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Flooding in Bataan, August 30, 2026. Jessie Cruzat, ABS-CBN News

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Jessie Cruzat

ABS-CBN News

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1788087617194viber_image_2026-08-30_18-22-39-989.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Flooding in Bataan, August 30, 2026. Jessie Cruzat, ABS-CBN News"/>Flooding in Bataan, August 30, 2026. Jessie Cruzat, ABS-CBN News</div>MANILA -- Floodwaters have subsided in several parts of Bataan, but portions of several towns remain submerged due to torrential rains brought by Habagat on Sunday, August 30.The Bataan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said flooded areas remain in Dinalupihan, Orani, Pilar, Abucay, and Hermosa. In Hermosa, some barangays remain underwater, with residents navigating flooded roads by boat. This includes Barangay Almacen where a rescue boat picked up pregnant resident Joyce Layug, 30, who decided to leave the area as she neared her due date. Layug said she was worried she might go into labor while the area remained flooded.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/8/29/several-towns-in-bataan-flooded-anew-amid-overnight-rains-2329">Several towns in Bataan flooded anew amid overnight rains </a> </div>“Hindi po samin humupa pero ang lakas ng agos. Hindi pa naman po gano’n kasakit. May mga small contractions na rin po. Siyempre safety pa rin po kahit ganyan ‘yong nangyari. Medyo stress sir, actually,” said Layug. The flooding has also forced some residents to find alternative sources of income.Efren Canlas, who normally drives a tricycle, now uses a boat to ferry passengers across flooded roads. He charges P20 per passenger.“Wala po kaming kakainin e. Hindi kami pwedeng mag-tricycle kaya na-obliga kaming magbangka. Mahirap po. Talagang alipunga ang aabutin namin. Sapalaran po,” said Canlas.Meanwhile, foreign couple Jessica and Joseph Jorge, who came all the way from the US, said the prolonged flooding in Hermosa has been an unfamiliar experience.“I’ve never seen anything like this before,” said Jessica.&quot;Even in the US there are floods it maybe for one day then it goes away but here it’s been go back to back to back. It’s been tough, harder,” Joseph added.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1788087643393viber_image_2026-08-30_18-22-38-490.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Flooding in Bataan, August 30, 2026. Jessie Cruzat, ABS-CBN News"/>Flooding in Bataan, August 30, 2026. Jessie Cruzat, ABS-CBN News</div>The prolonged flooding has also disrupted access to basic necessities, including clean water.Resident Emmanuel Umali said he has been fetching drinking water from other areas.“Wala kaming power doon. Wala kaming maigiban. Kung minsan nagdadala na ako pabalik ng tubig. Pang-inom,” Umali said.<div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/8/25/ginang-nangangambang-mahulog-ang-kanilang-bahay-sa-ilog-sa-dinalupihan-bataan-1743">Ginang nangangambang mahulog ang kanilang bahay sa ilog sa Dinalupihan, Bataan</a></div>Meanwhile, residents like Marilyn Napeñas continue to work despite the bad weather.Napeñas, who sells crabs, said she sometimes brings shampoo with her so she can bathe after navigating the floodwaters.“Mahirap sir lalo na pag ganyan na baha. Lulusong ako sa daan namin hanggang leeg. Talagang kailangan po maghanap-buhay, pangkain ng mga anak, apo,” said Napeñas.The PDRRMO said some areas in Hermosa take longer to recover from flooding because they serve as catch basins for water coming from other provinces.“Catch basin po siya ng mga tubig na nanggagaling sa Pampanga, Zambales, doon po lahat bumababa most specifically sa barangay Almacen. So, nagkakaroon po talaga ng pag-ipon ng tubig sa nga area na pong ‘yan at nasasabayan nga po ng malalakas na pag-ulan,” said Mark Rafael Ramos, chief of the Operations and Warning Division.Despite the gradual decline in floodwaters, around 1,400 families or more than 5,000 individuals remain in evacuation centers across Bataan.

Floodwaters have subsided in several parts of Bataan, but portions of several towns remain submerged due to torrential rains brought by Habagat on Sunday, August 30.

Floodwaters have subsided in several parts of Bataan, but portions of several towns remain submerged due to torrential rains brought by Habagat on Sunday, August 30.

Flooding persists in 5 Bataan towns; over 5,000 residents remain in evacuation centers

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Flooding persists in 5 Bataan towns; over 5,000 residents remain in evacuation centers

Jessie Cruzat,

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Published August 30, 2026 07:01 PM PHT

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