Juan Escandor

[3] Known for his social work, his torture and death at the hands of METROCOM forces[4] remain one of the most prominent examples of human rights abuses of the Marcos dictatorship.

[5] He graduated in 1969 and began specializing in cancer treatment, eventually becoming the Chief Resident of the Department of Radiology at the Philippine General Hospital.

[4] In 1971, Escandor received a Colombo Plan scholarship and was sent to Japan to join the Third Seminar on Early Gastric Cancer Detection.

[3] Escandor volunteered in multiple government and non-government organizations to reach out communities in Central Luzon and Mindoro, including the PANAMIN Foundation.

[5] He also frequently reached out to urban poor communities around Manila to give check-ups, while also establishing a free clinic in his hometown of Gubat.

According to official accounts of the time, Escandor was later shot dead during a firefight on Bohol Avenue in nearby Quezon City.