Manila: The low-pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) has developed into Tropical Depression (TD) Ramil, marking the country's 18th storm this year, as announced by the weather bureau on Friday. In an early morning bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported that Ramil was located 1,155 kilometers east of southeastern Luzon. It was observed with maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness reaching up to 55 kilometers per hour, while moving slowly in a west-northwestward direction. According to Philippines News Agency, Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 was issued for the easternmost portion of Quezon (Tagkawayan), along with Camarines Norte, Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, Albay, and the northern and eastern parts of Sorsogon, including Donsol, Pilar, Castilla, the City of Sorsogon, Gubat, Prieto Diaz, Casiguran, Barcelona, and Bulusan. PAGASA has predicted that Ramil will continu e moving generally westward until Saturday, before veering west-northwestward towards the region of Central-Southern Luzon. The areas of Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar are expected to experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms as a result of Ramil's trough. Meanwhile, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, mainland Cagayan, Isabela, Bulacan, Aurora, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, the rest of the Bicol Region, and the remaining parts of the Visayas are forecasted to have cloudy skies accompanied by scattered rains and thunderstorms, influenced by the easterlies. Additionally, Batanes and the Babuyan Islands are likely to encounter partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains due to the northeasterly winds. The rest of Luzon is anticipated to have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms attributed to the easterlies, while Mindanao will experience similar conditions, albeit due to localized thunderstorms.