The low pressure area (LPA) and the shear line will continue to bring rains over several parts of the country in the next 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 11 a.m. advisory on Wednesday, March 9.
PAGASA said the LPA was last spotted 70 kilometers southwest of Zamboanga City or over the coastal waters of Maluso, Basilan as of 10 a.m.
The weather disturbance remains less likely to develop into a tropical depression but along the shear line, it may continue to bring light to occasional heavy rains.
PAGASA said that in the next 24 hours, the LPA and shear line will bring light to moderate with at times heavy rains over Eastern Visayas, Sorsogon, Dinagat Islands, Surigao including Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, and Palawan including Cagayancillo and Balabac Islands.
"Under these conditions, scattered flooding and rain-induced landslides are likely, especially in areas that are highly or very highly susceptible to these hazards as identified in hazard maps and areas with significant antecedent rainfall," it warned.
Moreover, it urged the public and disaster risk reduction and management offices concerned to take appropriate actions.
"PAGASA Regional Services Division may issue local heavy rainfall warnings, rainfall/thunderstorm advisories, and other severe weather information specific to their areas of responsibility as appropriate," PAGASA said.
Meanwhile, the northeast monsoon or "amihan" may bring light rains over Cagayan Valley, Aurora, Quezon, and the rest of Bicol region.
Metro Manila and the rest of the Luzon will continue to experience partly cloudy to cloudy conditions with isolated light rains due to the amihan.