Habagat to persist over Luzon on Sunday (August 23)

MANILA, Philippines — The southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” will continue to bring rains all over Luzon on Sunday, the state weather bureau reported. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration’s (Pagasa) 5 a.m. bulletin, the southwest monsoon will bring “occasional rains” over Batanes. Pagasa also warned of scattered rains and thunderstorms due