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Storm unlikely to enter Philippines, but monsoon rains to persist

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BU1152PEWQg?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - A storm off the eastern coast is unlikely to enter the Philippines, but the southwest monsoon or habagat will continue dumping rains over large swaths of the country, the state weather bureau said Sunday.</p><p>The habagat will bring scattered rains over Mimaropa and Western Visayas. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, may experience thunderstorms, said PAGASA weather forecaster Aldczar Aurelio.</p><p>The southwest monsoon was being enhanced by a low pressure area located 1,335 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan, Aurelio told radio DZMM.</p><p>The LPA, he said, is unlikely to intensify into a storm. It is expected to leave the Philippine area of responsibility on Monday as it is pulled by a tropical cyclone with the international name Shanshan.</p><p>Shanshan is too far to directly affect the country and is instead heading to Japan, said Aurelio.</p><p>Visit the <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/weather "><strong>ABS-CBN Weather Center</strong></a> for the latest weather updates.</p>

<p>A storm off the eastern coast is unlikely to enter the Philippines, but the southwest monsoon or habagat will continue bringing rains over large swaths of the country, the state weather bureau said Sunday.</p>

A storm off the eastern coast is unlikely to enter the Philippines, but the southwest monsoon or habagat will continue bringing rains over large swaths of the country, the state weather bureau said Sunday.