MANILA, Philippines — Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Tuesday condoled with the families of the victims of the 6.1-magnitude quake that struck parts of Luzon late Monday afternoon. “We condole with the families of those who died in Pampanga during the earthquake yesterday,” Duterte-Carpio, who is chair of the Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), said in a statement. “We deemed it best to cancel the Limay, Bataan rally on April 26 to allow Pampanga and Bataan to focus on their post-incident activities,” she said. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), said the quake that was centered in Castillejos town, Zambales struck at 5:11 pm. The quake, which was also felt in Metro Manila, was tectonic in origin and had a depth of 21 kilometers.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 23, 2019 06:11 UTC