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On May 11, 1988

Tondo 
On May 11, 1988, before 11:00 in the evening, Gerardo Fernandez was taking a rest while his wife, Elizabeth, was cleaning their kitchen when a group of armed plainclothes men arrived at their house at 22:30 M.F. Rey Vitas, Tondo, Manila, is looking for a certain "Tatang" (Ilocano term for father). The armed group arrived with several vehicles, including a Ford Fierra belonging to Police Precinct 1 of North Bay.

When the Fernandez couple said that they didn't know of a certain "Tatang," the armed group got mad and cocked their caliber pistol at him, then ordered the victim to lie flat facing the floor. Another stepped hard on his back while another kicked him on the side of his body. He was also ordered not to move. Elizabeth was likewise ordered to go upstairs so she could not witness the incident.

Upon satisfaction of their warrantless search, which yielded nothing, the armed group forced Gerardo out of the house and dragged him to a waiting car outside. The victim was heard shouting, "Bring along my wife and child with me." One of the armed group answered him, "Yes, don't worry, just relax."

As the victim was already pushed inside the car, it sped away. The identity of the vehicle was not known because its plate number was covered.

Gerardo, by that time, was an active organizer of several trade unions fighting for workers' rights. He was even the president of the union organized among the workers of La Tondena Incorporated, one of the biggest liquor manufacturers in the country. This could be the motive of his abduction, given that up to the present, his whereabouts are still unknown.

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