Aglipayan Church in Abra damaged by magnitude 6.7 quake

Nuestra Señora de La Pa in Poblacion, La Paz, Abra. (Photo courtesy of CHRISTIAN EDWARD PADUA)

MANILA, Philippines — A church of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI), locally known as the Aglipayan Church, was damaged by the magnitude 6.7 earthquake that hit the province of Abra on Tuesday night, according to a Facebook post by a resident.

The Nuestra Señora de La Paz in Poblacion, La Paz, Abra, is one of the oldest IFI churches and among the most beautiful in the Philippines.

It was built in the 1880s, years before the IFI was founded and separated from the Catholic Church in 1902.

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The magnitude 6.7 quake hit the province of Abra at 10:59 p.m. on Tuesday,  just three months after a magnitude 7 earthquake also hit the province.

That previous quakes thousands of people in Northern Luzon, damaging several structures, including historical landmarks such as old churches and tourist sites.

Interior damage to the Nuestro Señora de la Paz Church in Abra (Photo by Christian Edward Padua)

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