The Wutz Up in the Philippines!

MANILA, Philippines – One of the four missing members of the Philippine delegation to the United Nations in earthquake-hit Haiti has been rescued, a spokesman of the Armed Forces of the Philippines said Thursday.

In an interview, Lieutenant Colonel Romeo Brawner Jr., Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesman, said that at 11:30 a.m. (Manila time), the military received a report that Corporal David Catacutan was rescued by members of the Philippine contingent at the Montana Hotel.

Brawner said that based on initial medical examination, Catacutan sustained bruises but was now recovering at the headquarters of the Philippine peacekeeping mission in Haiti.

Brawner said that the family “has been informed about the rescue last night.”

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A United Nations group has named a prestigious weather award after the late Filipino meteorologist, Dr. Roman Kintanar.

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific/ World Meteorological Organization Typhoon Committee — renamed the “Typhoon Committee Disaster Preparedness Award,” to the “Dr. Roman L. Kintanar Award for Typhoon Related Disaster Mitigation” in recognition of his immense contributions in the field of meteorology,

“Dr. Roman Kintanar has dedicated his life to the improvement of the quality of life in the Asian countries through his contribution to science,” said Olavo Rasquinho of the UN Typhoon Committee Secretariat during the 41st Session of the UN ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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The Philippines has made it to this year’s “Guinness Book of World Records” for having the most number of recorded murders based on United Nations data in 2004, an election year.

Sen. Richard Gordon revealed yesterday the country’s inclusion in the widely published records list and expressed concern that it might further tarnish the country’s image.

Elections in the country are usually characterized by political violence, although there had been relatively few poll-related killings in 2004, at least based on official estimates.

“We should shudder at this world record because it shows that the best legacy our generation will leave behind is our reputation for succeeding at killing people rather than making our country safe,” Gordon said in a statement.

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