AT least 37 people were reported missing and feared dead in the fire that hit the New City Commercial Center (NCCC) mall in President Rodrigo Duterte’s home city of Davao on Saturday night. “Our thoughts and prayers to the families and friends of the 37 missing persons of NCCC fire in Davao City yesterday [Saturday],” Roque said. Duterte wept as he told anxious relatives that chances of anyone surviving the blaze was “zero,” according to Agence France-Presse (AFP), quoting witnesses. Based on the report from the City of Government of Davao, the 37 missing persons were:1. Firemen found one body as the blaze was brought under control Sunday, Davao Mayor Sara Duterte, the President’s daughter, told reporters.

Source: Manila Times December 24, 2017 16:30 UTC