European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday july 31, 1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 3 hotel Cook found alive 14 Days after quake Matt a film a _. _ b the stars and stripes Manila Philippines apr a 27 year old Cook and fitness instructor was pulled monday from the ruins of a hotel that collapsed 14 Days ago in an earthquake. He is among the longest survivors of a quake on record. Pedrito Day was rescued about 3 45 . From the wreckage of the Hyatt hotel in Baguio a Mountain resort 130 Miles to the North. He was the third person found alive at the Hyatt since Friday when a Man and a woman were rescued. By was flown to Manila where doctors said he was suffering from dehydration and Low blood sugar. Or. Raul to Rena said by survived because he was athletic and suffered no serious injuries in the july 16 quake. Quot i drank my urine sometimes drops of Rainwater a by said when he arrived in Manila. A i caught water with my Mouth and scooped urine with the Palm of my hand. For 13 Days i was telling myself i would die. And then i cried for by whose eyes appeared glazed and whose face showed Little emotion said he became so despondent that he tried to commit suicide by banging his head against the debris. In a voice barely audible by said a i prayed constantly to the Virgin Mary and gave my life up to the lord. Then i Wasny to scared Morena said by was disoriented because of Low blood sugar but that he was responding to treatment. He was examined at Manila a Makati medical Center. By said he was among 12 people trapped in the basement of the hotel Wing used to House employees but All the others had died. More than 50 people including 12 americans of filipino origin Are stiff believed buried beneath the Hyatt. The july 16 earthquake measured 7.7 on the Richter scale. It left at least 1,653 people dead 1,000 missing and presumed dead 3,000 seriously injured and 110,000 homeless. Foreign Rescue teams in Baguio abandoned the search for More survivors More than a week ago because they said sensor instruments indicated there were no More people alive in the ruins of eight hotels that collapsed in the quake. But filipino Crews Many of them miners and other volunteers continued the search. There was renewed optimism after two survivors were pulled from the rubble of the Hyatt on Friday where they had been trapped for 11 Days. The two a Luisa Mallorca 20, and Amel Calabia 26 a were reported in Ood condition and were flown sunday rom Baguio to Manila for medical treatment. Experts say it was unlikely that anyone Pedrito by Shields his face from the philippine Sun after being pulled monday from the ruins of the Hyatt hotel in Baguio. A could survive buried under rubble for More than about a week without food and water. Baguio which is about a mile above sea level has been experiencing unusually heavy Rains in recent Days which cooled the area and apparently provided enough water to sustain survivors. When a powerful earthquake struck san Francisco on oct. 21, 1989, rescuers pulled an Oakland Longshoreman Buck Helm from his car 89 hours afterwards. He died 28 Days after his Rescue. The most celebrated survivors of a Mexico City earthquake in september 1985 were the a Miracle babies found in the rubble of two maternity hospitals. The newborns survived periods of entombment of up to nine Days. By said he had finished his shift As a hotel Cook and had gone to the basement to work out in the gym with fellow pm Joy yes. The Force of the tremor hurled him against an exercise Cushion hanging against a Wall which collapsed on him. The Cushion shielded him from falling debris he said. By said he found a Metal tube in the rubble which he used to tap out distress Calls. Before they left British investigators said they heard tapping sounds from the basement. But the tapping ceased and they abandoned the search because they thought the victim had died. It was unclear whether someone else was also tapping signals. Ltd said he was aware of the passage of time because a clock in the gym was undamaged and continued to strike daily at noon and Midnight. Officials said dyes wife and son were in la Union province which suffered extensive damage in the quake it was not known whether they would be brought to Manila. Amnesty reported granted to Trinidad rebels port of Spain Trinidad up a the government and moslem rebels struck a Deal monday granting amnesty to the insurgents and envisioning the release of prime minister Arthur Robinson news reports said. The Deal was announced after Trinidad and Tobago government troops earlier monday attacked the state television station while the Leader of the moslem coup attempt was believed inside leaving the building in flames. V heavy gunfire also erupted near it he parliament building where the rebels had been holding Robinson and other officials hostage a isl free the coup attempt began Friday. A Trinidad and Tobago defense Force says an agreement granting Muslim rebels an amnesty has been reached and that the hostages including prime minister a . Robinson will be released shortly a Caribbean news Agency or Cana reported in a dispatch. The report could not be independently confirmed but Cana quoted Trinidad army spokesman Ralph Brown As saying an agreement was reached Early monday afternoon. Pat Bynoe a senior reporter for Barbados based Caribbean broadcasting corp., said in a Telephone interview that her organization had also Learned an agreement had been reached but that details were not available. Cana quoted Brown As saying the agreement Calls for the army to escort Yasin Abu Bakr a the Leader of the 300-Strong libyan backed Jamal Al Muslime group that staged he coup attempt Friday evening from the state television station to his commune in Trinidad a Northwest. After Bakr is Safe at his commune the army is to o to parliament to free Robinson and the other stages Brown was quoted As saying. The government had imposed a 24-hour curfew on parts of the capital of port of Spain As negotiations to free Robinson and at least 19 Cabinet officials and legislators appeared to break off monday morning Bynoe said the Trinidad and Tobago government had earlier requested troops from Jamaica and Barbados to help suppress the revolt. A High . Administration official in Washington said Jamaica a like Trinidad and Tobago a former British Colony a had sent troops to Barbados a Caribbean Island Northeast of Trinidad apparently placing them in position to intervene if needed. The official said Jamaica did not consult with the government on its decision. Residents of port of Spain said before the agreement was announced that Loyal troops had attacked the state run television station which was being held by the moslem rebels. The station was ablaze and a thick Gray smoke was rising from the building residents said. Abu was believed to have been inside the building at the time of the attack. At the parliament building where Robinson was being held gunfire was heard and some recons said troops surrounding the building were shooting at rebels inside. One report said unspecified Quot foreign troops were involved in the attack but the report could not immediately be verified a local radio quoted Hospital reports As saying 300 people were killed or injured in the coup attempt or in widespread looting and noting that wracked the capital of the two Island Caribbean nation Over the weekend
