President Rodrigo Duterte broke down in tears on Saturday night as he visited families of the victims who were trapped inside a mall in Davao City. Duterte made the visit past 10 p.m. at the New City Commercial Center (NCCC) Mall in Ma-a road, one of the city’s biggest malls. Teresita Gaspan, spokesperson of Davao City Police Office, said the fire started at around 9:30 a.m. on Saturday and continued to raze the building as of Sunday morning. He was accompanied by Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, and Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte. Vice Mayor Duterte posted on his Facebook Page the name of those trapped with zero chance of survival.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 24, 2017 04:01 UTC