Manila, Aug. 28 -- The trough of a low pressure area (LPA) and the southwest monsoon (habagat) will bring rain showers over large parts of the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Thursday.

As of 3 a.m., the LPA was located 435 kilometers west of Sangley Point in Cavite City and has a chance of developing into a tropical cyclone.

However, the weather system is not expected to cause a significant impact as it is now moving westward near the borderline of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Isabela, Quirino, and Nueva Vizcaya will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thund...