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Man dies after jumping off footbridge
The Philippine Star
|February 20, 2025
A man died after jumping off a footbridge in front of the University of Sto. Tomas along España Boulevard in Manila yesterday.
Probers have yet to identify the fatality. Police said a man on a bicycle was passing by when he heard a
This story is from the February 20, 2025 edition of The Philippine Star.
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