MORE areas in Luzon were placed under Signal No. 2 on Wednesday as tropical storm 'Dante' (international name: Choi-wan) is expected to make landfall tonight over Bataan province, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Wednesday.

In an 11 a.m. briefing, weather forecaster John Ariel Rojas said Signal No. 2 is up over Romblon, Marinduque, the northern and central portion of Oriental Mindoro (Roxas, Bongabong, San Teodoro, Puerto Galera, Baco, City of Calapan, Naujan, Victoria, Socorro, Pola, Pinamalayan, Gloria and Bansud), the northern and central portion of Occidental Mindoro (Sablayan, Santa Cruz, Paluan, Mamburao, Abra de Ilog and Lubang Islands), Batangas, Cavite, Bataan, the southwestern portion of Bulacan (Calumpit, Bulacan, City of Malolos, Paombong and Hagonoy), the western portion of Pampanga (Masantol, Macabebe, Sasmuan, Lubao, Floridablanca, Porac, Guagua, Santa Rita, Angeles City, Mabalacat City, Minalin and Bacolor), Zambales, the western portion of Tarlac (Bamban, Capas, San Jose, Mayantoc, Camiling, Santa Ignacia and San Clemente) and the western portion of Pangasinan (Bolinao, Anda, Bani, Agno, Burgos, Infanta, Dasol, City of Alaminos, Mabini, Sual, Labrador, Bugallon, Aguilar, Mangatarem, Bayambang, Urbiztondo, Basista, Malasiqui, San Carlos City, Santa Barbara, Mangaldan, Dagupan City, Calasiao, Binmaley and Lingayen).