By Jel Santos
Published Aug 25, 2025 11:51 pm
A low-pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) has a “medium” potential of developing into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours, the state weather bureau said Monday night, August 25.
Should the system strengthens into a tropical depression, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said it will assign it the name “Jacinto.”
“As of 8 p.m. today, 25 August 2025, the Low Pressure Area (LPA 08f) still being monitored inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). It has a ‘MEDIUM’ potential of developing into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours,” PAGASA reported.
The LPA, along with the southwest monsoon, is expected to bring heavy rains in several provinces in Luzon and Visayas.
In its Weather Advisory No. 7 issued at 11 p.m., PAGASA said “heavy rainfall outlook due to Low Pressure Area (LPA)” from tonight until Tuesday evening may reach 50 to 100 millimeters in Aurora, Quezon, Laguna, Rizal, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, Catanduanes, Masbate, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Leyte, and Southern Leyte.
By Tuesday evening until Wednesday evening, August 27, PAGASA said the same rainfall range will affect Aurora, Bulacan, Quezon, Nueva Ecija, Rizal, Camarines Norte, and Camarines Sur.
Meanwhile, the agency said the southwest monsoon or “habagat” will bring 50–100 millimeters of rain over Palawan and Antique tonight until Tuesday evening, expanding to Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Antique, and Negros Occidental from Tuesday evening until Wednesday evening.
By Wednesday evening until Thursday evening, Palawan and Occidental Mindoro will continue to see heavy rains, it added.
The agency warned that “forecast rainfall may be higher in mountainous and elevated areas."
"Moreover, impacts in some areas may be worsened by significant antecedent rainfall," it added.
PAGASA urged residents and local disaster officials to prepare for possible floods and landslides.
“The public and disaster risk reduction and management offices concerned are advised to take all necessary measures to protect life and property,” it said.
