Rescue ops end at collapsed Angeles building

ANGELES CITY, PAMPANGA, Philippines — Emergency crews officially shifted from rescue to retrieval operations on Tuesday at the collapsed nine-story building in Barangay Balibago here, but the families of those still missing refused to leave the site, holding on to hope.

For 30-year-old Bernadette Arogante, the agonizing wait has stretched into sleepless nights.

Since Sunday ...