MANILA – Filipinos in Luzon and Western Visayas should be prepared for more rain in the coming week.

Weather bureau PAGASA said in a briefing Saturday morning that Luzon and Western Visayas should expect rain for at least three more days, and up to five days.

This is due to the effect of a low pressure area (LPA) at the northern boundary of the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), as well as a tropical depression located 1,955 kilometers east of Luzon, which are both pulling at the southeast monsoon.

The Philippines is not likely to encounter a typhoon anytime within the next three days, as the LPA, which is moving west towards China, has a low chance of developing into a cyclone and may dissolve within the day. The tropical depression east of Luzon is also moving away from the country and will not enter the PAR.

Monsoon rains may trigger flashfloods and landslides in Metro Manila, the Ilocos region, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, Mindoro, and Palawan, PAGASA said, cautioning residents to be wary of their surroundings.

Western Visayas and the rest of Luzon should expect cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and thunderstorms.

The rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms.