Man ‘pleads to die;’ found in Ilocos deepwell

By Mar T. Supnad

STO. DOMINGO, Ilocos Sur-A farmer drowned Tuesday on a deep well after asking “permission to die” here in Barangay Parada.

Police identified the victim as Juan Tubon y Jaramillo, 59, of said barangay.

Prior to this, police said the said person was reported missing by his wife Paustina Tubon after he left their house night of May 24.

But before leaving their house, the victim said in Ilocano dialect "Palubusan dakun" (let me go).

His family later searched for him and found his body floating in a deep well at a rice field.

Police said the victim was mentally disturbed. Last week of April, he reportedly attempted to commit suicide by drowning himself in a deepwell but he was rescued.

Victim was declared dead by Dr. Guzman of RHU Sto. Domingo, where he was rushed.