Tropical Cyclone Signal Number One was raised over several areas as ''Ramil'' became a tropical depression early Friday.,

Metro Manila and several areas in the Cordillera, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Southern Luzon, Bicol and Eastern Visayas is forecast to have 50-100 milimeter of rain from Saturday afternoon to Sunday afternoon, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

''Ramil'' was located 450 kilometers east northeast of Guiuan, with winds of up to 55 kilometers per hour and gusts up to 70 kilometers per hour.

The center of ''Ramil'' may make landfall over Catanduanes Saturday afternoon. It will then turn west northwestward as it pass close or over mainland Bicol Region in evening, said Pagasa.

It will continue moving west northwestward and may make another landfall over Aurora or Quezon on Sunday morning. After landfall, ''Ramil'' may traverse the rugged terrain of Northern and Central Luzon and will emerge over the West Philippine Sea by Sunday afternoon or evening and exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Monday, Pagasa added.

Signal Number One is up over Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, the eastern portion of Mountain Province (Paracelis, Natonin, Barlig), Ifugao, the eastern portion of Pangasinan (San Nicolas, Natividad, Umingan, Tayug, San Quintin, Santa Maria, Balungao, Rosales), Aurora, Nueva Ecija, the eastern portion of Bulacan (Dona Remedios Trinidad, Norzagaray, San Miguel, San Ildefonso), the northern and eastern portions of Quezon (Tagkawayan, Perez, Alabat, Quezon, Atimonan, Padre Burgos, Unisan, Gumaca, Plaridel, Agdangan, Pagbilao, Mauban, Calauag, Guinayangan, Lopez, Pitogo, Macalelon, General Luna, Catanauan, San Narciso, Buenavista, San Francisco, San Andres, Mulanay, General Nakar, Infanta, Real, Sampaloc) including Polillo Islands, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Burias Island, and Ticao Island.

It is also up over Northern Samar, the northern portion of Eastern Samar (San Policarpo, Arteche, Oras, Dolores, Maslog, Jipapad, Taft, Can-Avid), the northern portion of Samar (Matuguinao, San Jose de Buan, Calbayog City, Gandara, Santa Margarita, Pagsanghan, San Jorge). DMS