Japanese Period

Japanese Period Background The Japanese period is cognize as the era with the most brutalities in Philippine history. Unlike our previous(prenominal) capturers, the Japanese had no shame in hiding the cruelty that they enforce on the Philippine people. With their aim of capturing the Philippines in a span of 50 days, they did non hold back on the meaner of getting what they wanted. No matchless could escape the torture and hardships, and some could not even escape death. The Japanese had motives. They wanted the Filipinos to stray from the western culture, and become part of the east-Asia co successfulness sphere.They wanted a complete reformation of the people, for them to forget about their mercenary(a) ways and to focus on vocational education and love of labor. Whenever soulfulness would go against what they wanted, they would result to imprison house manpowert and torture. They had no mercy for those that they suspected were against them. Conditions of the prison house Th e Kemp-ATA, or the Japanese military police would usually pick up Filipinos on the streets or in their houses, and throw them in prison cells both in fort Santiago, in Blind prison, or in any compound that the Japanese have taken over.Some accounts say that the Japanese would fete them in small rooms, with nothing to do. Whenever they would look out the window, all they could underwrite were ill-fed and unhappy Filipinos roaming the streets. Everyday, they would do the same things, and they would be fed unsalted and inadequate food twice a day. Most times, its Just change state vegetables and rice. Sometimes, they would add fish to the prisoners food, but only the heads and the parts that they have propel in the garbage. One source told his story of organism kept in a hospital by the Japanese.He mentioned that two garbage dumpsters were located justly outside the building where they were ticking in, so flies would come in thousands for each one day. Whenever they would clo se their eyes, after about five minutes, the live would be cover with flies, literally making a black blanket. Another source, quoted below, wrote his accounts of torture and hardships in his memoir, and what he experienced in the cell that he stayed in later on a pause of a few minutes, I felt the searing Jerks of slivers being extracted.Minutes later, I could not remember how long, I regained consciousness. I was shivering and pissed off lying in a pool of weewee mixed with blood, semi-digested food, excreta and urine. The smell was terrible. I must have moved my bowels, vomited and urinated in my unconscious mind state. The Japanese didnt care about the condition of each prisoner. They would Just provide them there, bruised and unconscious, until the next water cure session.Some rooms can only accept a limited number of people if they allocate a bed for each person therefore, what the Japanese did was to fit about 70 men inside one empty room, where the prisoners would sit in a hunker position. Most of the rooms couldnt have a bathroom so instead, the Japanese would provide the prisoners squatting Rules Inside the Prison There were no subscribe rules as to what should and shouldnt be done inside the prison cell, but the Filipinos were bright enough to know what the Japanese didnt like and what they capable of.Whenever a Filipino is captured, he is tied up and beaten, sometimes until he is unconscious, and then he will be brought to a prison cell, where he will stay indefinitely and will slip away to be tortured. Almost everyday, they will be questioned and tortured until they give an answer that would satisfy the Japanese en ceremony over them. Of course, like in any prison, no one was allowed to pull out the facility. If anyone attempted to leave, they would be beaten and tortured to death.Family members were not allowed to visit them, turf out on April 29, when the emperor would celebrate his birthday and is considered a special spend f or the Japanese. They were not allowed to leave their cells, unless they were told to do so. Even bathing was limited to at once a week, sometimes once every two weeks if they were unlucky. In 1941, a new Blind prison was available for use of the Japanese. Upon entering he facility, there was a standard procedure followed to accommodate the new prisoners 1 . The carpets (bio-data) were taken and supplemented by fingerprinting 2.Heads of prisoners will be shaved 3. costume will be deposited for safekeeping, and replaced with a uniform 4. Medical examination of sensual condition of the prisoners, and giving of immunization shots 5. Photos are taken with a prison number tag 6. Brigade assignments are issued. The new Blind was seen as a chance to live anew, and the prisoners noticed that the prison officials were more balmy than the ones in the old Blind facility and the nest in Fort Santiago. Rights Human rights were non-existent during the time of the Japanese.The torture methods were so inhumane that some prisoners felt like they were being treated like animals. They were not allowed to speak or do what they wanted, they werent even allowed leave their prison cells unless they were told to do so. There was no regard for human life, at least for those who were imprisoned and tortured. Illustration of the water cure method of torture The methods that the Japanese used to get answers from the Filipinos were revolting and barbaric. The water cure was the most used method for prisons.The prison officials would absorb the head of the prisoner in a tub of water, or a wet material is placed on top of the nose and sass of a prisoner until he starts gasping for air. They would then ask questions, and if they dont get a satisfactory answer, they would repeat the process. In the case of a prisoner drowning, they would immediately undo him and place him face down on a barrel. The Prison guards would then roll the barrel back and forth like a rocking top to remove t he water from the poor prisoners stomach and lungs.Then the process will continue once and striking with a baton or a slab of wood. Reasons for captivity Most of the prisoners during the time of the Japanese were accused of being part of guerrillas. This was the primary(prenominal) trigger for the Japanese to capture people in the streets or in their homes because they didnt want any secret anti-Japanese organizations to plan revolts, as well as keep in the Filipinos under the influence of the Americans. Although they captured many accused Filipinos, they were not able to fully and completely silence the guerilla groups.