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Quake forces Clark airport to shut down for 24 hours

April 22, 2019

Clark International Airport was shut down for 24 hours starting 7:40 pm Monday, some two hours after a 6.1 earthquake shook parts of Luzon, including Pampanga. Clark International Airport Corp. head James Melo said in a statement they had to

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Stocks end flat, peso declines

April 22, 2019

Philippine stocks ended flat on Monday, the first trading day after a two-day Holy Week break. The peso closed at P51.765 against the US dollar from Wednesday’s P51.64. Volume reached $810.45 million from the previous session’s $581 million. The Philippine

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DoTr halts all train services after earthquake

April 22, 2019

The Department of Transport (DOTr) said it suspended service in MRT-3, LRT-1 and the LRT-2 lines following a 6.1 magnitude earthquake that was strongly felt in Metro Manila. ” Preliminary guidance from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council

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Phivolcs revises earthquake magnitude to 6.1

April 22, 2019

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and and Seismology (Phivolcs) revised the earthquake’s magnitude which struck Castillejos, Zambales Monday afternoon to 6.1 from 5.7. Phivolcs said it is expecting damage and aftershocks. Intensity Five was felt in San Felipe, Zambales; Malolos

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At least four dead in Pampanga from quake: officials

April 22, 2019

At least four died and one injured in Pampanga after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolted parts of Luzon Monday afternoon. Pampanga Governor Lilia Pineda said in an interview over dzBB that as of 6 pm two were confirmed dead in

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PNP to deliberate on performance of cops in Lucena, Batangas

April 22, 2019

The Philippine National Police (PNP) will deliberate the performance of their personnel in Lucena City in Quezon and Batangas Province in relation to their war in illegal drugs. “Our police officers did not stop in their campaign against illegal drugs…

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PNP deploys vehicles to help stranded commuters

April 22, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) has ordered the immediate deployment of four coasters, one bus and four trucks to to help people go home after all train services in the metropolis were stopped due to the 6.1 earthquake. In

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5.7 quake hits Zambales, felt in some Luzon areas

April 22, 2019

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit Zambales Monday afternoon according to Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The quake, tectonic in origin occurred around 5:11 pm northeast of Castillejos town in Zambales. Phivolcs, in its bulletin, said damage and aftershocks

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