BOHOL EARTHQUAKE

UPDATE – OCTOBER 27, 2013 : A crack or rock wall on the earth surface that extends several kilometers could be seen at Anonang, Inabanga, Bohol, Philippines. It was created after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit the province on October 15, 2013. The distance from Tagbilaran City, the capital of the province to Inabanga is about 61 kilometers or 38 miles. 

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ALL THE PICTURES ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT MINE. THESE WERE SNIPPED FROM AVAILABLE SOURCES FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS WERE TAKEN FROM LIZA MACALANDAG, MA. NENA S. TUBA-ON, EARL DAVEN CAL, RICHARD CALATRAVA through RUFINA L. ROSLINDA, SARAH JANE LATAUAN who shared JABBY PIQUERO TANINGCO. MY APOLOGIES ON THE NAMES NOT INCLUDED ON THE LIST AS SPACE WON’T ALLOW FOR THE MEMORY AND AT THE START OF THE SNIPPING I FAILED TO WRITE DOWN THE NAMES. 

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THE FOLLOWING PICTURES ARE IMAGES AFTER THE 7.1 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE THAT HIT BOHOL, PHILIPPINES ON OCTOBER 15, 2013 AT AROUND 8:30 A.M. 

 

OCTOBER 15, 2013 – A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the province of Bohol. Centuries old Catholic Churches came crumbling down. When rubbles cleared these HOLY IMAGES REMAINED STANDING.

A SAD DAY FOR BOHOL – Centuries old Catholic Churches were partially and others totally damaged. October 15, 2013 a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the province at around 8:30 a.m. (GMT +8). It was a holiday for Id-ul-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) which means offices and schools were closed. Had it happened on a working day there could have been more casualties.

Sender was not sure of where this area is. One thing for sure this is a highway a road runs through.

Houses torned down and sender not sure of the exact location.

This is the world famous Chocolate Hills and landslide ruining its formation. This will be cured with the passage of time as trees and grasses grow.

A town in Bohol named Sagbayan, with municipal hall in ruins.

St. Isidore Roman Catholic Church in Tubigon, Bohol.

Municipal Hall of Tubigon, Bohol.

Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church of Loay, Bohol.

St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church of Clarin, Bohol

Our Lady of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church of Dauis, Bohol

Cracked roads at Carmen, Bohol National Road.

Damaged structures with debris falling down from the Holy Name University of Tagbilaran City.

Twisted roofing of the Loon Public Market of Loon, Bohol.

Our Lady of Light Roman Catholic Church of Loon, Bohol completely flattened. Not a structure left standing. Constructed in 1753 so it is now 260 years old.

Mo-along Bridge a bridge located at Canhangdon Occ., Loon, Bohol.

Abatan Bridge located at Abatan, Maribojoc, Bohol.

Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church in Baclayon, Bohol, the second oldest stone church in the Philippines, partially damaged. A holy image still intact after the rubbles cleared.

Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church of Baclayon, Bohol, the second oldest stone church in the Philippines with its facade and the tower damaged.

St. Anthony Roman Catholic Church of Carmen, Bohol, partially damaged. This is the place where the Chocolate Hills are located. It was said that the epicenter of the quake was at this place and days later PHIVOLCS moved it several kilometers away.

Landslide along the Cortes, Bohol National Road.

National Road damaged at Getafe, Bohol.

St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church of Maribojoc, Bohol totally collapse and not a structure left standing. Construction of the church started in 1798 and should be 215 years old. The picture above while the church was still standing and down below after the quake that hit October 15, 2013.

National Road at Loboc, Bohol damaged. See the huge crack and the elevation caused by the quake on October 15, 2013.

A newly built house could be somewhere in Tagbilaran City partially damaged.

Roman Catholic Church of Calape, Bohol, partially damaged. Supposedly founded in 1802 so it could be 211 years old.

St. Isidore the Farmer Roman Catholic Church located at Bilar, Bohol, partially damaged.

Sender not able to verify the location of the house down.

Bohol Provincial Capitol Building of Tagbilaran City that houses the provincial government, partially destroyed. Fronting this building is the Tagbilaran City Cathedral and in between them is the Plaza Rizal.

Municipal Hall of Tagbilaran City, partially damaged.

