The Angeles City government on Monday night stopped search and rescue operations after no more signs of life were detected in the collapsed nine-story building. Four people were killed, 26 were rescued alive, and 17 are still missing in the tragedy. Authorities will go on retrieval operations...
If the deadly building collapse in Angeles City, Pampanga over the weekend highlighted anything, it 's the need for the immediate passage of the proposed new Philippine Building Act (PBA). Thus, said Surigao del Sur 1st district Rep. Romeo Momo Sr., chairman of the House Committee on Public...
ANGELES CITY (AP) – Rescuers pulled out three people Monday from an immense pile of rubble that was all that remained of a nine-story hotel which collapsed while under construction here, bringing the death toll to four with 17 others still missing, officials said. Two of the men were dead, while...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) K9 rescue teams joined the search for missing construction workers after a nine-story building that was under construction collapsed in Angeles City, Pampanga, an official said on Monday, May 25. PCG spokesperson Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said the Coast Guard K9 teams...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (Department of Social Welfare and Development) has provided initial relief assistance to families affected by the collapse of an under-construction building in Barangay Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga on Sunday, May 24. A total of 34 affected...
A massive search and rescue operation continued Monday for victims of a collapsed nine-story building in Barangay Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga. Three people were killed, 17 missing, and dozens were injured. Police said 47 individuals were affected by the incident as of 7:40 a.m....
The Philippine National Police (PNP) wants to find answers on why that building in Angeles City collapsed “in the interest of truth and accountability” but for now, Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said the main focus is to save as many lives. Nartatez said they deployed a sufficient number...
The Muntinlupa K9 Search and Rescue (SAR) team was dispatched to assist in search and rescue operations after a nine-story building under construction collapsed in Barangay Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga, on May 24. According to the Angeles City Public Information Office, the Angeles City...
ANGELES CITY (AP) — A nine-story building under construction here collapsed before dawn on Sunday, leaving at least one Malaysian tourist dead and at least 21 mostly workers trapped in the rubble, officials said. Two were located alive but could not be immediately extricated. At least 24 workers...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Sunday, May 24, said it has been coordinating with local disaster officials as rescuers raced to locate dozens of workers feared trapped beneath a collapsed nine-story building under construction in Angeles City, Pampanga. OCD deputy spokesperson Diego Mariano...
A nine-storey building under construction in Angeles City, Pampanga collapsed early Sunday morning, May 24, with 22 workers managing to get out while others remain missing, police said. The building collapsed before dawn during a thunderstorm. Police Regional Office-3 chief Police Brig. Gen. Jess...
Some P7.1-million worth of allegedly substandard computers were seized during a raid in a warehouse in Angeles City, Pampanga, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said Thursday. In a statement, the CIDG said two employees of the warehouse were arrested for selling and storing...
