LPA to prolong habagat rains across Luzon, Visayas this week

MANILA, Philippines — Rainy weather is expected to persist across much of Luzon and parts of the Visayas for the rest of the week as a low pressure area (LPA) continues to strengthen the southwest monsoon, or habagat, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). According to Pag-asa, the low pressure area