Friend identifies man who jumped onto MRT tracks

The man who jumped onto the Metro Rail Transit tracks and died after being hit by a train on Wednesday has been identified.

Pilipino Star Today reports the victim was identified by his housemate, Oliver Villacorta, who said the man who killed himself was a freelance photographer from Kalinga province.

Villacorta reportedly told authorities that his housemate had been going through some personal problems.

Police declined to make the man’s identity public until his family has been notified of what happened.




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