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by Poornima Weerasekara in Colombo and Peter Hutchison in Negombo COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lanka on Tuesday imposed a state of emergency hours after the government blamed a local Islamist group for a series of suicide bomb blasts that killed at least 290 people, including dozens of foreigners. Twenty-four people have been arrested over the Easter Sunday assault on three churches and three hotels in the capital Colombo and elsewhere, authorities said. The […]
by Glenn CHAPMAN SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Samsung said Monday it was delaying the launch of its folding smartphone after trouble with handsets sent to reviewers. Some reviewers who got their hands on the Galaxy Fold early reported problems with screens breaking. Samsung said it decided to put off this week’s planned release of the Fold after some reviews “showed us how the device needs further improvements.” The South Korean consumer electronics giant […]
(Eagle News)–Light Rail Transit-2 operations will resume on Tuesday, April 23. The Department of Transportation made the announcement in a Facebook post on Monday night, citing information from Light Rail Transit Authority administrator Rey Berroya. Operations of the LRT-2 had been suspended on Monday afternoon after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake. The National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council had advised railway lines may resume operations after a structural inspection of the same and upon assurance of structural […]
(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit 3 will resume operations on Tuesday, April 23. The MRT-3 said this was after a “thorough assessment” yielded “no structural and systems issues.” Operations of the rail system, including those of the Light Rail Transit-2 and LRT 1 were suspended on Monday, April 22, in the aftermath of a 6.1-magnitude earthquake. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has lifted the number-coding scheme for all public utility vehicles on Tuesday, April 23, […]
(Eagle News)–The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has suspended the number-coding scheme for public utility vehicles on Tuesday, April 23. This was in light of the suspension of operations of the Metro Rail Transit, the Light Rail Transit 1, and the LRT-2 following the 6.1- magnitude quake. The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 5:11 p m., was Castillejos. An Intensity V was reported in Quezon City, Manila, among others. At least five were reported […]
(Eagle News)–The Zambales government has suspended all government work and classes in the province following a 6.1-magnitude quake. An advisory from Governor Amor Deloso said the suspension was to “give way to the inspection of all structures in the Province of Zambales..” “However, those offices whose functions involve the delivery of basic and health services, preparedness/response to disasters and calamaties, and/or the performance of other vital services shall continue with their operations and render the […]
(Eagle News) – Operations of the Clark International Airport in Pampanga were suspended after a 6.1 magnitude quake damaged parts of the airport on Monday, April 22, according to the Department of Transportaton. In a statement, Jaime Melo, president of Clark International Airport Corporation, said that the operations in Clark had to be suspended for 24 hours so they could assess the damage to the airport structures after the quake. Broken glass panels and […]
(Eagle News) — These series of photos showed the four-storey building in Porac, Pampanga that housed a grocery store, Chuzon Supermarket, which collapsed after the 6.1 magnitude quake that shook the island of Luzon in the Philipppines on Monday, April 22, 2019. There were three casualties reported so far in the building collapse in Porac town. Two more were reportedly killed in Lubao town. The four-storey building stood beside the Jose Songco Lapid Cultural Sports […]
(Eagle News)—Classes on Tuesday, April 23, were suspended following the 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Pampanga, Zambales and was felt in several parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila Below is a list: University of Santo Tomas – all levels and office work Philippine Science High School Central Luzon Campus PUP National Capital Region – all classes and work are suspended, except security personnel and building inspectors University of Makati Adamson University – all levels and […]
(Eagle News) — Five were reported killed after a 6.1 magnitude quake hit the Philippines’ main island of Luzon late Monday afternoon, April 22, all from Pampanga, while more people were reported trapped in a collapsed building in the town of Porac. Pampanga Governor Lilia Pineda said that at least two buildings collapsed in the province. Three people were killed with a building collapsed in Porac town in Pampanga, while another two were crushed to […]
(Eagle News)–It’s business as usual at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport following a 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Zambales on Monday, April 22, and that was felt in parts of the country, airport authorities said. Manila International Airport Authority general manager Ed Monreal said the NAIA runways were “safe for landing and take-off.” “Terminal facilities are functioning with no reports of downtime,” he said.
(Eagle News) – A magnitude 6.1 quake shook northern Philippines just after 5 p.m., Monday, April 22, in the main island of Luzon in the Philippines, according to the US Geological Service (USGS). The quake had a depth of 20 kilometers. Pampanga Governor Lilia Pineda said that based on initial reports, there were at least three fatalities due to the quake in her province. It was initially recorded at intensity 5.7 in Castillejos, Zambales by […]
