Bells toll as Cebu marks first year since deadly quake

Bells toll as Cebu marks first year since deadly quake

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Bells tolled at 9:59 p.m. in Bogo City, San Remigio and Medellin in northern Cebu on Wednesday, Sept. 30, as communities paid respects to the 79 people killed in the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck the province exactly a year ago. Holy Masses and other commemorative activities were also held in some of the areas hardest hit by the quake, as residents continue to grapple with the trauma left by the disaster. A year after the earthquake, however, Cebu’s recovery remai