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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1779665591814HJE9tjGbsAAr40Z.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Rescuers at a collapsed building in Angeles City, Pampanga, May 24, 2026. Dennis Datu, ABS-CBN News<br/></span></span></span> MANILA<strong> (UPDATE) </strong>— The death toll rose to four Monday in the collapse of a building under construction in Angeles City, Pampanga, with 17 people still believed missing, authorities said. </div><p>Two workers pinned beneath the wreckage were found alive after the nine-story structure gave way Sunday, hitting a nearby hotel and killing a Malaysian guest.</p><p>But the two workers trapped at the site in Angeles, which is north of the capital Manila, died despite rescue efforts.</p><p>&quot;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,&quot; regional fire bureau spokeswoman Maria Leah Sajili told AFP.</p><p>&quot;The other one suffered a cardiac arrest around 3:00 am. Doctors could not attend to him as he was still pinned down,&quot; she added.</p><div><a class="fr-strong fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/5/24/signs-of-life-detected-rescuers-race-to-save-workers-in-collapsed-angeles-city-building-2231">Signs of life detected, rescuers race to save workers in collapsed Angeles City building</a></div><p>Seventeen other people, mostly construction workers who were sleeping at the building site when disaster struck, remained missing.</p><p>The cause of the collapse is not known.</p><p>Officials said up to 70 people were employed at the construction site, though most had gone home for the weekend.</p><p>Alfredo Albis, 55, told AFP he was asleep at a barracks for workers about five meters from the structure when it gave way.</p><p>&quot;I have two cousins who are still trapped there. They were working here to earn for their families and (they) are missing,&quot; he said, adding &quot;there&#x27;s a possibility that my relatives are dead&quot;.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbfpcentralluzon%2Fposts%2Fpfbid028tNzaV6xxbwW3E1pU1V2kdhcKv4RMDic6RDkmXrDfMv3ke48ffRQyZsnC4NoZs3ql&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="250" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </span></div><p>Sajili, the fire bureau spokeswoman, said that &quot;rescue in (a) building collapse is very challenging since any sudden shift triggered by the movements of our rescuers can cause areas to move and people under can get crushed&quot;.</p><p>Sudden movements &quot;may also bury our responders&quot;, she said, explaining why this phase of the operation had to be done mostly manually.</p><p>Rescuers will now use thermal scanners &quot;to check if there are possible signs of life&quot;, she said.</p><p>If no more survivors are found, mechanical diggers and other heavy equipment will be brought in to clear debris and recover bodies, she said, but gave no timeline.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HrnjV0lBlTg?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The death toll rose to four Monday in the collapse of a building under construction in Angeles City, Pampanga, with 17 people still believed missing, authorities said.</p>

The death toll rose to four Monday in the collapse of a building under construction in Angeles City, Pampanga, with 17 people still believed missing, authorities said.

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Pampanga building collapse toll hits four, 17 missing

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Published May 25, 2026 07:35 AM PHT

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Updated May 26, 2026 12:02 AM PHT

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