Manila, July 11 -- Almost all areas in the country are forecast to experience rains due to the prevailing southwest monsoon or "habagat", the weather bureau said Friday.

Western Visayas, Negros Island Region, Palawan, and Occidental Mindoro will experience occasional rains.

Scattered rains and thunderstorms will prevail across Mindanao, the rest of the Visayas, Metro Manila, Batanes, the Babuyan Islands, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, and Batangas, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

Moderate to heavy rains in those areas could result in flash floods or landslides, PAGASA warned.

The rest of Luzon will experience isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. At the same time, mo...