In 2006, two UP Diliman students and an elderly farmer from Hagonoy, Bulacan were forcibly taken, abducted and illegally detained in secret military facilities as a part of a crackdown on activists suspected of supporting the military arm of the Communist Party of the Philippines, the NPA or National People's Army. The three desaparecidos' case would come to highlight a deeply corrupt military system, propped by the government at the time and a wildly obtuse way at looking at left-leaning activists and supporters, leading to brutal crimes and trauma. Listen now to learn about Karen and Sherlyn here at Lagim Podcast. The sources list is here. Support me: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/juzewoba LAGIM is on social media, so make sure to check me out: https://www.instagram.com/lagimpodcast/ https://twitter.com/LagimPod https://facebook.com/lagimpodcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@lagimpodcast Subscribe to LAGIM's YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3rFdWCg Follow, rate and review LAGIM on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3qamBxl https://apple.co/3r3XjzT