In July 1944 The Hunters ROTC guerillas raided the new bilibid prison in collaboration with the FACGF Dasmarineo guerilla soldiers of the 14 Infantry Regiment of Col. Emiliano De La Cruz and 1st Infantry Regiment of Col. Lorenzo Saulog rescued many prisoners of war and a good haul of firearms and ammunition among the prisoners was Lt. Col Jose Carungcong (4th Infantry) who managed a jailbreak during the raids of the prison camp, the Japanese Military authorities immediately issued a P50,000 peso reward in exchange for the head of the Dasmarineo guerilla Lt. Col. Jose Carungcong as wanted to be captured dead or alive.