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Rowegie Abanto

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1759294312309cropped-G2IVUsZboAAcAFI.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Restoration eyed after century-old church in Cebu partially collapses due to quake. Archdiocesan Shrine of Santa Rosa de Lima/Facebook</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Church officials are eyeing the restoration of the century-old Archdiocesan Shrine of Santa Rosa de Lima, which suffered significant damage following the strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck Cebu on Tuesday night.</p><p>The shrine — located in Daanbantayan town where a &quot;destructive&quot; Intensity 7 was felt — urged residents on Wednesday morning not to enter the cordoned-off religious structure and pick up rocks or coral stones from its debris.</p><p>It said the pieces would be used for restoration and reinforcement efforts of the church, one of the Catholic structures damaged by the powerful quake that <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/10/1/cebu-quake-death-toll-reaches-60-as-injured-overwhelm-hospitals-1235">killed at least 60 individuals</a> in  the province.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/10/1/cebu-quake-likely-triggered-by-fault-that-had-not-produced-powerful-tremor-in-past-400-years-1012">Cebu quake likely triggered by fault that had not produced powerful tremor in past 400 years</a></div><p>Newly installed Cebu Archbishop<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/10/1/new-archbishop-installed-in-cebu-ph-s-cradle-of-christianity-0140"> Alberto Uy</a> on Tuesday directed a structural assessment of all churches and rectories in the province.</p><p>Uy told parishes in northern Cebu to refrain from using their churches for Masses until the structures are declared safe for use.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/10/1/authorities-race-to-save-trapped-residents-within-crucial-24-hours-after-cebu-quake-1117">Authorities race to save trapped residents within crucial 24 hours after Cebu quake</a></div><p>The Materials Research Conservation Division of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines on Tuesday told caretakers of moveable historic objects not to enter structures without prior coordination with authorities because <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/10/1/aftershocks-rattle-cebu-after-deadly-quake-0909">aftershocks were still expected</a>.</p><p>In a Facebook post, the agency provided <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1279568270878904&amp;set=a.240631891439219">safety guidance and restoration instructions</a> for churches that suffered damage from the quake.</p><p>It also reminded church authorities that photos they upload on social media can be used as a &quot;reference for displacers, thieves, and unwanted personages.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xo-9V3yKpMM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-k9q7DD2c54?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>The shrine urged residents not to enter the cordoned-off religious structure and pick up rocks or coral stones from its debris.</p>

The shrine urged residents not to enter the cordoned-off religious structure and pick up rocks or coral stones from its debris.

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Restoration eyed after century-old church in Cebu partially collapses due to quake

Rowegie Abanto,

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Published Oct 01, 2025 12:52 PM PHT

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Cebu

Cebu Quake

Visayas Quake

Philippines Quake

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Archdiocesan Shrine of Santa Rosa de Lima

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