THE Philippines will experience continuing rains as Tropical Storm "Karding" and a low pressure area (LPA) enhance the southwest monsoon in the country, the state-run weather bureau said on Thursday.

In its 4 a.m. advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Karding was estimated at 1265 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes, with maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 80 kph. It is moving north-northeast at 15 kph.

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