Social and political criticisms
From Inquirer News | October 16, 2013
The earthquake yesterday in Bohol was the strongest in Visayas for the last 23 years and had the power of 32 A bombs dropped in Hiroshima Japan in l945. The A bomb dropped there had the power of 20,000 tons of TNT . The earthquake destroyed centuries old churches, even modern buildings, disrupted power (no electricity but the wireless telecom held on) and destroyed roads.
Philvolcs said that the earthquake was due to movement of East Bohol fault (First time I heard about this; guys be careful of the very tall buildings you put up because there is the Marikina fault. When it moves after decades, we could just imagine the damages and number of fatalities)
The fatalities were few since offices and schools were closed being a holiday for Muslim holiday Eid al Adha. Otherwise, there would have been more fatalities.
