Benguet is under an Orange Rainfall Warning as the Southwest Monsoon continues to bring heavy rains over Northern Luzon, while a Low Pressure Area east of Extreme Northern Luzon is expected to develop into a tropical cyclone today, August 30.
As of 3:00 a.m. Sunday, PAGASA located the Low Pressure Area approximately 1,346 kilometers east of Extreme Northern Luzon.
According to PAGASA, the LPA is expected to develop into a tropical cyclone today. Once it develops into a tropical cyclone while inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility, it will be given the local name Pilandok.
The weather disturbance is not expected to make landfall over the Philippines and is forecast to move toward Taiwan. However, it is expected to enhance the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat, which continues to bring significant rainfall over portions of Luzon, including Benguet.
In Heavy Rainfall Warning No. 12, issued by PAGASA’s Northern Luzon Regional Services Division at 8:00 a.m. on August 30, Benguet was placed under an Orange Rainfall Warning together with Ilocos Sur and La Union.
Under the Orange Warning level, flooding and landslides are threatening in flood-prone and landslide-prone areas.
Pangasinan, meanwhile, was placed under a Red Rainfall Warning, where serious flooding and landslides are expected in flood-prone and landslide-prone areas.
The following areas were under a Yellow Rainfall Warning:
Under a Yellow Warning, flooding and landslides are possible in susceptible areas.
PAGASA advised residents and local disaster risk reduction and management offices to continue monitoring weather conditions and take precautionary measures against possible flooding, flash floods, landslides, mudslides, and rockslides.
Residents along mountain slopes are particularly advised to remain alert.
The next Heavy Rainfall Warning is scheduled to be issued at 11:00 a.m. Sunday.
Aside from the current Orange Rainfall Warning, PAGASA’s Weather Advisory No. 30, issued at 5:00 a.m. Sunday, shows that significant rainfall may continue over Benguet through Tuesday, September 1.
100 to 200 mm of rainfall:
Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, La Union, Benguet, Bataan, Zambales, Tarlac, and Pampanga.
50 to 100 mm of rainfall:
Metro Manila, Ilocos Norte, Abra, Apayao, Kalinga, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, and Occidental Mindoro.
100 to 200 mm of rainfall:
Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Abra, Benguet, Zambales, and Bataan.
50 to 100 mm of rainfall:
Apayao, Kalinga, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Rizal, Cavite, Batangas, and Occidental Mindoro.
100 to 200 mm of rainfall:
Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Benguet, and Zambales.
50 to 100 mm of rainfall:
Batanes, Apayao, Kalinga, Ifugao, Mountain Province, La Union, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Bataan, and Pampanga.
PAGASA emphasized that rainfall may be higher in mountainous and elevated areas.
The impacts of the expected rainfall may also be worsened by significant rainfall already received in affected areas.
For Benguet, where many communities and roads are located along mountainous terrain, prolonged rainfall increases the need to remain alert for landslides, rockslides, flash floods, and other rain-related hazards.
PAGASA is closely monitoring the Low Pressure Area east of Extreme Northern Luzon.
As of 3:00 a.m. on August 30, the LPA was estimated approximately 1,346 kilometers east of Extreme Northern Luzon.
According to PAGASA, the weather disturbance is expected to develop into a tropical cyclone today.
Once PAGASA officially classifies the system as a tropical cyclone while it remains inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility, it will be assigned the domestic name Pilandok.
While the developing weather disturbance is not expected to make landfall over the Philippines and is forecast to move toward Taiwan, its potential effects on the country remain significant because it is expected to enhance the Southwest Monsoon.
The enhanced Habagat may continue bringing rains over the western sections of the country, including portions of Northern and Central Luzon.
The public is advised to continue monitoring PAGASA updates as the location, intensity, and forecast track of the weather disturbance may still change.
With Benguet currently under an Orange Rainfall Warning and 100 to 200 mm of rainfall forecast each day through September 1, residents are advised to remain vigilant.
Those living near mountain slopes, waterways, low-lying communities, and known landslide- or flood-prone areas should closely monitor advisories from PAGASA and their respective local disaster risk reduction and management offices.
Unnecessary travel should be avoided when weather and road conditions are unfavorable, particularly along routes vulnerable to landslides, rockfalls, flooding, and other rain-related hazards.
Motorists who need to travel are advised to check the latest road and weather advisories before departure, as conditions can change rapidly during prolonged rains.
For emergencies, the national emergency hotline is 911.
Source: DOST-PAGASA, Weather Advisory No. 30 and Heavy Rainfall Warning No. 12, August 30, 2026
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