Frank Hits Cebu
Frank hit Cebu last Friday. Although it wasn’t as strong as Ruping, it did leave some serious damages 
particularly in the Visayas. MV Princess of the Stars, the largest passenger ship in the Philippines bound for Cebu from Manila, capsized because of the typhoon.
In Cebu, the storm hit Friday night and ‘disappeared’ early Saturday morning. However, strong winds ‘came back’ just after lunch time. The strong winds continued to hit Cebu until Sunday night.
Here are some shots I took last Saturday. It stopped raining but the wind was so strong that a few neighbors had to put some used tires on their roof to keep the sheets in place.
‘Soft trees’ like the Biyatilis and Kalamunggay were the usual casualties.
Of course Pinoys can take advantage of almost all kinds of ‘ugly situations’. My aunt getting some ‘kalamunggay’ to make Utan Binisaya. LOL
Only the wires kept this light in place.
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At the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño, I only saw a couple of foreign visitors. The basilica is usually filled with Koreans on Saturdays. The number of local visitors, however, doubled.
Cebuanos consider the Sto. Niño their protector.
A woman prays to the Niño.
Devotees inside the basilica.
Church facade.
At the candle station.
We continue to pray for the passengers of the capsized ferry who, as of this moment, have not been rescued yet.
Takdol
June 23, 2008 at 1:21 am
Sorry to hear about the capsized ferry. May God will help them.
I hope Frank will leave Visayas for good. Take care, guys!
ianne
June 23, 2008 at 3:57 am
Ley mao raba na na barko amo gisakyan padulong manila katong pag join namu Aliwan…..jujujuju
Alex
June 23, 2008 at 11:45 am
mao ba? kuyawa gud. luoya bitaw sa mga bata sakay sa barko oi. plus 700 pa gyud ang missing.
so sad.
leylander
June 23, 2008 at 1:15 pm
nahhh…….badshot kaayo ko ani adlawa kay ako defend sa amo polsci 6 ning adlawa nya suspend diay ang tanang klase…….bitaw….mala-in ta, kini imong blog bai ako ni girekomenda alang bugtong tambal sa homesickness spara sa tanang OFW…… pero ayaw pud ko saypi ug usa ka duktor kay naka uyon ako amahan ani, ingon siya nga makapa-wala sa mingaw diri sa hong-kong ….daghan daw’ng salamat ingon ako dad….more power.
nyor
June 24, 2008 at 1:39 am
hehehe. salamat pud ninyo nyor!
leylander
June 24, 2008 at 2:02 am
when BBC featured the sunken MV Princes only i saw her bow above water level-it was indeed a very sad and so tragic . .That Sibuyan/Roblon strait is really treacherous-even in good weather the water is never calm, big waves and ship always sways when passing this place.
tikboy
June 24, 2008 at 7:38 am
the sad accident of MV Princess was also featured all over television here in abroad
Luisa USA
June 24, 2008 at 11:46 pm
=(
maria karla loinaz
June 30, 2008 at 5:49 pm
Bitaw, we should go to the Sto Nino for everything…be it for help when in need, or giving thanks for every little thing we take for granted.
erick
July 24, 2008 at 4:09 am