Manila, Feb. 9 -- A shear line continues to affect Southern Luzon, while the northeast monsoon, or "amihan," remains the dominant weather system over the rest of Luzon, bringing generally cloudy and rainy conditions across large portions of the country, the weather bureau reported on Monday.

Areas of Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, and Masbate will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms due to the shear line, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 4 a.m. weather advisory.

Meanwhile, the northeast monsoon will bring cloudy skies with rains over Cagayan Valley, the rest of the Bicol Region, Nueva Ecija, Bulaca...