Manila: JM Canlas, a young Filipino showbiz personality and up-and-coming Netflix dubbing artist, passed away at the age of 17, local media reported.

JM is the youngest brother of actors Elijah and Jerom Canlas. His brother Jerom, in a social media post, confirmed that JM passed away on Thursday.

In a Facebook post, his brother Jerom Canlas stated, "It is with the heaviest heart and deep sorrow that our family announces the death of our bunso [youngest brother], Jamile Matthew Madiclum Canlas, earlier this morning. He was 17."

The statement, however, did not reveal the cause of death.

The wake for JM was held at St. Peter Chapel on Quezon Avenue, Quezon City, a Manila suburb, according to the famlily.