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Several towns in Bulacan are submerged in flood due to rains worsened by the high tide.   But some residents still opt to remain in their homes despite the government's call for evacuation.    Xianne Arcangel has the full report.    Visit our website for more #NewsYouCanTrust: https://www.cnnphilippines.com/  Follow our social media pages:  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CNNPhilippines • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnnphilippines/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnnphilippines

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00:00 Joy Santos and her family stepped into Angkal Deep flood waters when they reached Baraswain

00:05 Church.

00:06 There was no rain, but the entire church floor was filled with water.

00:10 Dressed to the nines, Joy and her relatives walked through the flood for the baptism of

00:15 her son and niece on Sunday afternoon.

00:18 Based in Dubai, Joy says the baptism at the historic church must happen now or never.

00:23 "We decided to go ahead and prepare again because we didn't have time.

00:32 I believe that this is a blessing."

00:36 According to the Bulacan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, 16 towns

00:42 have been flooded over the past three days.

00:44 Malolos, where Baraswain Church is located, is one of the towns submerged in floods.

00:50 High tide and the release of water from dams worsened the flooding caused by non-stop rains.

00:55 "The Bustos Dam and Ipo Dam, for example, if they separate, the Angat River will be

01:02 washed away and 10 towns will be affected.

01:05 In those 10 towns, flooding has really affected them."

01:11 The flooding in Malolos is minor compared with what other towns in Bulacan are experiencing.

01:17 The town of Balagtas is one of the areas hit hardest by the flooding in Bulacan these past

01:22 few days.

01:23 Despite the waist-high floods, many residents still refuse to leave their homes.

01:30 Only a few residents of Barangay Panginay heeded the government's order for forced evacuation

01:35 and left their homes.

01:37 This, even if the waters in their community are so high, people have to use boats to travel.

01:43 Residents say they're used to flooding.

01:45 Some pushed through with grocery shopping, while children played outside.

01:50 Others spent their free time bonding with friends.

01:52 "It's not a lifetime that the water is coming down.

01:55 There's only a limited amount of time.

01:57 Especially now, you won't be going anywhere.

01:59 Once you leave here, you won't be able to move to another place."

02:03 The local government says boats and trucks are on standby in flooded areas to evacuate

02:08 residents and help those who needed to go to work.

02:11 Meanwhile, drivers of light vehicles are advised against passing through MacArthur Highway

02:17 due to heavy flooding.

02:18 Sienna Arcangel, CNN Philippines.

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