Zambales incurs over P591 million in storm damage, declares state of calamity

Houses are submerged in sand and mud after the Sto. Tomas River overflowed in the isolated barangay of Sta. Fe in San Marcelino, Zambales on Aug. 19, 2026 (San Marcelino PIO) IBA, Zambales — Heavy rains and flooding from the enhanced southwest monsoon destroyed more than P591 million in government infrastructure and local agriculture here …