Lockdown of Pampanga heritage churches sought ‘until deemed safe’

Credit to Author: CATHERINE A. MODESTO| Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 05:18:18 +0000

THE Archdiocese of Pampanga on Tuesday recommended a lockdown on all of its heritage churches, a day after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck parts of Luzon.

The Archdiocesan Committee on Cultural Heritage said in a Facebook post that any religious activity would be prohibited and that structures would be cordoned off “until they [the whole premises] are deemed safe.”

The committee posted on its Facebook account that it acted upon the consultation of its technical experts.

The archdiocese said that some of its churches sustained earthquake damage such as the Monasterio de Santa Clara in Betis, Guagua and Hacienda Dolores in Porac, which has been hit the hardest by the earthquake even if the epicenter was in Castillejos, Zambales

He said parts of Pampanga became vulnerable to strong shaking and softer soil because of the 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in Zambales.

A four-storey grocery collapsed during the quake, leaving 8 people dead as per initial reports and other victims missing.

Experts from Escuella Taller de Filipinas saw cracks and debris on the interior of the belfry at the Santa Monica Parish, Minalin, it said.

Below is the complete list of all heritage churches in Pampanga:

District 1

Holy Rosary Parish
Angeles City

Nuestra Señora de Gracia Parish
Mabalacat City

San Bartolome Apostol Parish
Magalang, Pampanga

District 2

San Agustin Parish
Lubao, Pampanga

Sta. Lucia Parish
Sasmuan, Pampanga

Immaculada Concepcion Parish
Guagua, Pampanga

Santiago Apostol Parish
Betis, Guagua, Pampanga

San Jose Labrador Parish
Floridablanca, Pampanga

Sta. Catalina de Alexandria Parish
Porac, Pampanga

Sta. Rita de Cascia Parish
Sta. Rita, Pampanga

District 3

Metropolitan Cathedral
City of San Fernando, Pampanga

Sta. Catalina Alexandria Parish
Arayat, Pampanga

San Guillermo Parish
Bacolor, Pampanga

Sta. Monica Parish
Mexico, Pampanga

Sta. Ana Parish
Sta. Ana, Pampanga

San Vicente Ferrer Parish
Calulut, City of San Fernando, Pampanga

District 4

San Pedro Apostol Parish
Apalit, Pampanga

San Andres Parish
Candaba, Pampanga

San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish
Macabebe, Pampanga

San Miguel Arkanghel Parish
Masantol, Pampanga

Sta. Monica Parish
Minalin, Pampanga

San Luis Gonzaga Parish
San Luis, Pampanga

Nuestra Señora del Pilar Parish
San Simon, Pampanga

Sto. Tomas Apostol Parish
Sto. Tomas, Pampanga

Churches in Balanga diocese also sustained minor damage.

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