Partial List of Victims of Japanese Atrocities in Taal, Batangas in 1945 - Batangas History, Culture and Folklore Partial List of Victims of Japanese Atrocities in Taal, Batangas in 1945 - Batangas History, Culture and Folklore

Partial List of Victims of Japanese Atrocities in Taal, Batangas in 1945

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Below is a partial list of victims of Japanese atrocities committed in the Municipality of Taal, Batangas in 1945. The list was compiled, along with those in other municipalities of Batangas at the time, upon instructions of the Acting Governor of Batangas Fortunato Borbon.

These lists were submitted “in evidence” by the prosecution panel during the trial U.S.A. v Tomoyuki Yamashita1. Batangas History, Culture and Folklore cannot vouch for the 100% accuracy of the list below nor of the others made in other municipalities which will also be posted here. This is not for lack of trying on the part of municipal and barrio officials at the time, but rather because of the general state of confusion that naturally prevailed soon after liberation.

It was estimated that more than 25,000 non-combatant civilians, including women and children, were massacred in Batangas just before liberation in 1945. Many of these were unaccounted for a variety of reasons, foremost of which was that many individuals simply disappeared and were never seen again. This is probably the reason why the lists are meager compared to the actual number of people massacred by the Japanese.

Manila War Crimes Trial US Army
Photo taken during the war crimes trials in Manila. Image credit: U.S. National Archives.

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EXHIBIT “A”

Partial List of Victims, Municipality

Of Taal, Batangas, P. I.

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N A M E SB A R R I OS E XA G EO C C U P A T I O N
1. Florentina Almandral
2. Maria Galba
3. Maria Barairo
4. Arcadia Anciado
5. Andres Tenorio
6. Francisco Tenorio
7. Maria de Ramos
8. Lucrecia Barairo
9. Gregoria Barairo
10. Isabelo Somana
11. Angel Ramos
12. Jose Barrion
13. Olimpia Reyes
14. Conchita Barrion
15. Benedicto Barrion
16. Crispina Asodera
17. Natalia Caibigan
18. Gregoria Mendoza
19. Maria Atienza
20. Gavino Atienza
21. Asuncica Atienza
22. Ricardo Atienza
23. Benita Atienza
24. Santiago Atienza
25. Leonora Badillo
26. Pedro Atienza
27. Vicente Atienza
28. Moises Almazan
29. Marcelina Punzalan
30. Roman Almanzan
31. Norberto Almazan
32. Claro Almazan
33. Engracia Atienza
34. Vicente Atienza
35. Carmen Atienza
36. Virginia Cuevillas
37. Epifania Atienza
38. Elpidio Atienza
39. Ricardo Atienza
40. Galicano Atienza
41. Melecia Almazan
42. Felicidad Mendoza
43. Clemencia Tenorio
44. Saturnina Sandoval
45. Feliciana Bathan
46. Rosa Bathan
47. Felisa Cuevillas
48. Cornelio Atienza
49. Josefa Casabuena
50. Corazon Punzalan
51. Rosita Atienza
52. Armando Gonzales
53. Honorata Atienza
54. Martin Atienza
55. Alberto Martel
56. Conchita Tamayo
57. Josefina Billostas
58. Benjamin Moreno
59. Martin Maligaya
60. Andrea Briones
Balato
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Rig Driver
Housekeeper

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N A M E SB A R R I OS E XA G EO C C U P A T I O N
61. Pablo Marasigan
62. Dalmacio de la Luna
63. Susana Banawa
64. Estemiana Tenorio
65. Herodes Tenorio
66. Aurea Diomampo
67. Crisestoma Tenorio
68. Gregoria Punzalan
69. Victoria Tenorio
70. Donata Tenorio
71. Andrea Endaya
72. Rosario Africa
73. Zoila Africa
74. Arlinda Africa
75. Comiteo Africa
76. Escolastico Suarez
77. Ventura Alvis
78. Constancia Bebehis
79. Clemencia Banawa
80. Ruperta Garcia
81. Victoria Lascano
82. Ruperta Lascano
83. Lorenza Badillo
84. Venencia Lascano
85. Cecilia Lascano
86. Paula Lascano
87. Juliana Lascano
88. Feliciano Banaag
89. Simeon Banaag
90. Nicomedes Banaag
91. Concepcion Banaag
92. Rosita Banaag
93. Sotero Banaag
94. Adoracion Banaag
95. Irinea Babihis
96. Eustaquia Banawa
97. Fortunata Aquino
98. Consolacion Almazan
99. Josefa Almazan
100. Jovita Almazan
101. Gloria Bebihis
102. Aday Landicho
103. Nicasio Bebihis
104. Agueda Bebihis
105. Pepito Almazan
106. Mamerta Quino
107. Jovita Banawa
108. Miguel Mayuga
109. Sofia Mayuga
110. Andrea de Sagun
111. Victoria Barrion
112. Ignacia Mayuga
113. Eleuterio Mayuga
114. Asuncion Mayuga
115. Francisco Mayuga
116. Trinidad Mayuga
117. Mariano Barrion
118. Marta Barrion
119. Felisa Barrion
120. Nicanor Castillo
121. Josefa Barrion
122. Carmen Barrion
123. Normando Castillo
124. Alberto Castillo
125.  Silvia Castillo
126. Bantriz Barrion
127. Consuelo Tenorio
128. Lolita Omandap
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Farmer
Fisherman

