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Live here in Angeles City, which is right next door to the old Clark Air Force Base. Its now an international airport. Earthquake didn't last long, but it definitely rocked the building I was in at the time. Power was restored, at least where I live, about 7-8 hrs after the earthquake. No flights in or out of Clark since. I live near the flight path to Clark, and nothing overhead.

Another earthquake, registering a 6.3, has hit eastern Samar earlier today, which is about 350 miles southeast of Manila. The one that hit here yesterday was a 6.1, I believe.

I was at Clark in 1987. I was not stationed there. I was actually stationed at Travis at the time, but flew over to Clark on a C-5. That was a miserable trip, but we kept telling ourselves, we are flying halfway around the world for free.
They had an annual exercise at Clark, called Cope Thunder, while Team Spirit was in Korea.
Now, I am in Davao City, the durian capital of the world. That stuff is awful, but I won’t touch balut, or dinuguan either. Cebu Pacific, and Philippine Airlines both fly from Davao, directly to Clark, bypassing Manila altogether. Either my friend will come here, or we will go to Clark. I am not sure where he lives, but he said it’s about 20 minutes from Clark.
Speaking of Cebu, we were there a few weeks ago. I had to go to the US Consulate, located in a big hotel. If you need their services, don’t go to Manila, and fight that traffic. Just go to Cebu. It’s so much easier.