Partial List of Victims of Japanese Atrocities in San Jose, Batangas in 1945

Below is a partial list of victims of Japanese atrocities committed in the Municipality of San Jose, 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.

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C E R T I F I C A T E

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COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES
MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOSE
BATANGAS


JAPANESE ATROCITIES, SAN JOSE, BATANGAS

Name

Age

Sex

Address

Occupation

Date

1. Venancio Remo   2. Vicente Frandi   3. Jose Talag   4. Lorenzo Maralit   5. Victorino Paez   1. Sancho Atienza   2. Agapita Hidalgo   3. Sixto Atienza   4. Lucita Atienza   5. Eulogio Atienza   6. Pedro Atienza   7. Leonarda Atienza   8. Marcelino Atienza   9. Dionisia Atienza 10. Locita de Silva 11. Bregida de Silva   1. Roman Umali   2. Florentino Umali   3. Diosdado Aquino   4. Toribio Vale   5. Nicolas Laroza   6. Pascual Magnaye   7. Tomas Hernandez   8. Delfin Ona   9. Cerelino Macalinao 10. Teodoro Macalinao 11. Anselmo Alabastro 12. Eutequio Alabastro 13. Felipe Alabastro   1. Paulino Villanueva   2. Valariano Malata   3. Teodorico Hernandez   4. Galicano Hocbo   5. Filomeno Remo   6. Roman Remo   7. Lucio Quizon   8. Vicente Quizon   9. Gerardo Limbo 10. Jose Mendoza 11. Adriano Guce 12. Antonio Guce 13. Filipe Villanueva 14. Miguel Ilagan 15. Teofilo Ilagan 16. Martin Pasia   1.Alfredo Suarez   1. Marciano Ona   2. Marcelino Ona   3. Leocadio Mercado   4. Rosario Aguila   5. Genoveva Custodio

40 55 28 48 20 50 45 22 27 18 14 14 11 4 8 2 59 17 34 57 30 60 80 37 25 24 45 20 18 60 60 65 30 27 3 20 17 23 14 55 14 31 37 40 43 27 24 65 50 85

M M M M M M F M F M M F M F F F M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M F F

Poblacion Poblacion Poblacion Poblacion Poblacion Taysan Taysan Taysan Taysan Taysan Taysan Taysan Taysan Taysan Taysan Taysan Lapolapo I Lapolapo I Lapolapo I Lapolapo I Lapolapo I Lapolapo I Lapolapo I Lapolapo I Lapolapo I Lapolapo I Lapolapo I Lapolapo I Lapolapo I Lapolapo II Lapolapo II Lapolapo II Lapolapo II Lapolapo II Lapolapo II Lapolapo II Lapolapo II Lapolapo II Lapolapo II Lapolapo II Lapolapo II Lapolapo II Lapolapo II Lapolapo II Lapolapo II Anus Banaybanay I Banaybanay I Banaybanay I Banaybanay I Banaybanay I

Atty. & Mun Mayor Parish Priest Clk of Court Doctor Laborer Farmer Housekeeper Laborer Housekeeper Laborer None Housekeeper None None None None Prop. Student Draftsman Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Laborer Laborer Merchant Merchant Merchant Farmer Farmer Farmer Merchant Farmer Banaybanay I None Laborer Laborer Laborer None Laborer None Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Student Farmer Farmer Housekeeper Housekeeper

Jan. 27, '45 Jan. 27, '45 Jan. 27, '45 Feb. 28, '45 Feb. 22, '45 Feb. 22, '45   Feb. 14, '45 Jan. 24, '45 Mar. '45

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Name

Age

Sex

Address

Occupation

Date

1. Nicomedes Ona   2. Lucinda Ona   3. Encarnacion Ona   4. Maria Ona   5. Eufemia Ona   6. Jose Ona   7. Librada Ona   8. Rogelio Ona   9. Nelia Lurzano 10. Luis Moog 11. Dorotea de Moog 12. Regina Ona 13. Conchita Atienza 14. Jose Marasigan 15. Concepcion Atienza 16. Amado Lasin 17. Wenceslao Mayo   1. Genaro Rodriguez   2. Francisco Rodriguez   3. Angel Remo   4. Andres Pena   5. Andres Matibag   6. Fructoso Rodriguez   7. Pedro Atienza   1. Julian Luna   2. Dionisio Atienza   3. Apolonio Carandang   4. Anaceto Carandang   5. Pedro Carandang   1. Fructoso Guce   2. Leopoldo Mendoza   3. Inocensio Laroza   4. Victorio Ada   5. Crespin Macasaet   6. Estanislao Guce   7. Lauro Pentoy   8. Simeon Briones   9. Arcadio Briones   1. Cerelino Sarmiento   1. Esteban Perada   2. Hilarion Magracia   3. Melicio Patron   4. Regalado Ilao   1. Ceriaco Minavedes   2. Ruby Minavedes   3. Enfino Manalo   1. Flora Gonzales   2. Manuela Minas   3. Marcelo Caguimbal   1. Maria Morundan   1. Lino Mendoza   2. Aniano Morales   3. Moises Carandang   1. Vicente de Castro   2. Alfredo Flores   1. Miguel Dimaano

60 50 37 30 37 28 7 5 5 50 45 50 14 80 12 18 58 38 30 38 39 37 20 35 45 20 65 18 22 50 58 50 44 30 30 52 20 30 48 40 40 32 70 65 35 50 60 25 45 27 28 32 27 27 17

M F F F F M F N F M F F F M F M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M F M F F M F M M M M M M

Banaybanay II Banaybanay II Banaybanay II Banaybanay II Banaybanay II Banaybanay II Banaybanay II Banaybanay II Banaybanay II Banaybanay II Banaybanay II Banaybanay II Banaybanay II Banaybanay II Banaybanay II Banaybanay II Banaybanay II Lumil Lumil Lumil Lumil Lumil Lumil Lumil Balagtasin Balagtasin Balagtasin Balagtasin Balagtasin Pinagtungulan Pinagtungulan Pinagtungulan Pinagtungulan Pinagtungulan Pinagtungulan Pinagtungulan Pinagtungulan Pinagtungulan Galamay-Amo Sabang Sabang Sabang Sabang Taysan Taysan Taysan Calansayan Calansayan Calansayan Bigain I Bigain II Bigain II Bigain II Aya Aya Salaban

Prop. Housekeeper Housekeeper Housekeeper Merchant None None None None Farmer Housekeeper Housekeeper Housekeeper None Housekeeper Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer R.R. Engnr. Farmer Farmer Laborer Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Merchant Merchant Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Laborer None None Laborer Housekeeper Housekeeper Laborer Housekeeper Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer

Mar. 18, '45 Mar. 4, '45 Feb. 4 '45 Mar. 3, '45 Mar. 18, '45 Mar. 18, '45 Jan. 20, '45

Photo taken during the war crimes trials in Manila.  Image credit:  U.S. National Archives.

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.