After traveling for an hour and a half, they were taken to a house made of old tiles and concrete walls. Lacno was brought to a room together with Calubid and Beloy where, the witness said, they were tortured and interrogated.

Palma, on the other hand, was brought to a separate room. Lacno said he could only hear Palma say, “Sir, tama na, masakit na ang dibdib ko” (Sir, please stop, my chest is already in pain). Lacno said he could sense Palma being molested.

Brought to another house, Lacno said he was again interrogated and beaten up until he was forced to admit he was an “NPA guerrilla.” It was only then that his abductors stopped hitting him.

Escape

Both Lacno and Calubid were then forced back to the vehicle. The vehicle stopped at a place where Lacno said he could hear the splash of a creek nearby. Sensing that they were going to be killed, he wriggled free from the rope that bound his feet and from his handcuffs.

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