BALANGA CITY, Bataan — Parts of six towns in Bataan were flooded Saturday afternoon due to incessant rains triggered by the southwest monsoon or “habagat.” Hardest hit was Hermosa, where knee-high floodwaters submerged portions of Barangays Sto. Cristo, Daungan, San Pedro and Cataning. In Mariveles, residents of Barangays San Isidro and Ipag were seen wading through up to 3 feet of murky floodwater flowing down from the mountains. In Balanga, rivers in remote villages swelled as runoff cascaded from the mountains. In Abucay, more than 2 feet of floodwater covered rice fields, damaging newly planted crops. Flooding was reported in remote […]...Keep on reading: Floods hit 6 towns in Bataan