MANILA, Philippines – Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported the recovery of the dead body of one of two Filipinas worker who has been trapped inside the collapsed supermarket in Haiti.

Lt. Col. Lope Dagoy, commander of the 10th Philippine Peacekeeping Contingent cited a report regarding DFA’s information that the body of Mary Grace Fabian was pulled out from the rubble of Caribbean Supermarket in Port-au-Prince three weeks after an intensity 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti last Jan. 12.”

Corporal Eric Dedales and Senior Navy Officer I Carlo Dangcalan of
Central National Retrieval team and other crew of the Philippine contingent found Fabian’s body.

Lowel Lalican cited information that it was Fabian’s body because of the uniform, hair and necklace.

Lalican is the husband of Fabian’s co-worker Geraldine Lalican who was also trapped under the rubble of the supermarket and remains unaccounted for.

Rosalyn, Fabian’s sister decided to bury her remains at the National Cemetery in Port – au – Prince.

Nowadays, the Philippine contingent in Haiti keep on monitoring the Caribbean supermarket and is continuing recovery for Lalican.

Philippine Ambassador to Havana MacArthur Corsino led the fifth and last batch of 32 Filipinos repatriated from Haiti that arrived in Manila last Friday.

That brought to 63 the total number of Filipinos that have returned from Haiti after the earthquake.

Repatriation program stands a major role if course of action approved by Philippine Task Force for Recovery, Relief, Assistance and Repatriation in Haiti during their emergency meeting.