Student falls to death

MANILA, Philippines - A 19-year-old student died yesterday afternoon after falling from the 29th floor of a condominium at the corner of Pablo Ocampo Sr. street and Taft Avenue in Malate, Manila.

Leonard Torres, a resident of the condominium, was reportedly with his classmates when he fell just before 2 p.m., Senior Police Officer 1 Ronaldo Gallo said.

Torres landed on the roof of a small building housing one of the Light Rail Transit’s power transformers, according to LRT Authority corporate secretary Hernando Cabrera.

The incident “did not disrupt operations” at the LRT since the roof shielded the transformer, he said.

Police officers are investigating whether Torres fell or jumped to his death. – Aie Balagtas See, Rainier Allan Ronda