Death toll in Pampanga building collapse now at 12 - BFP Central Luzon

Authorities on early Monday morning recovered the 12th fatality from a collapsed building in Angeles City, Pampanga amid ongoing search and retrieval operations.

The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Central Luzon reported that the victim was extricated from the rubble in Barangay Balibago at 4:12 a.m. of June 1, hours after the victim was initially located at 10:46 p.m. Sunday.

“The operation required extensive debris removal and access creation using pry bars, sledge hammers, jack hammers, and acetylene cutting equipment. These tools enabled responders to break through concrete, cut steel obstructions, and safely reach the casualty’s location within the collapse site,” the BFP Central Luzon said in a Facebook post.

Personnel from the Angeles City Health Office also conducted disinfection procedures throughout the operation to help protect responders working in the area.

“Search and retrieval efforts continue at the collapse site as responders press on with the ongoing operation,” the BFP Central Luzon added.

As of posting time, 27 out of the 47 victims of the building collapse were rescued while eight victims remain missing.

From Sunday morning to evening, authorities recovered the bodies of the seventh to eleventh victims of the tragedy that struck on May 24, 2026. — JMA, GMA News