Three Knocks at Unit 771

Unit 771 has long been avoided by residents of a tenement in Taguig. Caretakers say the

building stands on land once used during the **Japanese occupation** as a detention and

interrogation site. In the early 2000s, a family moved into the unit. Every night around

**3:00 a.m.**, they heard metal banging inside the walls, followed by a man’s

muffled crying. One night, they found **wet, muddy footprints** in the kitchen—though

no one else was there. A former tenant later suffered a breakdown,

screaming, “I didn’t confess!” He had unexplained bruises on his wrists and back.

During repairs, workers allegedly found **blood-stained cloth and rusted restraints** hidden