Habagat brings rains as Marcos Jr. delivers SONA

The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) continues to prevail over the Philippines on Monday, July 28, 2025, bringing rains on the same day as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA).

PAGASA forecasts that Ilocos Region, Abra, Benguet, Zambales, and Bataan may experience moderate to heavy rains, with amounts ranging from 50 to 100 mm, potentially leading to floods or landslides.

Metro Manila can expect generally cloudy skies with light to moderate rains, with a higher likelihood of occasional heavy showers in the afternoon and evening.

Cloudy skies with a high probability of scattered rain showers and thunderstorms are also expected in Cagayan Valley, parts of CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, the rest of the Cordillera Administrative Region, and the rest of Central Luzon.

The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rains or thunderstorms, with possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms.

Coastal waters will be rough in Extreme Northern Luzon and moderate to rough in the western section of Luzon.