Torrential monsoon rain now possible in Metro Manila

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The weather bureau PAGASA says in an advisory that Metro Manila and five provinces in Central and Southern Luzon could have intense to torrential rain in the next 24 hours, due to the southwest monsoon or habitat.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/weather/southwest-monsoon-lpa-update-pagasa-forecast-july-22-2025-11am/

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00:00The Weather Bureau Pag-Asa says in an advisory that Metro Manila and five provinces in central

00:06and southern Luzon could have intense torrential rain in the next 24 hours. This is due to the

00:11southwest monsoon or habagat. Pag-Asa also updated its 11 a.m. rainfall outlook to include four

00:17Visayas provinces, Antique, Iloilo, Guimaras, and Negros Occidental, which may now experience

00:23moderate to heavy rain earlier than previously predicted. The agency also reports that a low

00:28pressure area inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility, east of Aurora, developed into

00:33a tropical depression at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22. Its local name is Dante as the country's fourth

00:39tropical cyclone for the year. Meantime, Malacanang says President Marcos, who is currently on an

00:46official trip to the U.S., was reportedly dismayed after hearing that government workers were setting

00:50up sauna materials in public areas while many communities were still dealing with heavy floods.

00:55A statement from the executive secretary says, quote,

00:58Let me be clear, all sauna-related preparations are hereby ordered immediately suspended.

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