Manila now under state of calamity

WATER CITY. Motorists pass through the gutter-deep flood along España Boulevard near Vicente Cruz Street in Manila on Tuesday (July 22, 2025) after a downpour. The weather bureau said Tropical Storm Dante, located 1,115 km. east-northeast of Central Luzon, would enhance the southwest monsoon, which will bring more rains over Metro Manila, Bataan, Zambales, Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Rizal, Occidental Mindoro, Benguet, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Pampanga, and Bulacan. (PNA photo by Yancy Lim)

By Ferdinand Patinio, Philippine News Agency

MANILA – The City of Manila has been placed under a state of calamity due to widespread flooding caused by weather disturbances.

In a social media post on Wednesday, Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso reported receiving the approved resolution of the City Council putting Manila under a state of calamity.

On Tuesday, Domagoso wrote the City Council, requesting it to hold an emergency session to tackle his recommendation to declare a state of calamity to accelerate the allocation of funds and assistance to affected residents.

Earlier, the city government reported that it has rescued about 800 families, or nearly 3,000 individuals, from massive floods across the city’s six districts. They are now temporarily staying in several evacuation centers around the capital city.

Meanwhile, the municipality of Cainta in Rizal province has also been placed under a state of calamity due to the ongoing effects of inclement weather.

The declaration was made after the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and the Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council) led by Mayor Kit Nieto convened earlier on Wednesday.