Heavy rainfall alert up in parts of Luzon Wednesday afternoon (Aug. 19)

MANILA, Philippines — Heavy rainfall warnings were raised over parts of Luzon on Wednesday afternoon due to the effects of the enhanced southwest monsoon, or habagat, the state weather bureau said. In its 2 p.m weather advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) issued a red rainfall warning. This alert is due