over-parts-of-ilocos-region-as-emong-moves-off-pangasinan-1811">Signal No. 4 raised over parts of Ilocos region as ‘Emong’ moves off Pangasinan</a></div><div> </div><div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5bXMTo5_0TE??si=kyltQ7vO-QBz2Sac&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </div>

Around 6,000 families or close to 20,000 individuals remained in evacuation centers in Bulacan as high tide and flooding persisted in the province, authorities said on Thursday.

Around 6,000 families or close to 20,000 individuals remained in evacuation centers in Bulacan as high tide and flooding persisted in the province, authorities said on Thursday.

6,000 families remain in Bulacan evacuation centers as flood, high tide persist

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6,000 families remain in Bulacan evacuation centers as flood, high tide persist

Job Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jul 24, 2025 09:49 PM PHT

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