The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said the remains of Philippine Navy Petty Officer Pearlie Panangui was among those recovered from the collapsed Christopher Hotel, which was being used as headquarters of the UN Stabilization Mission in the city of Port-au-Prince.
The recovery of the female peacekeeper's body brought the confirmed Filipino fatalities in Haiti to 2.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) earlier said in a statement that the body of Jerome Yap, a United Nations staff member serving with the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti, was recovered 6:15 p.m. Monday (Manila time).
"Mr. Yap's remains were recovered by search and rescue teams amidst the rubble of the Minustah headquarters [in the city of Port-au-Prince] several hours after the bodies of the special representatives of the secretary general Hedi Annabi and several others were pulled out of the ruins," the DFA said in a statement.
It said Yap, a native of Pampanga province, served as an executive assistant to Luis Carlos de la Costa, deputy special representative of Annabi.
The DFA said the Philippine mission has already relayed the sad news to his family in New York and in Pampanga.
The news about the recovery of Yap's body was conveyed by Lt. Col. Lope Dagoy, commander of the 10th Philippine Peacekeeping Contingent, which has been actively participating in search and retrieval operations in the calamity-stricken country.
Meanwhile, 2 Filipinos have been rescued from under the collapsed UN Stabilization Mission headquarters and the Caribbean Supermarket.
Four more, including 2 Filipino peacekeepers and 2 overseas Filipino workers, have been reported missing.
The 2 peacekeepers -- Army Sergeant Eustacio Bermudez, Air Force Sergeant Janice Arocena -- are believed trapped at the collapsed UN headquarters.
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