Rappler's latest stories on Kentex Manufacturing Corporation
Ombudsman files raps vs Mayor Gatchalian, 7 others over Kentex fire
They face multiple counts of violation of the anti graft act and for reckless imprudence for issuing business permits to Kentex
Families of Kentex fire victims: 'We will not drop claims'
While 57 families have already dropped their claims against the footwear factory some continue to reject the P151 200 settlement offer
73 out of 74 Kentex fire victims identified – PNP
Two more victims were found at the site of the fire hit Kentex Manufacturing Corporation bringing the total death toll to 74
Valenzuela fire: 63 bodies identified
Of the 72 victims killed in the industrial fire that hit a Valenzuela City footwear factory last month 9 remain unidentified
Valenzuela shuts down businesses with no fire safety certificate
Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian also orders other business establishments to present their valid FSICs within 7 days from receipt of the directive
Review of Fire Code sought after deadly Valenzuela blaze
Senator Cynthia Villar who filed a resolution seeking the review says the Kentex tragedy shows that people have not learned from the Ozone Disco fire that killed 162 people in 1996
Valenzuela fire: Relatives identify victims' belongings
Families of the 72 workers killed in last week s factory fire help identify the personal items left at the accident site as investigators continue the DNA testing
Arroyo house arrest, Colombia landslide, Ronda Rousey | 6PM wRap
Watch the full rundown of today s top stories on Rappler s newscast The wRap
Valenzuela defends issuance of business permit to Kentex
The Bureau of Fire Protection never sent word that the factory did not comply with safety standards after the city government issued a provisional business permit
Valenzuela factory welders weren't Kentex employees
Rappler obtains the initial report on the police probe It quotes a survivor: there were no fire exits on the 2nd floor where employees were trapped and killed
Kentex offers fire victims 'negligible' compensation
Valenzuela Mayor Rex Gatchalian says the owner of the factory where at least 72 died in a fire is victimizing the workers twice over
Valenzuela fire victims buried, DNA tests continue
Of the 72 bodies pulled out from the Kentex Manufacturing factory 36 are female while 28 are male Five remain unidentified
Mourning in Valenzuela over horrific factory fire
Tearful relatives begin the heartbreaking task of helping investigators identify the remains of their loved ones killed in the blaze that hit a footwear factory in Valenzuela City
Gov’t to probe ‘pakyawan’ system in Valenzuela factory
Workers hired by Kentex Manufacturing Corporation for short time projects including some of the 72 who died in the fire have no records in the company
