32 Egardo BAUTISTA Arrested II January 1975. He said he was not tortured father knew the arresting officer". He had not been charged.
because, he said, "my
Danilo VIZMANOS the with y nav nes ippi Phil The from ed retir he 47, d Age 4. 197 May 25 sted Arre naval rank of captain. Following his arrest. he was blindfolded and injected with what he described as "truth serum". On one occasion he was threatened with a pistol placed against his head. Ile was held in solitary confinement at 5 CSU from 25 May until 15 de cka Sto IIPC in life , said he , nce erie exp that with son pari com In 4. 197 ust Aug 4 "is not so bad". He said that the arresting team had raided his house and found maps of China d use had he h whic e atur liter r othe and g -tun Tse Mao or ks wor and sia and Rus in writing a thesis while he was studying as a navy captain at The Philippines the of ion gnit reco of n stio que the on was is thes The . ege Coll e ens Def l iona Nat had he r afte c topi al ersi trov con a ame bec it and a, Chin of c ubli Rep s ple' Peo written it. He said he failed to understand his continuing detention, now that The dipged han exc had and a Chin ed gniz reco ally form had ent ernm gov nes ippi Phil lomatic representatives with that country. He had not been charged.
Dante SIMBULAN an, rchm chu n rica Ame ing lead a with ng dini was he n whe 4, 197 e Jun 26 Arrested Reverend Paul F. Wilson, who was then a staff member of the National Council of Churches of The Philippines. He said the nine or 10 people who were at the dinner, including several leaders of the National Council of Churches and several Roman Catholic priests, were also arrested. Most of those arrested have been . nes ippi Phil The from d orte dep e wer on Wils d eren Rev as h suc ers Oth d. release The arresting team were from the National Intelligence Service Authority (NISA), the Central Intelligence Service Authority (CISA) and Metrocom. He said that he was not tortured because the interrogator was a former student of y dem Aca ary Milit the of f staf the of ber mem a was n) bula Sim (Dr he n his whe of the Philippines. Dr Simbulan had graduated from the Military Academy when he was in the army, in which he held the rank of lieutenant colonel. Center in Fort BoniHe was held for six months at the Youth Rehabilitation facio, Quezon City, in conditions of maximum security. He and eight others 8 by 10 meters. He was in were confined in a space measuring approximately his fifth month at IIPC Stockade 4 when interviewed by the delegates. the with d uste disg was he e aus bec y dem Aca ary Milit the left had he said He Cathoway politicians were running the country. He then taught at the Roman lic Ateneo University and at the University of The Philippines. that him told had es oriti auth g inin deta the 4, 197 er emb Dec e sinc that said He he would be released. He believed that General Fidel Ramos, commanding
33 in er offic ary milit ior sen t mos the and y ular stab Con nes ippi Phil The of general charge of his detention, had written a letter about his case. But he believed that the failure to release him after one year as promised was because of objections by the NISA. Regarding his fellow-prisoners in Stockade 4, he said: "Most of the people here have been tortured." He has been offered an appointment at the Australian National University phy oso phil of tor doc his ined obta and ied stud e onc had he re whe a. berr in Can degree. He had not been charged. Romeo ENRIQUEZ Arrested 7 October 1974 by members of the 5th Military Intelligence Group in Angeles City. He was tortured by military men wearing civilian clothes, from 23.00 hours until 02.00 hours. He was struck with a rubber hammer, with a gun butt on his head and with fists, knees and boots. He was stripped naked and hit in the ribs, stomach, thighs and face. After another two hours of torture on the second day, he was taken to Camp Ohms. There he was tortured by members of 5 CSU, including Lieutenant A-- . He was beaten on alternate days for eight consecutive days. Lieutenant A— beat him with an empty bottle on the thighs and arms, until he was black and blue all over. He said: When A beats people he is laughing, shouting. They do not treat us like people. -
I think he is psychotic.
He was held at Camp Olivas for eight days. He was then removed to Camp his kill to ats thre e wer e ther h oug alth ten, bea not was he re whe do inal Agu parents. He was later transferred to the Ipil detention center in Fort Bonifacio, before he was finally moved to IIPC Stockade 4. Mr Enriquez's wife, his sister-in-law, his brother-in-law Winifredo Hilao and Winifredo's wife were also detained. Winifredo Hilao was subjected to extremely brutal torture (see his case below). Mr Enriquez had not been charged. He said he was told by a senior officer did ty hori Aut vice Ser nce llige Inte l iona Nat the e aus bec d ase rele not was he that not wish to release him.
c) Youth Rehabilitation Center (YRC) in Fort Bonifacio, Quezon City As with Stockade 4, YRC is a regular detention center. The prisoners interviewed But ter. cen the to sfer tran r Wei wing follo nt tme trea al brut to ed ject sub were not ed ject sub e wer they re, whe else n atio rrog inte of od peri r thei ng duri , this re befo to such treatment. The case of Reverend Cesar Taguba illustrates the danger to a person whose for ado unic mm inco t kep was who and es oriti auth the by led cea con was st arre 114months. Other prisoners, like Winifredo Hilao, were also subjected to extreme forms of torture. The following prisoners were interviewed and those marked with double asterisks alleged that they were tortured:
