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Southwest monsoon prevails, brings rain in Northern Luzon

MANILA, Philippines — THE low pressure area off Batanes has dissipated and it is the southwest monsoon or habagat that has been prevailing especially in extreme Northern Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services said Sunday.

Weather specialist Grace Castañeda said that the southwest monsoon is bringing overcast skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms in Batanes and Babuyan Islands.