Preemptive evacuation ordered in Pampanga as rains trigger new flooding

SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga — Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pineda on Friday ordered mayors across the province to carry out preemptive and forced evacuations in high-risk upland and coastal barangays and other vulnerable areas as heavy monsoon rains triggered renewed flooding. In Memorandum No. 2026-66 of the Pampanga Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC),