MANILA, Philippines — The trough of Severe Tropical Storm Francisco (international name: Mekkhala) and the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” will bring rains to the southern portion of the country on Sunday, the state weather bureau said. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), as of 3 a.m. Francisco was last spotted 1,350 kilometers east
