This event led to transfer of the town and the church farther away from the volcano to its present site atop an elevated hill facing Balayan Bay.

Ramon del Marco decorated the church, built the convent, and paved the "processional" road with bricks around the atrium of the parochial building.

[3] This church was damaged by a strong earthquake on September 16, 1852, centered near the Taal Volcano, though no volcanic eruption was recorded.

In 2011, upon the assignment of Alfredo Madlangbayan, the basilica underwent another renovation as sections the church interior were repainted to match its original trompe l'oeil ceilings.

The basilica was significantly damaged further by twin earthquakes (magnitudes 5.6 and 6.0) that struck the neighboring towns of Mabini and Taysan that occurred four days later on April 8.

This, along with the Taal Volcano eruption on January 12–22, 2020 covering the basilica in ash, led to a restoration by the NHCP.

[8] A small tower on the left side of the façade contained the large church bell, which in 1942 was destroyed by an earthquake.