The search and rescue operations for workers trapped under a collapsed building in Angeles City, Pampanga has become extremely difficult, Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) officer-in-charge (OIC) Chief Supt. Wilberto Rico Neil Kwan Tiu stated on Monday, May 25. The BFP referred to the incident as...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said it mobilized a 38-man response team to sustain round-the-clock operations following the collapse of a nine-story building under construction in Angeles City, Pampanga, which caused casualties and prompted extensive search and rescue operations. In a statement,...
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...
The Pasig City government on Sunday, May 24, deployed 15 personnel to assist in search and rescue operations following the collapse of an under-construction nine-storey concrete building in Angeles City, Pampanga. It said the personnel were composed of members from its Fire and Rescue Unit and...
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...
Officials of the province of Pampanga have extended assistance to a woman who was allegedly raped by a priest. The victim, accompanied by her family, neighbors, and barangay officials, met and sought assistance from Gov. Lilia Pineda and provincial officials at the provincial capitol in San...
CLARK, Pampanga – Tourists are flocking to Dinosaurs Island, an interactive, animatronic theme park and outdoor museum inside Clarkland at the Clark Freeport Zone here. Designed as an educational adventure for families and students, the park uses life-sized mechanical dinosaurs, sensor-activated...
President Marcos has inspected the newly-completed Pampanga Provincial Hospital–Clark (PPH-Clark), which is expected to serve more than 151,500 employees, business locators, and investors operating within the Clark Freeport Zone. Marcos visited on Thursday, May 14, reaffirming the government’s...
A police officer in Central Luzon is facing dismissal proceedings after he was arrested in an anti-drug operation in Pampanga on Tuesday. In a statement on Wednesday, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said he has ordered the immediate fast-tracking of...
Police have condemned a recent stoning incident on the North Luzon Expressway in San Simon, Pampanga. The Police Regional Office-3 is investigating the incident reported by motorist Ace Valenzuela. Investigation said the object, believed to be a welded steel bar, that hit Valenzuela’s vehicle may...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Hundreds of devotees trooped to this city to witness Maleldo or the reenactment of the crucifixion of Jesus on Good Friday. Ruben Enaje, 65, was nailed to the cross on his 37th year portraying Christ in Barangay San Pedro Cutud. Two other penitents were also...
