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BFP-Central Luzon firefighters retrieve a body from a collapsed nine-story building under construction in Angeles City late Monday night, June 1, 2026. BFP Central Luzon

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ANGELES, PAMPANGA BUILDING COLLAPSE

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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/178038205008520260601-balibago-angeles-building-collapse-BFP (1).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">BFP-Central Luzon firefighters retrieve a body from a collapsed nine-story building under construction in Angeles City late Monday night, June 1, 2026. BFP Central Luzon </span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Three more bodies were pulled Tuesday afternoon from the debris of a building that collapsed in Pampanga, raising the tragedy’s death toll to 20, rescuers said. </p><p>Angeles City Public Information Officer Jay Pelayo said the latest fatalities included a young girl, a man, and a woman. </p><p>The nine-story condominium project collapsed onto a nearby hotel in Angeles City early on May 14.</p><p>Most of the victims were construction workers who were sleeping at the site at the time. Officials said up to 70 people were employed at the construction site, although most had gone home for the weekend.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/6/1/search-teams-inch-closer-to-septic-tank-turned-barracks-in-collapsed-pampanga-building-1258">Search teams inch closer to septic tank-turned-barracks in collapsed Pampanga building </a></div><p>The cause of the collapse is not yet known, but regulators had been monitoring the project.</p><p>Labor department inspectors shut the site down briefly in September 2024 over occupational safety standards violations, regional labor department official Geraldine Panlilio previously said. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/6/2/building-owner-contractor-offer-settlement-to-victims-kin-in-pampanga-building-collapse-1215">Owner, contractor offer settlement for Pampanga building collapse </a></div><p>Its workers &quot;lacked safety gear&quot; such as hard hats, boots, safety belts and lifelines, and worked under poor lighting and with no visible safety signage, she told DZMM.</p><p>Construction resumed a month after the shutdown when the contractor complied with safety requirements, Panlilio said. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/6/1/dole-focused-on-occupational-health-safety-compliance-after-angeles-building-collapse-1751">DOLE focused on occupational health, safety compliance after Angeles building collapse </a></div><div><strong>— With a report from Agence France-Presse </strong></div><div><strong><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/MzPfW-4KUp8?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/WVfJsm1E_Dg?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Three more bodies were pulled Tuesday afternoon from the debris of a building that collapsed in Pampanga, raising the tragedy’s death toll to 20, rescuers said.</p>

Three more bodies were pulled Tuesday afternoon from the debris of a building that collapsed in Pampanga, raising the tragedy’s death toll to 20, rescuers said.

Death toll hits 20 in Pampanga building collapse

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Death toll hits 20 in Pampanga building collapse

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Published June 02, 2026 02:36 PM PHT

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Updated June 02, 2026 02:37 PM PHT

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