A teenage boy jumped to his death off the third level of SM Southmall in Las Pinas City Thursday afternoon in an apparent suicide.
Security officers said the 17-year-old male, whose identity was temporarily withheld, was a resident of Metrocor Homes-B in Las Piñas City.
The teenage boy was brought to a hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.
As of posting, police authorities are still investigating the incident.
Mall tragedies
The incident has now got people wondering if there's enough security personnel in SM malls to prevent another tragedy from happening again.
In September 20, 2011 in SM Pampanga, a 13-year-old boy committed suicide by shooting himself in the head after killing his 16-year-old lover.
Earlier in September 14 of the same year, a former SM employee, Shiela Macapugay shot and killed her husband, Abel, who worked as a sales clerk at the Homeworld store in SM North Edsa after he allegedly left her for another woman.
A security guard who tried to stop Macapugay from committing suicide was also killed.
Last July 29, 2011, a security guard was killed in a shootout with Games and Amusement Board employee inside the restroom of SM Delgado Mall in Iloilo City.
SM Super Malls is the biggest mall chain in the Philippines owned by Henry Sy, one of the richest men in Asia.