ANGELES CITY, PAMPANGA, Philippines — Inside the unstable debris field of the collapsed nine-story building at Barangay Balibago here, the recovery of the fifth fatality on Thursday highlighted

Rescuers, using life locator equipment, determine there are no longer signs of life beneath the rubble. The focus shifts to recovery of remains.

Police cordon off the area surrounding a collapsed nine-story building in Barangay Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga, on Sunday, May 24, 2026. Rescue workers have pulled more than…