TROPICAL STORM Hanna is not likely to make landfall but is expected to brings moderate to heavy rains in Luzon and the Visayas this week, according to weather bureau PAGASA. In its 5 p.m. Sunday bulletin, PAGASA said “moderate to heavy monsoon rains” will be experienced until Tuesday morning in the following areas: Metro Manila, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Mindoro provinces, northern portions of Palawan (including Calamian and Cuyo Islands), Romblon, Aklan, and Antique. Cloudy skies with rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected over the Cordillera Administrative Region, Bicol, Zamboanga Peninsula, Quezon, and the rest of Ilocos Region, Central Luzon, and the Visayas. No storm warning signal was up as of Sunday, but PAGASA said Hanna has “maintained its strength,” moving north-northwest at 15 kilometers per hour (kph) with maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph. Hanna is forecasted to exit the Philippine area by Friday morning, when it will be 715 km northeast of Basco, Batanes.

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