This is the moment riders and pedestrians waded through a swamped road as monsoon rains battered the Philippines.

Footage shows motorists slowly passing across the submerged avenue in Laguna province, on September 20.

Pedestrians could also be seen braving the severe weather to buy essentials as the water left their families stuck at home.

Local weather bureau Pagasa said the massive flooding was caused by the southwest monsoon that hovered the greater part of mainland Luzon.

Resident Em Moto said: ‘I passed by on my motorcycle, and I was almost stuck. Motorists should be careful during the bad weather.'

The Philippines and other countries in Southeast Asia, such as Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, are in the middle of their tropical monsoon rainy season, which lasts from May or June until November.