St. Isidore Roman Catholic Church of Tubigon, Bohol, looks like partially damaged.

Senior Sto. Nino Roman Catholic Church of Cortes, Bohol before the quake.

Senior Sto. Nino Roman Catholic Church of Cortes, Bohol totally damaged. The construction of the church started in 1880 so she should be 133 years old.

National Road at Cortes, Bohol, landslide. Boulders blocking the highway.

St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church of Maribojoc, Bohol completely flattened. Not a structure left standing. After the rubble cleared a holy image remained standing. Construction of the church started in 1798 and should be 215 years old.

A road badly damaged and sender not able to verify the location.

A newly built house somewhere in Maribojoc, Bohol partially damaged.

St. Paul Roman Catholic Church of Inabanga, Bohol partially damaged.

A holy image badly damaged located either in Talibon or Tubigon, Bohol

Bell Tower of Loboc, Bohol totally damaged. She is 400 years old.

From a unknown location, a house tilted to its side. This needs to be demolished and restructured again. What a pity.

St. Joseph Cathedral of Tagbilaran City partially damaged.

Abatan Bridge in Maribojoc, Bohol collapsed. People trying to assess the damaged of the bridge after the October 15, 2013 quake.

One MHaine Herrera commented on her facebook (literally translated) SO EARLY IN THE MORNING AND I AM READING EARTHQUAKE ON MY FEEDS. IT BECAUSE YOU BISAYA (people living in the Visayas Region) THIS IS A PUNISHMENT ON YOUR END BECAUSE YOU ARE ALL SINNERS. HOPE ALL OF YOU GOES TO HELL. HA HA HA HA HA . . . . . . . . On this time of a tragedy that you see people go homeless, wandering aimlessly not knowing what to do, no water to drink, no food to eat and people dying AND YOU HAVE ALL THE GUTS TO SMILE WATCHING PEOPLE SUFFERING. I just hope that for the rest of your life you will never be encountering any problem as huge as this.

Adding insult to injury is one is Totoy Wangbu (Wangbu is an inverted word in Visayan dialect Buang meaning foolish) His comment literally translated : IT IS BETTER FOR YOU PEOPLE OF BOHOL HOPE YOU ALL DIE SON OF A BITCH SPECIALLY TO YOU BIKING ( he could be referring BIKING to a gay person) ALL OF YOU ARE SINNERS WORSHIPPING DEMON ARE YOUR ATTITUDE SO YOU SHOULD ALL DIE. IT IS BECAUSE OF YOUR ABSOLUTE BAD ATTITUDE THE CHURCH WAS NOT ABLE TO SAVE YOU. YOU’RE SATAN’S CAMP YOU ANIMALS. HOPE THAT THERE WILL BE MORE AFTERSHOCKS MORE STRONGER AND EARTHQUAKE MUCH MORE STRONGER AND ALL OF YOU WILL BE WIPED OUT STUPID, ALL THE PEOPLE OF BOHOL. . . . . . . . . Not thanking you for such a message. On behalf of all the people of Bohol most of those affected by the tragedy, we hope that you, your next of kin and the people you love and who nurtured to who you are by today will never ever experience for the rest of their lives such a tragedy.

The inside of the Loon Catholic Church in Loon, Bohol

According to Boyet Angelia the statue of St. Vincent Ferrer of Maribojoc, Bohol was still intact after the debris were cleared.

St. Paul Church at Inabanga, Bohol flattened.

Landslide at San Isidro, Bohol.

Chocolate Hills wishing well damaged and on insert is the Chocolate Hills landslide located at Carmen, Bohol, Philippines. It was said that the epicenter was at this town but PHIVOLCS moved it kilometer away later.

A man at Inabanga, Bohol not knowing what to do with his half submerged house.

Evacuees at Loon, Bohol camping near the fallen church. People were afraid to go back to their houses for fear of aftershocks.

Carlos P. Garcia grandstand located at Tagbilaran City where most evacuees spend their time after a 7.1 magnitude quake struck Bohol on October 15, 2013.

The left side of the Loboc, Bohol Catholic Church. This church was badly damaged.

According to Jealou Torayno Moria of Cabancalan, Cebu, photo by her, the sea water had not been back after the earthquake struck on October 15, 2013

The inside of the Loboc, Bohol Catholic Church.

