Downpours across the province and city of Iloilo have already exceeded the normal amount of rainfall for the entire month of August, according to PAGASA.

​The state weather bureau recorded 466.5 millimeters (mm) of rainfall brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat) and other weather disturbances from August 1 to 26 this year.

PAGASA-Iloilo weather forecaster​Leonor Silvestre said there is a high possibility that vulnerable areas will be flooded again.

​”The water can no longer soak into the ground, as it is already saturated from the continuous and heavy rainfall,” he explained.

​Silvestre advised residents in low-lying and flood-prone areas to remain on high alert and closely monitor the latest updates from PAGASA.IMT