Responders conduct retrieval operations at the site of the collapsed nine-story building in Barangay Balibago, Angeles City, on May 31, 2026 where three more bodies were recovered from beneath the rubble, raising the death toll to nine. (Photo courtesy of BFP)
ANGELES CITY — The death toll from the collapse of a nine-story building in Barangay Balibago rose to nine on Sunday afternoon, May 31, after rescuers recovered two more bodies from beneath the rubble.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the eighth victim was extricated at 2:51 p.m. While operations were ongoing, responders discovered another body nearby. The ninth victim was recovered at 3:43 p.m.
Authorities said no identifying belongings or visual markers were found with the latest victims that could immediately establish their identities.
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