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MANILA — Tropical Depression Querubin weakened into a low pressure area (LPA) on Wednesday afternoon, PAGASA said.

Querubin's remnant low will cross Mindanao, Sulu Sea, and Palawan between Thursday and Sunday.

PAGASA officials however warned that the LPA would continue to drench Southern Luzon, Visayas, and parts of Mindanao in the next three days.

"'Yung pagkilos ng LPA, pwede nyang ma-enhance ang shear line. Kapag nagkaganoon at bumagal din sya, most likely habang papalapit ang Pasko, halos tuluy-tuloy yung mga paulan natin," PAGASA Weather Forecasting Section Chief Samuel Duran said.

(The crossing and slowing down of Querubin's remnant low may enhance the shear line, which will continue to dump rains.)

Querubin, shear line to bring heavy rains over Visayas, Mindanao

Weather Division Chief Juanito Galang added, "Yung mga possible landslide at saka mga pagbaha, maging mapagmatyag po tayo dito lalong-lalo na sa mga bulubunduking lugar."

(Let us be vigilant against landslides and flooding, especially those living in mountainous areas.)

CHRISTMAS FORECAST

There may still be rains in the central Philippines during Christmas week.

"Sa nakikita natin halos apektado sya ng northeast monsoon so light rains dito sa most parts ng Northern at Central Luzon kasama na ang Metro Manila. Pero itong southern part ng Southern Luzon at Visayas makakaranas pa rin ng moderate to occasionally heavy rains kaya ingat pa rin po yung mga kababayan natin sa may Bicol Region at Visayas area," Galang said.

(The northeast monsoon will continue to bring light rains in most parts of Northern and Central Luzon, including Metro Manila. However, the southern part of Southern Luzon and the Visayas will still experience moderate to occasionally heavy rains. Residents of Bicol and Visayas will still have to be careful.)

For now, no other disturbance is seen to affect the country after Querubin.

"After nitong si Querubin, wala naman tayong inaasahan [na kasunod na bagyo] at least until next week... 'Yung tsansa na magkaroon pa ng isa ay mababa na subalit kapag nagkaroon ng changes sa weather conditions ay agad-agad nating ipapaalam sa ating mga kababayan," PAGASA deputy administrator for research and development Dr. Marcelino Villafuerte said.

(After Querubin, we are not expecting another weather disturbance at least until next week. The possibility of another disturbance is now low but if there are any changes to the forecast, we will inform the public right away.)

PAGASA initially forecast one or two storms inside the Philippine area of responsibility this December.