MANILA, Philippines – The entire Philippines will experience rains for the rest of the week as a new low pressure area is expected to enter the country within the next 24 hours, weather bureau PAGASA said Tuesday.

Speaking to dzMM, PAGASA weather forecaster Nikos Peñaranda said the combined effects of the easterlies, or the winds coming from the Pacific Ocean, and a low pressure area (LPA) will bring rains over most parts of the country.

Peñaranda said it will be particularly rainy over the southern portion of the country, where the LPA is expected to land within the next 24 hours.

In its latest weather bulletin, PAGASA said it last spotted the LPA 1,200 kilometers east southeast of Mindanao.

Peñaranda, however, said the LPA is not expected to intensify into a full-blown weather disturbance.

“Wala pa naman pong senyales na ito (LPA) ay lalakas, dahil ang kaulapan ay di masyadong organisado. Subalit dahil merong easterlies, nae-enhance nito ang low pressure area. Ibig sabihin ang hangin na may dalang pag-ulan ay naitutulak sa kapuluan, kaya inaasahan natin na maulan pa din po,” Peñaranda told dzMM.

“Ang buong kapuluan, lalo na po itong mga silangang bahagi ng bansa [ay magiging maulan], dahil galing sa silangan, mamumuo itong mga pag-ulan…ito po kasi ang unang sumasalo ng ulan natin,” he added.

Peñaranda particularly warned residents living in low-lying areas in the eastern section of Mindanao and Visayas to brace for continuous rains. Landslides and flashfloods are expected.

“Aasahan natin itong bandang Mindanao, kabisayaan, bago magtapos itong linggo, so mga Thursday o Friday, maari pong mas maging maulan,” he said.

“Sa Luzon, posible pong gumanda-ganda ng konti ang panahon, subalit pagdating ng weekend, maari na tayong maapektuhan ng LPA.”