Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 5) – A Low Pressure Area (LPA) and the northeast monsoon will batter Metro Manila, Central Luzon, and Visayas with moderate to intense rains, the state weather bureau warned.
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The Bicol Region, Quezon, and Aurora, will experience heavy to intense rains, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Thursday.
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Meanwhile, “light to moderate with at times heavy rains” are expected over Metro Manila, Cagayan Valley, Visayas, Mimaropa, the rest of Central Luzon, and the rest of Calabarzon.
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The LPA is currently located 185 kilometers northwest of Coron, Palawan or 265 kilometers west of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro.
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PAGASA noted in its 11 a.m. bulletin that the LPA would not likely develop into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours.
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But it warned of the possibility of flooding and rain-induced landslides over disaster-prone areas.
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Earlier, several local government units suspended classes in their respective areas due to the weather hazard posed by the LPA.
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