Remulla to seek DOJ hold departure order vs owner, contractor of collapsed Angeles City building

5 dead in Angeles City building collapse

ANGELES CITY – A fifth body was successfully extricated from the debris of the collapsed building here as search and rescue operations continued early Thursday morning.City officials said that the male victim was carefully pulled out from the rubble at around 7:57 a.m. and was turned over to the City Health Office for Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) procedures.Authorities recovered a cellular phone near the area where the victim was found. …

Remulla to seek DOJ hold departure order vs owner, contractor of collapsed Angeles City building

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Wednesday said he will ask the Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue a hold departure order (HDO) against Ernest Jackson Lim, the owner of the collapsed building in Angeles City, and its contractor, Joel Young.Remulla said Lim and Young have yet to surface or coordinate with authorities as investigation and search, retrieval, and rescue operations continue.“No one is qualified yet to give…