2nd fatality confirmed in Angeles City building collapse

SITE SECURED / MAY 24, 2026

Police authorities cordon off the area surrounding a collapsed nine-story building in Barangay Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga, on Sunday, May 24, 2026. While rescue workers have successfully pulled more than 20 individuals from the rubble, search and rescue efforts remain underway during the critical hours following the disaster, with an estimated 30 to 40 people still believed to be trapped.

INQUIRER PHOTO / GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE

ANGELES CITY, Pampanga — Authorities have confirmed a second fatality in the ongoing search, rescue, and retrieval operations at the site of a collapsed nine-story building under construction in Barangay Balibago, as rescuers continue searching for individuals believed trapped beneath the rubble.

In an update released early Monday (May 25), the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said one trapped individual was retrieved from the debris and rushed to a nearby hospital, but was declared dead on arrival.