The Loboc, Bohol Catholic Church before the destruction of the earthquake. This church totally collapsed. Adjacent to this was a bell tower which was 400 years old also collapsed.

A house somewhere in Loon, Bohol damaged.

A hill landslide of the famous Chocolate Hills of Carmen, Bohol. Almost half of the hill give away.

A crack on the national road at Loon, Bohol with concerned citizens putting marking to warn motorists.

Municipal Hall of Sagbayan, Bohol damaged only the roof left intact.

Chocolate Hills landslide from a distance. Located at Carmen, Bohol, this famous place suffered landslides on most of its Chocolate Hills.

A MIRACLE – so they say. The Image of the Senior Santo Nino, patron saint of Cebu City can be seen on the side of the damaged tower. Kindly see the circled photograph.

Heavy damaged on the national road at Getafe, Bohol.

Heavy damaged on the national road at Getafe, Bohol.

A church somewhere between the towns of Maribojoc and Loon, Bohol, suffered damages too.

A newly built house somewhere Maribojoc and Loon, Bohol bends on its knees.

People camping near a school, for fear of aftershocks.

People camping of open fields for fear of aftershocks.

Cultural Center of Loon, Bohol totally damaged.

Sandwiched between two heritage homes, this newly built house serves as the buffer on the old houses from falling. Picture taken somewhere in Maribojoc, Bohol.

This could be a floating restaurant at Maribojoc, Bohol.

Line of gallons, queueing for precious water at Maribojoc, Bohol. The only way the area could be reached immediately is through the sea.

Line of gallons, queueing for precious water at Maribojoc, Bohol. The only way the area could be reached immediately is through the sea.

Line of gallons, queueing for precious water at Maribojoc, Bohol. The only way the area could be reached immediately is through the sea.

The look on the child’s eyes bewildered as to what is going on. He may never had understood the earthquake but he understood the houses falling down. Pictured somewhere in Maribojoc, Bohol.

THE INNOCENCE OF CHILDREN – Enjoying life and playing oblivious to what is going on. Picture taken somewhere in Maribojoc, Bohol.

Children whiling away their time under a mosquito net somewhere in Maribojoc, Bohol.

A barrio road damaged in Maribojoc, Bohol

In the far distance the landslide so very clear, pictured along Maribojoc and Loon, Bohol, highway.

With a little help from a smaller house, this newly constructed building failed to drop to down.

Abatan Bridge, Maribojoc, Bohol collapsed.

Abatan Bridge, Maribojoc, Bohol collapsed.

An unusual place for a motorcycle, hitching a ride from a banca to cross. Picture taken at Abatan Bridge, Maribojoc, Bohol.

Wishing Well located at the Chocolate Hills in Carmen, Bohol.

Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church in Baclayon, Bohol, the second oldest stone church in the Philippines, partially damaged.

Tagbilaran City Cathedral slightly damaged

A huge crack on the road along the Albur – Loay highway.

Loboc Roman Catholic Church.

400 year old Bell Tower of Loboc, Bohol.

Roman Catholic Church at Loay, Bohol partially damaged.

A bridge in Loay, Bohol cracked with concerned citizen’s putting a tree branch to warn motorists.

A mass held on open air at Loboc, Bohol.

St. Isidore Church of Bilar, Bohol, partially damaged.

St. Isidore Parish of Bilar, Bohol, partially damaged.

Mo-along Bridge of Canhangdon Occ. in Loon, Bohol collapsed.

A huge crack along the Loay to Loboc national road.

PLEASE BE REMINDED AGAIN THAT, ALL THE PICTURE ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT MINE. THESE WERE SNIPPED FROM AVAILABLE SOURCES FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS WERE TAKEN FROM LIZA MACALANDAG, MA. NENA S. TUBA-ON, EARL DAVEN CAL, RICHARD CALATRAVA through RUFINA L. ROSLINDA, SARAH JANE LATAUAN who shared JABBY PIQUERO TANINGCO. MY APOLOGIES ON THE NAMES NOT INCLUDED ON THE LIST AS SPACE WON’T ALLOW FOR THE MEMORY AND AT THE START OF THE SNIPPING I FAILED TO WRITE DOWN THE NAMES. 

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