Partial List of Victims of Japanese Atrocities in Taal, Batangas in 1945
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.
EXHIBIT “A”
Partial List of Victims, Municipality
Of Taal, Batangas, P. I.
Notes and 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.”
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.
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Partial List of Victims, Municipality
Of Taal, Batangas, P. I.
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| N A M E S | B A R R I O | S E X | A G E | O 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 " " " " " " " Bihis " Bancoro " " " " " " Bolbok " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Butong " " " " " | F F F F M M F F F M M M F F M F F F F M F M F M F M M M F M M M F M F F F M M M F F F F F F F M F F F M F M M F F M M F | 56 50 28 85 45 75 22 17 18 1 40 35 | Farmer Rig Driver Housekeeper |
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| N A M E S | B A R R I O | S E X | A G E | O 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 | Butong " Cultihan " " " " " " " " " " " " Luntal " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Maabud " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " | M M F F M F F F F F F F F F M M M F F F F F F F F F F M M M F F M F F F F F F F F F M F M F F M F F F F M F M F M F F M F F M M F F F F | 19 25 | Farmer Fisherman |
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| N A M E S | B A R R I O | S E X | A G E | O 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 | Maabud " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Munlawin " " " Sinturisan Talang " Taube " " " " " " " " " " " " " | M F F F M F M M M M F M F M F F F F F F F M F F M F M F F F M F F F M M M F F F F F M M M M M F M F M M M F F M F M F F M F M M M | 53 43 27 22 15 13 11 9 7 25 60 95 85 80 14 70 16 | Merchant Housekeeper Teacher Student Student Student Student Student Student Servant Servant Farmer Farmer Laborer |
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| N A M E S | B A R R I O | S E X | A G E | O 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 | Cultihan " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " | F M M M F F F F F F F F M F M M M M F F F F F M M M F F F F F F F F M F F M F F F F F F F M M M M F F F F | 22 15 7 4 80 50 2 50 18 20 35 8 4 22 17 55 17 80 30 4 21 85 40 65 12 13 5 4 28 2 50 65 15 7 21 5 90 85 80 85 25 95 45 38 3 5 4 5 95 85 2 2 20 | Dressmaker Tanner Tanner Tanner Housekeeper Tanner Housekeeper Tanner Tanner Weaver |
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| Photo taken during the war crimes trials in Manila. Image credit: U.S. National Archives. |
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.”