Survivors recall terror of 1990 Luzon quake

DAGUPAN CITY — Thirty-six years after the devastating 1990 Luzon earthquake, survivors in Pangasinan still vividly remember the terror unleashed by the magnitude 7.7 tremor that transformed parts of this city into a scene of destruction.

The powerful quake, which struck at 3:36 p.m. on July 16, 1990, toppled and tilted power poles, destroyed buildings, ...