MANILA, July 5 -- The trough of the tropical storm outside the country (formerly Bising) and the southwest monsoon, or "habagat," will continue to dampen several parts of Luzon, the weather bureau said Saturday.

As of 3 a.m., Bising (international name: Danas) was spotted 480 km. west of Basco, Batanes, packing maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kph, slowly moving westward.

Its trough is expected to bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over Batanes and the Babuyan Islands, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 4 a.m. bulletin.

The same weather conditions will prevail over Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cordillera ...