MANILA, Philippines—As expected, the northeast monsoon, locally known as ‘amihan’, has resurfaced, affecting extreme Northern Luzon, particularly Batanes and Babuyan Islands, the state weather bureau said on Tuesday. Weather specialist Chenel Dominguez of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in a 5 a.m. briefing that the cool winds brought by amihan would no longer be as strong as in previous months. She said that the weather bureau Pagasa has not monitored any low-pressure area forming within or outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility over the next 24 hours. Meanwhile, Metro Manila and the rest of the country would have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the easterlies—winds that pass through the Pacific Ocean and carry warm, humid weather, according to the Pagasa forecaster. “Hot and humid temperatures would be expected, especially during late morning until mid-afternoon in most parts of the archipelago due to the effects of the easterlies,” she said.