Manila Times/Manila
State weathermen said that they had raised a yellow advisory as hanging amihan, or the northeast monsoon drenched parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila prompting local officials to suspend afternoon classes on Friday because of continuous rainfall.
Weather forecaster Jun Galang said that although there is no longer any weather disturbance affecting the country, the northeast monsoon, which is expected to gradually decrease by the first to second week of March, had brought heavy rains.
Galang said that an average of 7.5 to 15 millimeters of rainwater poured into parts of Calabarzon—Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon—including Metro Manila, Pampanga and Zambales, that experienced moderate to heavy rainfall.
The province of Nueva Ecija and Tarlac, experienced light to moderate rain showers. Galang also said that today is expected to be sunny and dry.
In a related development, tropical depression Crising (international codename: Shanshan) claimed two more lives, bringing to four the number of casualties, before it exited the country’s areas on Friday via West of Balabac in Palawan province, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
Despite Crising’s exit, moderate to heavy rains still pummelled parts of Luzon, which prompted the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) to declare a “yellow” rainfall alert.
The warning is raised when 7.5 to 15 millimeters of rainfall is observed in one hour and is expected to continue in the next two hours. Under the advisory, people in the affected areas are advised to be aware of the weather condition and warned that flooding may be possible in low-lying areas.