Today we finished listing down the losses we suffered during the bombings and fires of December 27 and 28. The engineer, A. Guevara, had prepared a detailed report on the value of the destroyed buildings. Based on the cost of materials and labor, the total losses were:
Church and Convent of Santo Domingo | ₱1,270,750.00 |
Letran College | 327,215.00 |
Santa Catalina College | 503,300.00 |
Procurator’s Offices | 32,000.00 |
Residential buildings of Letran at Muralla and Anda Streets | 16,800.00 |
University of Santo Tomas | 4,496.00 |
Residential buildings of Santo Tomas at Muralla Street | 13,500.00 |
Lost furniture and equipment: | |
Church and Convent of Santo Domingo | ₱872,753.00 |
University of Santo Tomas | 5,260.00 |
Letran College | 84,000.00 |
The loss of articles of art and objects of historical value will never be recovered. The library and many other things of incalculable value will never be replaced.