Two workers pinned beneath the wreckage were found alive after the nine-storey structure gave way Sunday, hitting a nearby hotel and killing a Malaysian guest.
But the two workers trapped at the site in Angeles, which is north of the capital Manila, died despite rescue efforts.
K9 units join rescuers as they continue search operations at a collapsed building in Angeles city in Pampanga Province, north of Manila, Monday, May 25, 2026. Photo by AP
"The first of the two was pulled out alive, but unfortunately, his body gave out and he did not survive. Doctors could not resuscitate him," regional fire bureau spokeswoman Maria Leah Sajili told AFP.
"The other one suffered a cardiac arrest around 3:00 a.m. (1900 GMT Sunday). Doctors could not attend to him as he was still pinned down," she added.
