FROM: PIA Bohol —
A Filipino peacekeeper trapped in a hotel in Haiti after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean nation last January 12 has been rescued, the Philippine Contingent Commander reported to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Peacekeeping Operations Center before noon Thursday.
10th Philippine Contingent Commander Lieutenant Colonel Lope C. Dagoy said Corporal David F. Catacutan, a member of the Security Element Defense Platoon of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), was rescued at the basement gym of Montana Hotel in Port-au-Prince.
Corporal Catacutan had slight body contusion but is in stable condition. He is now in his detachment at the vicinity of the Montana Hotel. His spouse has been informed of the rescue.
The status of the three other trapped Filipino peacekeepers, however, remains the same. (PIA)