Fort Santiago
Intramuros, Manila - November 25, 2011
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Dungeon.

“The horrible ‘hole of death’ was instituted at Fort Santiago. The military thought torture could scare the revolutionists into submission...Having but a small hole for air to enter, everyone packed inside as many as 170 at a time died of asphyxiation overnight.” (source:Traveler on Foot)

When water flows in from Pasig River into the dungeons during high tide, a prisoner can only wonder if this will be the day he finally drowns. (source: Ding Carpio)

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