Manila, March 8 -- A low pressure area (LPA) is being monitored outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (LPA), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Sunday.

As of 2 a.m., the LPA was spotted 1,690 km. east of northeastern Mindanao.

PAGASA said the LPA has a low chance of developing into a tropical depression and has a small chance of entering PAR "within the next 24 hours."

Meanwhile, the northeast monsoon or "amihan" and the easterlies will bring light rains in many parts of the country, the weather bureau said.

In its 4 a.m. bulletin, PAGASA said cloudy skies with rains will prevail over Cagayan Valley, Apayao, Kalinga, and Aurora.

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