Man commits suicide; limestone kills worker

CEBU, Philippines - A 58-year-old man reportedly committed suicide inside his house on F. Llamas Street, Barangay Tisa, Cebu City Wednesday morning.

Nicomedes Del Corro, a resident of the place, was found dead around 9:20 a.m. by his son-in-law, Novel Lapay, hanging inside his room with a bed sheet tied around his neck.

Responding Emergency Rescue Unit Foundation personnel found the victim already unresponsive.

Cebu City Police Office’s Crime Scene Investigation Unit (CSIU), which examined the body, found no external injuries indicating foul play.

Police said the victim has been suffering from depression and cataract which may have drove him to commit suicide.

Meanwhile, a 62-year-old man was killed when limestone, locally known as “anapog,” fell on him in Sitio Pasamanos, Barangay Dawesur, Carmen, Cebu Wednesday afternoon.

Ernesto Usma, of Barangay Guinsay, Danao City who is a limestone miner in Carmen, was killed on the spot after limestone fell on him while he was resting with his coworkers around 3 p.m.

Police said a portion of the mining wall collapsed and hit Usma, who was not able to elude. Usma’s coworkers were able to immediately escape.

SPO2 Simplicio Gibo of Carmen Police Station said that Usma sustained fatal injures to his chest and ribs. – (FREEMAN)