MANILA, Philippines — It is going to be a rainy first day of the new year for most parts of the country. In its 4 p.m. weather bulletin on December 31, Pagasa said that two weather systems, the tail end of a cold front and the northeast monsoon, continue to bring rain in the country on January 1. Cebu City, meanwhile, will have a rainy January 1 due to the tail end of a cold front and the nearing low pressure area. Pagasa said that at 3:00 p.m., the new LPA is located 850 km east of Surigao City. Parts of Mindanao are still recovering from the onslaught of tropical storm Vinta that battered Mindanao earlier this month.

Source: Philippine Star December 31, 2017 10:18 UTC