Reinforcement Activity 1

Claims of Marcos in Revolution from Claims of Lacaba in Lying Down in Air

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He ordered the Secretary of National He was awakened by the shouts of
Defense to arrest persons in the list of those authorities. Then, he forced him to lie face
against whom there is evidence of down on the floor, stepped on, kicked in the
commission of crime. It was supported by ribs, and hit in the back of the head with rifle
military organization. butts.

It is time to cut off the infected parts of the Every time his answer was unsatisfactory to
society from active public life before they every question they asked, the tormentors
endanger the entire body politic. and interrogators are hitting him.

This new danger that confronts the Republic He was made to lie down with the back of his
compels us now to do battle all over again head resting on the edge of one steel cot, his
with the same old courage, selflessness, and arms straight at his sides, and his stiffened
dedication that they can draw from our minds, body hanging in the midair. A torture called
our hearts, and our souls. higa sa hangin (lying down in air).

These men who have committed the highest The lieutenant ordered him to close his eyes
form of treachery against our country and and then suddenly he slapped Lacaba’s
would turn traitors to our principles must be closed eyes and nape repeatedly, almost
punished and, he swear, will be punished. rhythmically.

To this, we commit our lives, our name, our

possessions, and most valuable of all, our
honor.

Persons restrained. Whether for revolution, or They went to military hospital, and he got
unlawful acts, would not be controlled to injected with a truth serum, and then
degrading treatment and execution. suddenly he finally lost his consciousness.
He was detained without charges for close to
two years. Halfway through his detention he
experienced a recurrence of the pulmonary
tuberculosis.