RAINS will persist throughout August but will not be as intense as it was on Aug. 17, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Tuesday.In a Palace press briefing, Roy Badilla, deputy administrator for operations and services at the state-run weather bureau, said they are monitoring two low pressure areas (LPAs) — one 400 kilometers west of the country and another in extreme northern Luzon — w…