404210 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.manilastandard.net/business/business-columns/ray-s-e-ano/293721/luzon-quake-tests-inferior-steel-bars.htmlLast month’s earthquake was nowhere near the strength of the July 16, 1990 tremor but it was strong enough for people to cower and to cause significant damage on one grocery store in Pampanga. The 6.1 quake also tested the integrity of high-rise buildings and condominiums.Thu, 02 May 2019 05:01:00 +0200manilametro-06759b1e4c6cf399ee7a49d187e6508b20190502050100https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/earthquake-hits-philippines-thousands-flee-area-near-manila-n996941MANILA, Philippines — A strong earthquake killed three people and trapped several others Monday in a collapsed building that housed a supermarket in a northern Philippine province, where an international airport terminal was closed due to damage, officials said.Thu, 02 May 2019 05:01:00 +0200manilametro-92964012b46a70b60b7a50605a62819320190502050100https://www.bworldonline.com/harvard-group-cites-need-for-disaster-preparedness-among-less-educated-filipinos/By Arjay L. Balinbin Reporter. THE Philippine government needs to “boost” its communication and disaster preparedness efforts, especially for “less educated Filipinos,” according to the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI). In a statement on Wednesday, the HHI said it “finds the need for disaster....Wed, 01 May 2019 18:13:00 +0200bworldcom-3486ecd9a2a8fd6aa8cd6a7e952f8ece20190501181300https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/update-surigao-del-norte-series-earthquakes-30-april-2019A series of earthquakes is currently being monitored offshore Surigao del Norte. This started with a magnitude 5.5 earthquake, which occurred at 1:26 PM (PST) on 26 April 2019 and has continued to generate small- to moderate-size earthquakes. As of 5:00 AM (PST) on 30 April, the Philippine Seismic....Wed, 01 May 2019 06:50:00 +0200reliefWeb-f2e6b7ed3e50f37a5e113a2deb8bccff20190501065000