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May 11, 1977

Pasay
Atty. Hermon C. Lagman, 32, male, single, a labor lawyer and a human rights advocate, was apprehended by unidentified military men together with Victor Reyes while on their way to a meeting in Pasay in the morning of May 11, 1977.

On the night of May 14, 1977, an anonymous telephone caller frantically informed the Lagman family that Hermon was with him and Victor Reyes to attend a meeting in Pasay. On the way, military men apprehended them. The caller was able to escape, but Hermon and Victor were taken by their military captors and brought to an unknown place.

The Lagman family began their search for Hermon immediately the following day. They searched for Hermon in almost all the military camps in Metro Manila and in Canlubang, Laguna. They wrote letters of appeal and requests to President Ferdinand Marcos, Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile, and General Fidel Ramos, but to no avail. All camp authorities denied having Hermon in their custody.

Nothing has been heard of Hermon since he was apprehended. Victor D. Reyes, his companion, was reportedly seen twice by workers near Gelmart Industries on South Super Highway sometime in late October and early November 1977. Hermon and Victor were both involved in union-building activities among laborers in Manila.

No witnesses came up to shed light on Hermon's disappearance. There was an atmosphere of fear during the martial law years.  Hermon Lagman was arrested and detained twice in Camp Crame and Camp Aguinaldo in the years 1972 and 1973.

details about their circumstances.