BY ELLALYN RUIZ
The low-pressure area (LPA) east of the country may develop into a tropical depression by Wednesday or Thursday.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration estimated the location of the LPA at 320 kilometers east of Catarman, Northern Samar around 10 a.m. Monday.
It is forecast to traverse Visayas and Southern Luzon as an LPA and develop into a tropical depression once it moves over the West Philippine Sea, the State weather bureau said.
As the LPA is seen to traverse the archipelago, it is expected to bring cloudy skies with light to moderate with at times heavy rains over Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Masbate, Biliran, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, and Southern Leyte as early as Monday. (Ellalyn Ruiz)
