Oratio Imperata..

MANILA, Philippines -- In what may be a sign of answered prayers, a tropical depression hovering over the Pacific Ocean could enter the Philippine area of responsibility Monday and trigger downpours over Luzon and the Visayas in the coming days.
“There’s a high probability of it entering the Philippine area of responsibility within the next 24 hours,” weather forecaster Roberto Rivera said Sunday.
While it may not hit land, the weather disturbance that was spotted north of Guam may activate the southwest monsoon (habagat), a weather system that brings rains, according to Rivera.
“So maybe within the next two to three days, the habagat will induce light to moderate rains most likely in the western section of Luzon and the Visayas,” he said.
“As to whether it will help replenish the water supplies in dams, this will depend on the amount and duration (of the rains),” he said.
‘Oratio Imperata’
In the face of a water crisis in Luzon caused by the dry spell, Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Rosales exhorted the Catholic faithful on Friday to recite the “Oratio Imperata,” a prayer for rain.
The Ilocos region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, the Cordillera Administrative Region and Metro Manila have been hit by a dry spell for two months now.
After two months of inadequate rain, the water in major dams in Luzon, including Angat in Bulacan province, has dipped to way below critical levels, threatening the water supply for domestic use and the irrigation of farms.

Postcript: Prayers are so powerful. After a week, 2 typhoons came and made it clear. When it rains, it pours. Be really careful with what you wish for, you might just get it.