2 cyclones outside PAR continue to enhance 'habagat', trigger rains

Two tropical cyclones outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) have continued to enhance the southwest monsoon (habagat) by pulling moist winds toward the land, bringing persistent rains over parts of western Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Monday, July 28.

- By ELLALYN DE VERA-RUIZ

PAGASA weather specialist Obet Badrina said Tropical Storm Co-may (formerly "Emong") was last located 985 kilometers northeast of extreme Northern Luzon, and is moving northwest toward China.

Meanwhile, the typhoon with the international name “Krosa,” located 2,455 kilometers east-northeast of extreme Northern Luzon, remains outside PAR, and is not expected to enter the country’s monitoring domain.