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

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

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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.

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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List of dead Filipino civilians killed by [the] Japanese – January, February, March, 1945 – Municipality of San Jose, Province of Batangas, P. I.

C E R T I F I C A T E

We certify that the following Exhibit is a true list of victims, killed by the Japanese in San Jose, Batangas, P. I., during January, February and March, 1945; that this list was obtained from the official list of victims prepared by the Municipal Mayor of San Jose.

/s/ Charles C. Thompson
/t/ CHARLES C. THOMPSON, Capt., TC

/s/ Allen H. Peoples
/t/ ALLEN H. PEOPLES, Capt., CAC

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COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES
MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOSE
BATANGAS

JAPANESE ATROCITIES, SAN JOSE, BATANGAS

NameAgeSexAddressOccupationDate
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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NameAgeSexAddressOccupationDate
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
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.
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