CALANASAN, Apayao – A rare Luzon bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba luzonica) dove was released back into the wild on Thursday after it was rescued in Barangay Ferdinand here. The Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) said that during an exploration activity in Mount Malingudo, the...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Wednesday, May 27, ordered rescuers to continue search and rescue (SAR) operations at the collapsed building site in Angeles City, Pampanga, reversing an earlier shift to retrieval operations announced by disaster...
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...
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 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 Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) sent personnel and resources to assist in the search and rescue efforts for construction workers who were believed to have been trapped under the building that collapsed in Angeles City, Pampanga. MMDA General Manager Don Artes said the search...
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...
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has sent rescue teams and equipment to assist in the operation to save as many trapped workers in the building that collapsed in Angeles City, Pampanga on Sunday morning, May 24 . BFP officer-in-charge (OIC) Chief Supt. Wilberto Rico Neil A. Kwan Tiu personally...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 17-year-old male fishing boat crew was rescued after falling overboard near Baluk Baluk Island in Hadji Muhtamad, Basilan province on Wednesday, May 20. MBCA Love Heart was on its way to Tawi-Tawi from Pagadian City on Tuesday, May 19, when the victim, France Gemina, reportedly...
