Angeles City building collapse death toll climbs to 10

The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Region 3 confirmed on Sunday that the death toll of the collapsed building at Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga has risen to 10.

Officials said the 10th body was found from the rubble at 4:47 p.m. by a search and rescue team. It has yet to be identified.

The remains of the eighth fatality was recovered in the rubble at 2:51 p.m. while the body of the ninth victim was extricated at 3:43 p.m.

In a report of Darlene Cay on Super Radyo dzBB, Angeles City Information Officer Jay Pelayo IV said authorities are still maintaining a count of 14 missing individuals until they have identified the last two remains that they have recovered.

Earlier, the Angeles City Information Office reported to Angeles City Mayor Carmelo “Jon” Lazatin II at 7:50 a.m. after a search and retrieval team recovered the remains of a male victim from the debris, the seventh person confirmed to have died in the incident.

The search and retrieval, and clearing operations of the authority continue a week after the nine-storey structure collapsed on the early morning of May 24. —RF/GMA News