CEBU CITY -- A 46-year-old woman was killed after an old limestone mining pit collapsed in Barangay Sabang, Danao City, northern Cebu. The fatality was identified as Mejame Iway Papaya. Rescuers retrieve the body of a 46-year-old woman who was killed after a mine pit collapsed in Barangay Sabang,...
LUCKNOW, India -- At least three people were killed and dozens were feared trapped after a four-storey building collapsed in India, officials said late Tuesday. The state's deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak said three people had been killed in the accident in the northern city of Lucknow in...
Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval lauded on Monday, Dec. 5, the city rescuers and volunteers for successfully saving a woman who was trapped inside a four-story residential building that collapsed in Barangay Longos on Sunday, Dec. 4. The mayor thanked those who responded to the incident which...
PASIL, Kalinga – A 35-year-old miner died after the cave he was mining collapsed in Sitio Magadgad, Barangay Galdang, Pasil, Kalinga on Sunday, Dec. 4. The Pasil Municipal Police Station identified the victim as Milnar Wa-il Bag-ayan, 35, single, a resident of Barangay Galdang, Pasil. Police said...
A woman was trapped under some fallen debris from a four-storey residential building on Orchid Street, Barangay Longos, Malabon City that collapsed on Sunday morning, Dec. 4. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) identified the victim as Ronalyn Tombukon, 22. She was sucessfully rescued by members of...
CEBU CITY – A house was buried and three others were damaged when a pile of limestone collapsed on Wednesday, Oct. 26, in Barangay Banilad here. Barangay Banilad Captain Dennes Tabar said the incident happened at around 9 a.m. while Metro Cebu was experiencing heavy rain. The incident affected at...
ILOILO CITY – A bridge connecting Hamtic and Sibalom in Antique collapsed after a truck loaded with sand and gravel crossed early Monday morning, Sept. 26. THE Buhang-Egaña Bridge that connects Hamtic and Sibalom in Antique collapsed on Monday, Sept. 26. (Toto Magbanua) One of the approaches of...
Governor Jonvic Remulla ordered the Provincial Engineering Office to prioritize the accounting and dismantling of all condemned structures in Cavite. In a Facebook post on Monday, Aug. 1, Remulla said the order will be relayed to all municipal and city engineers. The governor's order came after...
DASMARIÑAS CITY, Cavite – Authorities found Thursday, July 28, the last missing victim in the collapse of a suspended steel bridge in Sitio Talisayan, Barangay Sampaloc IV on Tuesday evening, July 26. Barangay Information Officer April Rose Movido told the Manila Bulletin that the...
DASMARIÑAS CITY, Cavite – The number of fatalities from the collapse of a suspended steel bridge in Sitio Talisayan, Barangay Sampaloc IV on Tuesday evening, July 26, has risen to seven. Barangay Information Officer April Rose Movido confirmed with the Manila Bulletin the latest death...
DASMARIÑAS CITY, Cavite – One person died, three were hurt, while seven remain missing after a suspended steel bridge in Sitio Talisayan, Barangay Sampaloc IV collapsed Tuesday night, July 26. Barangay Information Officer April Rose Movido told the Manila Bulletin that as of 8:00 a.m. on...
ITOGON, Benguet – Three miners were rescued from a tunnel that collapsed in Sitio Pukis, Barangay Ampucao here Friday, July 22. The Itogon Municipal Police Station identified the survivors as Benedict Palen Abuan, 44, married, private miner; Frederick Palen Abuan, 35, also a private miner,...