The Archdiocesan Shrine of Sta. Rosa de Lima in Daanbantayan, Cebu, sustained damage after the 6.9-magnitude earthquake on September 30, 2025, when its façade and parts of its outer walls collapsed. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File
CEBU — There is still much to be done to rehabilitate damaged roads, bridges and agricultural areas in 11 local government units in Cebu following the 6.9 magnitude earthquake that struck the province a year ago, Governor Pamela Baricuatro said.
Some P238 million was disbursed for the repair of bridges that were damaged by the powerful quake, which claimed 81 lives.
The total damage assessment is at P19 billion and only 40 percent of repairs has been accomplished.
The rehabilitation is expected to be completed within three years.
Baricuatro said disaster preparedness is one of the lessons she learned from the earthquake.
"We are more prepared than we were before," she said.
The calamity triggered them to expedite the purchase of equipment for the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office.
The province is also ensuring that there are no more residents living near the Bogo Bay Fault, which was discovered following the quake and which the Mines and Geosciences Bureau continues to study, said Ret. Col. Tomas Pastor, head of the PDRRMO.