Rescue workers search for survivors in a collapsed Chuzon Super Market in Porac, Pampanga, after a powerful earthquake hit northern Philippines on April 22, 2019. At least five people were killed when buildings collapsed near Manila after a powerful earthquake set skyscrapers swaying and drove terrified locals into the street. Rescuers in one area were using heavy equipment and their bare hands to hunt for survivors in the rubble left by the strongest quake to strike close to the densely populated Philippine capital in years.
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MANILA, Philippines — A number of schools called off classes on Tuesday, April 23, following a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that jolted some parts of Luzon.
As of 9:20 a.m. on Tuesday, the following cities have announced the suspension of classes in their areas:
Manila
Pasig
Meanwhile, the following schools canceled classes today:
University of Santo Tomas
University of Makati
Far Eastern University
Polytechnic University of the Philippines, all NCR campuses