MANILA, Aug. 24 -- A low-pressure area (LPA) east of Mindanao will continue to bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over parts of the Visayas and Mindanao, the state weather bureau said Sunday.

As of 3 a.m., the LPA was spotted 445 kilometers east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur.

According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the LPA is likely to develop into a cyclone as it moves closer towards Visayas and Mindanao.

Once it turns into a tropical cyclone, it will be called "Jacinto", the tenth one to enter the Philippines.

The "habagat" or the southwest monsoon, meanwhile, is affecting the western section of Southern Luzon.

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