Manila, Aug. 10 -- The southwest monsoon or "habagat" will continue to bring rains over parts of Luzon Sunday, while Severe Tropical Storm (STE) Podul is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) tonight or early Monday, the state weather bureau said.

As of 3 a.m., STS Podul was spotted 1,875 kilometers east of extreme northern Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 135 kph, moving west at 15 kph.

Based on the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration's (PAGASA) projected track, STS Podul is unlikely to directly affect the country.

Ilocos Region, Batanes, and Babuyan Islands will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunders...