Man commits suicide, another shot dead

CEBU, Philippines - A man committed suicide after allegedly feeling guilty that he took for granted his girlfriend’s love.

Jeb Buanghog Jabarro, 24, jobless, was found lifeless hanging inside his room at Lower, Pusok, Lapu-Lapu City, at around 9 AM last May 19.

Niño Mago, Jabarro’s cousin, went upstairs to get his motorcycle keys. He knocked on the door but Jabarro did not answer. Mago opened the door and found Jabarro’s lifeless body hanging inside the room. Mago then called the police for assistance.

Police investigation led by PO3 Lydo Pinos revealed that at around 3AM last May 19, Jabarro called his girlfriend and they talked about her departure.

PO3 Pinos said Jabarro may have been depressed that his negligence of his girlfriend’s love made her choose to leave.

“Paghuman ug text sa iyang uyab ug ‘pahuway na’, ni reply si Jabarro ug, ‘mopahuway na gyud ko. Sorry, imong USB naa nako. Kwa-a lang niya ni. (After his girlfriend sent him a text message telling him to rest, Jabarro replied that he will ‘really rest’. He even apologized and said her USB is with him and told her to just get it),” added PO3 Pinos.

The text message led them to look for the USB and check its contents. There they found Jabarro’s suicidal letter saying how sad and guilty he felt for not loving his girlfriend enough, the way she loved him.

The police also discovered that Jabarro’s family had a history of suicides and that he is the 3rd person among their kin to commit suicide.

Meanwhile, a construction worker was found dead at around 7:35 AM yesterday in Sitio Wangyu, Alaska, Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City.

The victim was identified as Edmar Inocencio San Andres, 29, a native of Mindoro and temporarily residing at SRP.

Police investigation revealed that the victim was found dead lying in an alley of the mentioned place with gunshot wounds on his back, right portion of the chest and right arm.

Earlier, Edmar was reportedly seen running away from the nearby Sitio Lawis of the said barangay.

The victim’s brother and co- worker, Edgar, said the victim left the construction site at around 7:00AM that day.

Follow-up investigation conducted by the Homicide Section of Cebu City Police Office revealed that the person who shot the victim was identified as Allan “Kirig” Barenian, of legal age and a resident of Sitio Lawis. The suspect was no longer found in the area.

The victim’s remains was taken to Heavenly Place Funeral Homes for autopsy.

The police remain clueless on the motive for the killing and is still conducting further investigation on the incident. —Ace Kimberly A. Laviña and Cathlene Lou D. Tacoloy, CNU Interns/MIT (FREEMAN)