On July 16, 1990, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the island of Luzon. It was one of the strongest earthquakes to hit the Philippines in the 20th century. Within seconds, buildings collapsed, roads broke apart, and entire cities were cut off from one another. More than two thou ...Show more
C-47 Mount Pinatubo: The Plane Crash involving former President Ramon Magsaysay (1957)
On March 17, 1957, the Philippines awoke to devastating news. A plane had crashed on the dark slopes of Mount Manunggal in Cebu, leaving behind fiery wreckage and lifeless bodies.Among the dead was the beloved President of the Philippines, Ramon Magsaysay. Only one man out of the ...Show more