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By TRISTAN LOZANO The nation remembers on Tuesday, July 16, the magnitude 7.8-earthquake that struck a wide swathe of Luzon Island and killed more than 1,000 persons 34 years ago. People posted their memories of the July 16, 1990 event on Facebook like it was yesterday. Netizens posted what they...

Recognizing that calamities like the 7-magnitude earthquake will likely happen again, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is pushing for the passage of a measure that will create the Department of Disaster Resilience. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Screengrab from RTVM) Hours...

(PHIVOLCS) On 16 July 1990, at 4:26 p.m., a magnitude 7.8 earthquake was strongly felt in Baguio City, Dagupan City, Cabanatuan City, and San Fernando City, La Union, and the rest of Luzon Island. The powerful earthquake produced a 120 kilometer-long ground rupture along the Digdig segment of the...