THE Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) yesterday said it is monitoring two low-pressure areas (LPA) off Eastern Samar and Palawan.
The LPA in Eastern Samar was in the vicinity of Homonhon Island while the other was some 330 km west of Puerto Princesa City in Palawan as of 3 p.m. yesterday.
“The good news is that these low-pressure areas have a small chance of becoming a tropical depression. They are expected to dissipate in the coming days,” said PAGASA weather specialist Obet Badriana.
PAGASA said Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Islands, Eastern Visayas, Bicol region, Quezon, and Kalayaan Island will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the LPA and shear line.
Apayao and Aurora provinces and the Cagayan Valley region will have cloudy skies with rains due to the monsoon rains.
Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with light rains due to the northeast monsoon.
The rest of the country will be have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms due to the LPA and thunderstorms.
Many parts of the country have experienced rains and flooding since the start of the year due to LPAs, the northeast monsoon and the shear line.
As of yesterday, the calamity has left 28 people dead with four others still missing, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said.
The weather systems have affected 347,382 families or 1,398,103 individuals in 14 regions. Of the number, 50,825 families or 203,396 individuals are still displaced.
