Residents lament historic church damaged by quake | ABS-CBN News

Residents of a town in central Philippines lamented the destruction of a century-old historic church, after it collapsed shortly following a 6.9- magnitude quake near the northern region of Cebu island. The Archdiocesan Shrine of Santa Rosa de Lima in Daanbantayan municipality suffered significant damage, with its walls made out of coral stones crumbling due to the powerful tremors. Parish Priest Randy Nebrija said nobody in their parish was injured during the quake, but the damage it caused was significant. "There is sadness among people, especially the parishioner. It's regrettable, but still, I could see in their eyes that there is still hope that we can rebuild the church," he said. The church serves as one of the pilgrimage sites for many of the people in Cebu island, which was said to be the birthplace of Catholicism in the Philippines, dating back to the 16th century when the Spanish colonizers arrived on the shores of the island. "It really hurts seeing what happened to our church. In just a few seconds, the quake destroyed it. It's hard to accept that our church collapsed," said resident Vince Toring. Tuesday's (September 30) quake killed at least 68 people, according to the Philippines' civil defence agency, revising an earlier report from 72 after some fatalities were counted twice. (Production: Adrian Portugal, Peter Blaza) For more ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgUHWUpi2ioSp4xAP1SmAaf For more Breaking News & Live Coverage videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgG2ln-vtKXb-oLlGEZc3sR For more latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmg4pcvfM9a96rbUcLD_0P_U For more News Digital News Raw Cuts, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmivfD9aJD-8k0SNcMqG2xdA Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch full episodes on iWantTFC for FREE here: http://iwanttfc.com Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS Twitter: https://twitter.com/abscbnnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abscbnnews #NewsDigital #LatestNews #ABSCBNNews