Malaysian citizen dies in Philippine building collapse

24 May 2026 • 9:25 PM MYT
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A Malaysian citizen trapped in an apartment hotel near a collapsed building in Angeles City, Philippines, has been confirmed dead.

MANILA: A Malaysian citizen who was trapped in an apartment hotel next to a collapsed building in Angeles City, Pampanga, in the northern Philippines, has died, according to local media on Sunday, reported Xinhua.

Twenty-six people have been rescued after a nine-storey building under construction collapsed early Sunday in Angeles City.

Twenty-four people were pulled from the collapsed structure, while two others were rescued from the nearby apartment hotel struck by the incident.

(Bernama-Xinhua)