A 30-minute fire killed five people before dawn Friday in Las Piñas City.
The fatalities were identified as Rommel Barro, his wife Pia, their one year-old child, Rowena Rebadolla and a woman identified only as "Miriam."
The couple and their child were locked in an embrace when found by authorities on the second floor of their house.
Authorities said the victims were charred beyond recognition.
The blaze reportedly broke out around 1 a.m. on the second floor of the two-story house along Balikatan Street in Barangay CAA.
The victims were trapped on the second floor of their burning house because of the thick smoke.
Arson probers said the fire that started in the kitchen was due to a faulty electrical wiring.
The fire that reached the first alarm before it was put out.