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Ghosts of Fort Santiago
   Reminders of a violent past
After American forces liberated the devastated city of Manila they discovered 600 bodies of Asian, Pilipino and American prisoners of war in the underground dungeon at Fort Santiago. These were the remains of the last prisoners left at the fort.
Its unclear how often the Japanese carried out these mass executions or for that matter how many captives they killed in this manner, estimates run into many thousands
 (THE INSCRIPTION ON THE CROSS READS)
This cross marks the final resting place of approximately 600 Pilippinos and Americans who were victims of attrocitys during the last days of Feburary 1945. The appearance of their bodies suggests starvation and possible suffocation. They were found inside a nearby dungeon which had inner doors of massive iron bars and outer doors of iron plate on wood
 Plaque at the dungeon entrance
  The Japanese used sluice gates on the Pasig River to drown the prisoners in the dungeon.
 Actual photo of the Bodies found in the dungeon
  Barely visible in the gloom are the iron railings at the stairway ... Inside the stairway leading to the death chambers. Note the iron plate on wooden gates
 Manila Destroyed Feburary 1945
Filipinos lost an irreplaceable cultural and historical treasure in the carnage and devastation of Manila, remembered today as a national tragedy. Manila, once touted as the "Pearl of the Orient" and regarded by historians as a heritage city and famed as a living monument to European culture and colonization for more than 300 years was wiped out.
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