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N A M E SB A R R I OS E XA G EO C C U P A T I O N
129. Vicente Barrion
130. Catalina Perez
131. Remedios Barrion
132. Concordia Barrion
133. Bienvenido Barrion
134. Alicia Barrion
135. Jaime Barrion
136. Eduardo Barrion
137. Enrico Barrion
138. Bonifacio
139. Josefina
140. Ramon Atienza
141. Corazon Omandas
142. Losmeio Biscocho
143. Victoria Biscocho
144. Exilia Biscocho
145. Macaria Biscocho
146. Rosa Divino
147. Vicenta Divino
148. Natividad Divino
149. Leonida Divino
150. Melchor Biscocho
151. Aquilina Biscocho
152. Restituto Biscocho
153. Amalin Biscocho
154. Malquiadex Diemamao
155. Agaeda Diemamao
156. Murianite Diemamao
157. Lina Diemamao
158. Maria Balba
159. Eleidio Omandas
160. Nieves Omandas
161. Fraetacia Omandas
162. Gloria Omandas
163. Aselenio Omandas
164. Feliciano Omandas
165. Osmundo Omandas
166. Maxima Omandas
167. Martina Memdeza2
168. Modesta Omandas
169. Fugenia Almendral
170. Isabel Almendral
171. Briscio Biscocho
172. Simplicio Tenorio
173. Ewiliame Orlamaz
174. Julian Alvis
175. Inoscencio Tenorio
176. Candida de Maligalig
177. Romulo Dimalig
178. Petronila Encarnacion
179. _____ Anaran
180. Vicente Garduce
181. Isidore Garduce
182. Mercedes Bathan
183. Rosalia Caraan
184. Juan Bathan
185. Tomasa Azar
186. Segando Gonzales
187. Anita Arriela
188. Concepcion Cineto
189. Segundo Banawa
190. Florencia Ortiz
191. Ignacio Alcantara
192. Domingo Caruno
193. Brigido Caruno
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Laborer

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N A M E SB A R R I OS E XA G EO C C U P A T I O N
194. Anastacia Banawa
195. Leonardo Banawa
196. Conrado Banawa
197. Marciano Banawa
198. Bonifacia Permen
199. Rita Banawa
200. Norma Alcaraz
201. Margarita Lacerna
202. Melecia Bancoro
203. Estelita Bancoro
204. Jacoba Bancoro
205. Estrella Diomampo
206. Rodolfo Diomampo
207. Maria Landicho
208. Alfredo Landicho
209. Marcos Bancoro
210. Alberto Marasignan4
211. Mariano Bancoro
212. Maria Hernandez
213. Lydia Bancoro
214. Candida Marasignan4
215. Robihis de Roxas
216. Andrea de Roxas
217. Marcelo de Roxas
218. Luis Hernandez
219. Amado Hernandez
220. Adoracion Hernandez
221. Francisca Hernandez
222. Lorenza de Roxas
223. Lourdes de Roxas
224. Dorotea Manalo
225. Leonora Banawa
226. Rosario Magsino
227. Isabel Bancoro
228. Alfredo Magsino
229. Ofelia Magsino
230. Felicita Alcantara
231. Sinforoso de Roxas
232. Geronima Maporos
233. Antonia Banawa
234. Segunda Amoros5
235. Prudencia Endava6
236. Evarista Alcantara
237. Rosal Landicho
238. Antonina Garcia
239. Marcelino Garcia
240. Cristanto de Roxas
241. Casimiro de Roxas
242. Martin Somana
243. Emoteria Punzalan
244. Maria Norma Punzalan
245. Trinidad de Roxas
246. Gregoria Landicho
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Notes & References:
1 “Prosecution Evidence, U.S.A. v Tomoyuki Yamashita,” Reel Number 70, Files of the United States Military Commission, 1945, online at the Internet Archive.
2 Possibly “Mendoza.”
3 Starting from the third page, there were names that were, in the original, spelled with an “e” rather than an “o,” i.e. Biscoche instead of Biscocho, Landiche instead of Landicho. Batangas History suspects that these were typographical errors caused either by a dirty ribbon or a dirty type in the source document and has made the appropriate corrections.
4 Possibly “Marasigan.”
5 Possibly “Amoroso.”
6 Possibly “Endaya.”
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