A fireman allegedly took his own life by hanging himself at the garage of his house in Barangay Ilayang Palina, Liliw, Laguna Friday.
A report from the Police Regional Office 4-A (PRO 4-A) said Senior Fire Officer 4 Richard Torres was declared dead on arrival at the Nagcarlan District Hospital.
Police said the victim was found by his wife hanging with a rope looped around his neck from the brace of their garage at around 8:30 a.m.
The wife also found her husband’s suicide note which reads: "Cremate no Burol libing nyo ako agad sorry nay."
Police said the woman believed that her husband suffered depression.