Man apparently with `love problem´ commits suicide at LRT

The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) confirmed reports that a 35-year-old man instantly died after jumping off a station of LRT line 2 in Quezon City last Saturday, February 26, 2011, a news article from Manila Bulletin reposted via Yahoo! News said.

LRTA certain Elino Sordilla, Jr., resident of Cembo, Makati City had “committed suicide when he jumped off the overhead LRT 2 Betty Go Belmonte station and landed on a construction site along Aurora Boulevard” the report revealed, based on the blotter records at QCPD.

Sordilla, the report said, was immediately brought to San Juan Medical Center after the incident took place at about 3:30 p.m. He was declared dead on arrival by 5:30 p.m. His remains were brought to St. Mark Memorial Chapel in Sampaloc, Manila.

It was disclosed that police found a breakup letter in the victim's possession but further investigations are being conducted to determine his motive for committing suicide.