MANILA — A low pressure area (LPA) was monitored east of Batanes early Friday as the southwest monsoon continues to affect Luzon and Visayas, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In its 4 a.m. weather bulletin, PAGASA said the LPA was estimated at 720 kilometers east of Itbayat, Batanes, at…