A MALACANANG official said the Philippines would make representation to Guiness Book of World Records after the Philippines had been cited as having the highest number of killings in 2004.

Deputy Presidential spokesperson Lorelei Fajardo said if the report was true, “this is not good news for us.”

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Fajardo said they would check the veracity of the report, citing it could have been based on an old data.

She said the Philippines intends to clear its name.

“We should clarify that in terms of who are accounted for as far as the killings are concerned, military operations and police operations. I think a lot of this has been said already in the past, those that have been punished already, the convicted and ongoing investigations, and I think it also includes the killings committed by the rebels. So we have to verify this,” she said.

“We will be making representation with Guinness organization so we can also clear the name of the country. As of now, we are checking details of Guinness (Book of) World Records,” she added.

Senator Richard Gordon called the attention of the government after having made it to the 2009 “Guinness Book of World Records” for having the most number of recorded murders.

The Guinness record was based on a United Nations data in 2004, an election year, which placed recorded killings in the Philippines at 3,515.

The Philippines in the previous years had been vying for several categories in a bid to be included in the world records, which includes the longest pastillas, largest number of people brushing teeth, longest barbecue, and the longest longganiza among others. (JMR/Sunnex)