A century-old church was left in ruins in Cebu following a 6.9-magnitude earthquake that rocked the country on Tuesday, September 30.
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Videos and photos taken by the Archdiocesan Shrine of Santa Rosa de Lima in Cebu Province on the evening of the quake shows the partially collapsed church surrounded by rubble. The church, built in 1886 and declared the first archdiocesan shrine in the Philippines dedicated to St. Rose of Lima in 2022, is 139 years old.
The archdiocese also reported that as of 6:53 a.m. on Wednesday, October 1, its Retablo Image of Santa Rosa de Lima was left unscathed or undamaged.
The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) earlier released guidance to secure and preserve movable heritage objects that may have been damaged during the earthquake.
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Meanwhile, the shallow earthquake’s epicenter was located at sea about 21 kilometers (10.5 miles) northeast of Bogo City, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS-DOST). It said aftershocks are expected.
At least 20 people were killed and more than 60 were left injured after the quake.
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— Rosette Adel; Archdiocesan Shrine of Santa Rosa de Lima via Storyful via Reuters Connect
