UPDATE: 16 dead in Luzon quake — NDRRMC

Credit to Author: DEMPSEY REYES| Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 07:59:28 +0000

SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga: At least 16 people were killed while 112 others were injured following Monday afternoon’s magnitude 6.1 earthquake that struck several areas in Luzon, authorities said on…READ

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16 dead in Luzon quake — NDRRMC

Credit to Author: DEMPSEY REYES| Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 07:59:28 +0000

SIXTEEN people died in the 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Zambales and affected Central Luzon and Metro Manila, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). In its…READ

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Metro Manila on ‘blue alert’ after 6.1 earthquake

Credit to Author: NEIL JAYSON SERVALLOS| Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 05:00:14 +0000

METRO Manila local governments have been ordered to raise a blue alert and implement stringent measures to prevent casualties following the 6.1 magnitude earthquake that rocked the capital region and…READ

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Duterte to visit quake-hit Pampanga today, says Palace

Credit to Author: CATHERINE S. VALENTE, TMT| Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 02:58:01 +0000

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte will visit Pampanga on Tuesday, after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Zambales and affected other parts of Luzon. In a text message, Palace spokesman Salavdor Panelo confirmed the…READ

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Palace suspends govt work in Metro Manila due to quake

Credit to Author: CATHERINE S. VALENTE, TMT| Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 00:38:49 +0000

MALACAÑANG suspended work in government in Metro Manila on Tuesday, April 23, in the wake of a 6.1-magnitude earthquake that hit Zambales and affected other parts of Luzon. In a…READ

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Palace confirms Times’ story on ‘Oust-Duterte’ matrix, warns plotters  

Credit to Author: CATHERINE S. VALENTE, TMT| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 05:57:46 +0000

MALACAÑANG on Monday confirmed a matrix detailing a plot to oust President Rodrigo Duterte and vowed to prosecute those who would commit “overt acts to bring down the government.” Spokesman…READ

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PH, China to sign 5 bilateral deals during Duterte’s visit to Beijing — DFA

Credit to Author: CATHERINE S. VALENTE, TMT| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 04:05:48 +0000

THE Philippines and China are scheduled to sign at least five bilateral agreements when President Rodrigo Duterte makes his visit to Beijing this week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)…READ

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More than 200 people dead in Sri Lanka blasts

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2019 23:15:24 +0000

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: More than 200 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in nine bombings that rocked churches, luxury hotels and other sites in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday…READ

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PH, world express sympathy, outrage over Sri Lanka blasts

Credit to Author: RALPH VILLANUEVA| Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2019 12:42:46 +0000

THE Philippines joined the rest of the world in expressing its sympathy for the victims of a series of explosions in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, as well as “outrage…READ

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PH, world express sympathy, outrage over Sri Lanka blasts

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2019 12:42:46 +0000

THE Philippines joined the rest of the world in expressing its sympathy for the victims of a series of explosions in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, as well as “outrage…READ

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