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Typhoon "Maria" will continue to improve the southwestern monsoon, or "habagat", and bring rains to parts of the country, according to the Geophysical and Astronomical Administration of Atmospheric Services (Pagasa).
Maria was projected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility on Monday morning and bear the local name "Gardo".
But meteorologist Aldczar Aurelio said the storm was unlikely to reach the Philippines.
pm Saturday, the typhoon was 1,960 kilometers east of central Luzon, with winds of 185 km / h and gusts of up to 225 km / h. It was moving north-northwest at 15 km / h.
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Improved habagat will bring occasional rains on the western Visayas and the western parts of Calabarzon and Mimaropa from Sunday to Monday, Aurelio said. As of 6 pm, the Manila Metropolitan Development Authority issued a flood alert on E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue in Cubao, Quezon City.
Waist-deep
The two lanes of the road were impassable Pagasa said earlier that heavy rain with strong thunderstorms was likely in Metro Manila and in the surrounding areas. neighboring provinces.
The meteorological office indicated areas in Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Bulacan, Pampanga province, Quezon province, Batangas, Bataan, Cavite, Laguna, Zambales and surrounding areas were also likely to experience rainy conditions.
Pagasa advised the public to be vigilant in case of sudden floods and landslides. – WITH THE REPORTS OF CATHERINE GONZALES AND DEXTER CABALZA
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