The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announces it imposes fines on the owner and contractor of a nine-story building that collapses in Angeles City, Pampanga on May 24. Acting Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino says that during a Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum, DOLE’s investigation finds Ernest Jackson Lim and Golden Years Construction and Steel Works Corp. liable and orders payment of P11,426,798.50 in fines. The collapse results in 30 deaths, according to the reports. Search, retrieval, and clearing operations are still ongoing, the sources add. The fines are part of DOLE’s enforcement actions following the incident, based on the findings of its investigation into workplace safety and compliance issues tied to the construction and the structure involved in the collapse. The reports do not provide further details on the specific causes of the collapse or the grounds used in the DOLE determination beyond stating that the investigation established liability for the parties named.