Family brings home OFW who died in Baguio City Hotel fall

Tabuk City, Kalinga – A wake is being held in Tabuk City, Kalinga for the man who fell from a hotel in Baguio City on January 16.

The 31-year-old victim, identified as an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who was on vacation, sustained serious injuries after falling from the fifth floor of a hotel along Abanao Street. A witness said the man was seen climbing over the balcony and later hanging from the iron railing before allegedly losing his grip and falling.

He landed on the rear portion of a passing taxi along Shanum Street.

Responders immediately rushed him to a hospital, where he was confined at the surgical intensive care unit after sustaining multiple fractures to his hips, legs, and face. Unfortunately, he did not survive his critical injuries and was pronounced dead by his attending physician at 3:04 p.m. on January 17.

The Baguio City government, through the City Social Welfare and Development Office, reached out to the family and closely coordinated with the man’s mother and sister to provide appropriate assistance.

Family members, friends, and acquaintances have extended their sympathies to the grieving family of the victim.