“Search teams, assisted by K9 dogs, continued to comb through the debris after overnight thermal scans detected heartbeats and breathing beneath the collapsed structure.”

“One of the two victims that were retrieved earlier had a pulse, but later died, Maria Leah Sajili, information officer at the regional Bureau of Fire Protection, said”

“another suffered cardiac arrest while still trapped under the rubble”

“Planning records showed the building that collapsed was intended as a nine-storey condo-hotel under the approved permit, but a swimming pool was being constructed on an additional 10th floor, authorities said.”

“Geraldine Panlilio, regional director of the Department of Labour and Employment, told DZMM radio the agency issued a work stoppage order in September 2025 to halt the building construction after inspectors found multiple violations of occupational health and safety standards.”