PAGASA declares start of rainy season
PAGASA declared the start of the rainy season on Friday due to significant rainfall caused by Tropical Depression 'Butchoy' and the southwest monsoon.
The weather agency expects scattered to widespread rains and thunderstorms in the western sections of Luzon and Visayas, with dry periods or 'monsoon breaks' lasting up to two weeks.
'Butchoy', the second tropical cyclone this year, made landfall twice in Quezon province on Thursday night and is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility either Friday night or Saturday.
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