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Zambales typhoon guide

Zambales is a Central Luzon province on the South China Sea coast, with mountains close behind the coast. Typhoon wind, heavy rain, river flooding, landslides in the hills, and coastal storm surge are its main exposure. The provincial site was unavailable on the date of research, so the provincial disaster office name and hotlines are not published here. Follow PAGASA and your provincial, city, and municipal disaster offices.

Checked on October 10, 2026

Every phone number and web address on this page was checked against official sources on that date. Details can change, especially during a storm. Always follow instructions from the provincial disaster risk reduction and management council and office, with PAGASA for weather warnings. In a life threatening emergency, call 911.

Emergency and information numbers

Service Number Notes
Emergency 911 Unified 911 for police, fire, medical, and disaster response, as the Department of the Interior and Local Government describes it. Free and answered around the clock. Call only when someone's life or property is in danger.

Official alerts and information

  • PAGASA Severe Weather Bulletin: PAGASA's bulletin for typhoons and tropical storms. Check the issue time on each one. Website.
  • PAGASA flood information: PAGASA's flood information page, with river basin flood forecasting and warning products. Website.

Evacuation centers

Open only when announced

Evacuation centers open only when officials announce them, and not every center opens for every storm. Check the official list of open centers before you leave home. Bring your own bedding, food, water, and medicines.

PAGASA's storm surge page tells people in a storm surge prone area to identify the safest and quickest way to high ground, to know which concrete reinforced multi-story buildings the local government has designated for evacuation, and to prepare to evacuate as soon as their Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council or barangay officials advise it. A shelter or evacuation center is open only when your local officials announce it.

Sources

Checked on October 10, 2026. If a number or address here is wrong, please tell us at Keith@KMyers.me.