The ongoing southwest monsoon or habagat is one of the worst monsoon rains that I can remember in recent years. The cloudy and showery days started last Thursday, July 17, with strong rains that led to cancellation of classes a day after, or on July 18. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) projection as of Wednesday shows they foresee “yellow” alert for rains, 50-100 mm, until at least tomorrow, July 25. So at least nine days of dark sky and non-windy weather.
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