GOVERNMENT AID
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts, National Historical Commission of the Philippines, and the National Museum have expressed their commitment to rehabilitate the ten heritage churches damaged by the quake. Many of the churches destroyed are iconic and are historical landmarks.
"The greatest accomplishment is not in never failing, but in rising again after you fall." - Vince Lombardi
The Armed Forces of the Philippines coordinated with local governments and provincial disaster management units for updates on the situation and for damage assessments.
As a post-earthquake effect, several local businesses and tourist resorts had a very difficult time in the months after the earthquake, caused by fear from tourists that such event might occur again. After a year, positive signs of recovery thrived for Bohol Island amid rehabilitation efforts.
INTERNATIONAL AID
The Spanish government sent messages of sympathy and solidarity to the Philippine government.
Japan delivered emergency relief goods (150 tents and 485 plastic sheets) worth approximately $383,000 for the victims, and later decided to extend additional assistance of $3.5 million through the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The government of Taiwan has provided funds worth $100,000.
Malaysia donated RM100,000 for the children affected by the disaster.
The United States, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), donated $50,000 worth of non-food relief items and 6,000 hygiene kits.
The South Korea government donated $300,000 of funds to help rehabilitate the provinces of Bohol and Cebu.
The German government also pledged ₱13.7 million and will be coursed through German humanitarian organization Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe.
The Australian Government will provide of ₱124 million funds to the quake hit areas for humanitarian needs. ₱44 million will be funded for family survival kits containing sleeping mats, mosquito nets and water containers direct from the Philippine Red Cross, rice direct from the World Food Programme, and kits for women direct from United Nations Population Fund.[60]