Unknown to many, Corregidor was also the site of another infamous event in our history. The Jabidah Massacre which happened sometime in 1968. A group of Moro Muslim recruits was shipped into the island of Corregidor to undergo training under a top secret operation called "Merdeka", whose prime goal was to fight the Tausug and Sama groups in the island of Sabah. When the recruits found out the real nature of their mission they started to demand to be returned home. The Military thinking the whole operation will be uncovered lined them all up in the airstrip overlooking the sea and massacred them, but Jibin Arula managed to jump off a cliff and survived to tell the grizzly tale.
This image shows the graffiti written by one of the Moro recruits at the wall of the hospital ruins which they used as barracks. Inscribed on Jan. 3, 1968 days or months before the massacre are the words "To ill is Human, To Forgive is D(e)vine".
This image shows the graffiti written by one of the Moro recruits at the wall of the hospital ruins which they used as barracks. Inscribed on Jan. 3, 1968 days or months before the massacre are the words "To ill is Human, To Forgive is D(e)vine".
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