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(From Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Byline: Cristina Arzadon, PDI Northern Luzon Bureau
LAOAG CITY-For the group opposing the restoration of the Laoag Cathedral (St. William's Cathedral), it means robbing the community of its cultural heritage. To the clergy, the restoration means sparing the lives of parishioners from peril.
This, in capsule, is the line dividing the groups generated by the rehabilitation of the cathedral roofing.
Fr. Jacinto Jose, Laoag's parish priest, announced after his homily on July 11 that the groundbreaking for the rehabilitation work would begin on Aug. 1.
The restoration work is expected to be completed in February next year, in time for the feast of St. William the Hermit, Laoag's patron saint.
A survey of the church's roofing done by government engineers showed that at least 75 percent of the wooden braces had decayed through the years.