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Flores, Ceferino Jr., 44, male, married, has been missing since January 28, 1983. He left Hotel Intercontinental, where he worked as a houseman, on the evening of January 28. It was 10;30 pm the end of his night shift.

To date, Flores Jr. is still considered missing. In February 1983, Blanca, his wife, was approached by Manny Viguella, an employee of Hotel Intercon, who informed her that a certain Arthur Diaz or the Criminal Investigation Service (CIS) told him that they arrested one worker of Intercon during the last week of January at around 10:30-11:00 pm.

Manny Viguella and Arthur Diaz, however, denied having given this information to Blanca after both were investigated by the authorities. The PC CIS also denied arresting Jun or any employee of the hotel Intercon. The Ministry of National Defense likewise stated in a letter the custody of cognizant AFP units.

Blanca also received an anonymous letter from an alleged employee of a PC unit informing her that Jun was being detained under the custody of Camp Crame Constabulary Security Unit (CSU).

Blanca expressed in so many letters to the military that her husband was being detained against his will by military operatives.

Blanca did the rounds of different detention centers, hospitals, morgues and police stations. But her search yielded nothing.

Blanca also went to the press during the last four months since her husband's disappearance, only to announce the unknown whereabouts of her husband, but there was no response from the public.

On May 6, an article in TEMPO came out with the front-page news item saying that "Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile directed the Constabulary authorities yesterday to undertake a thorough investigation of the disappearance of the hotel union leader."

On June 2, 1983, the Supreme Court heard the petition for habeas corpus filed by Mrs. Flores on behalf of Ceferino Flores Jr. Named respondents were Defense Minister Juan P. Enrile, Gen. Fabian Ver and Fidel Ramos, Gen. Antonio Uy, Chief CIS, and Col. Rodolfo Aguinaldo, commanding officer of the CSU.

Respondents, through their counsel, denied arresting or detaining Jun Flores. However, the Supreme Court ordered the respondents to continue the search for Jun, to furnish the court with the list of names of those arrested from January 28-30 and to request the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for assistance in locating Jun.

The petitioner, through her counsel, was given 10 days to answer the respondents' return of the writ.  On May 24, 1983, the respondents filed the return of the writ of habeas corpus to the Supreme Court.

The military authorities denied having detained or arrested Ceferino Flores, Jr.

Flores is the principal breadwinner of a family of six before his abduction. He is also a trade unionist of the National Union of Workers in the Hotel, Restaurant, and Allied Industries (NUWHRAIN).

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