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via Inquirer Lifestyle, 16 September 2023: The historic city of Vigan in Ilocos Sur, a UNESCO World Heritage site celebrated for its unique fusion of Asian and European architecture, faces significant challenges in the restoration of its heritage structures following a magnitude 7 earthquake in 2022, with the local and national governments grappling with limited funds and expertise.
The Vigan local government, with other public and private institutions, conducted rapid assessments of the heritage structures located in the World Heritage site.
Of the 246 buildings, 40 percent are assessed as safe, about 22 percent are for restrictive use, 28 percent need reassessment and just over 9 percent are deemed off-limits.
On the safe ones, a number of these sustained minor damages such as cracks on walls and moldings, notes the International Council on Monuments and Sites-Philippines (Icomos Philippines) survey report.
Source: Restoring Vigan’s heritage buildings after the 2022 quake | Lifestyle.INQ
