Partial List of Victims of Japanese Atrocities in Lipa, Batangas in 1945 (Barrio Mataasnalupa)

Below is a partial list of victims of Japanese atrocities committed in the then-Municipality of Lipa, Batangas in 1945. For Lipa, because of the numbers, the list is presented by barrio. 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. Of these, around 18,000 were said to be in Lipa alone 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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PERSONS MASSACRED
BY THE JAPS

BARRIO MATAASNALUPA

FULL NAME

AGE

SEX

NATIONALITY

ADDRESS

1. Moises Peña   2. Floro Maranan   3. Arsenio Dimaano   4. Eugenio Calalo   5. Simeon Dimayuga   6. Alfredo Atienza   7. Servando Mendez   8. Gregorio Mendez   9. Benito Rosales 10. Amando Aranda 11. Brigido Aranda 12. Ismael Roceta 13. Eugenio Lumbera 14. Alipio Lumbera 15. Leodigario Dimaculangan 16. Pablo Lumbera 17. Demetrio Lumbera 18. Adrian Sabido 19. Rosendo Mojado 20. Isidro Mojado 21. Luis Cuenca 22. Simeon Vergara 23. Doroteo Bautista 24. Faustino de Leon 25. Eugenio Lina 26. Agripina Lucero 27. Engracia Lucero 28. Rogelio Ligdao 29. Macario Silva 30. Lazaro Silva 31. Monica Morada 32. Lauro Aranda 33. Julian Paran 34. Jose Custodio 35. Adriano Masongsong 36. Aniceto Carreon 37. Jacinto Enriquez 38. Anastacia Landicho 39. Julian Morada 40. Maria Bautista 41. Tranquilino Aranda 42. Angel Calingasan 43. Bienvenido Silva 44. Isidro Lumbera 45. Pedro Martija 46. Tomas Nodera 47. Simona Calingasan 48. Salud Lucero 49. Loreto Paran 50. Juan Morada 51. Hilario Morada 52. Ponciano Morada 53. Natalia Oville 54. Asuncion Sabido 55. Eduardo Lopez 56. Celedonio Lopez 57. Isabelita Sabido 58. Zenaida Sabido

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FULL NAME

AGE

SEX

NATIONALITY

ADDRESS

59. Catalina dela Cruz   60. Amanda Nario   61. Roman Nario   62. Elisea Nario   63. Cirila Nario   64. Priscilla Nario   65. Benita Katigbak   66. Celedonia Nario   67. Calidia Nario   68. Ernesto Nario   69. Anicia Nario   70. Jose Sabili   71. Servando Bareja2   72. Rafael Bareja2   73. Venancio Mayor   74. Basilio Narito   75. Mauricio Mayor   76. Pedro Mayor   77. Leonida Mayor   78. Maria Mayor   79. Natividad Mayor   80. Diday Mayor   81. Encarnacion Castillo   82. Miguel Marasigan   83. Patricio Silva   84. Benito Silva   85. Rigino Paison   86. Jose Paison   87. Loleng Paison   88. Trinidad Umali   89. Fidel Silva   90. Pedro Silva   91. Mauro Silva   92. Jose Silva   93. Pedro Cueto   94. Julian Cueto   95. Andres Cueto   96. Felix Silva   97. Monica Silva   98. Apolonia Peña   99. Paula Morada 100. Gregoria Silva 101. Norberto Carandang 102. Rufino Carandang 103. Perferio3Carandang 104. Juan Morada 105. Agapito Capanay 106. Enario Morada 107. Cayetano Morada 108. Cristis Palo 109. Vicente Palo 110. Lucas Umali 111. Dalmacio Umali 112. Maxima Umali 113. Esteban Mejada 114. Encarnacion Mejada 115. Natividad Mejada 116. Angelita Mejada 117. Pablo Mendoza 118. Placido Silva 119. Leonardo Flores 120. Loreto Lajarea 121. Eduardo Lopez 122. Celedonia Lopez 123. Bandino Masilungan 124. Francisca Bathan 125. Andres Buenaflor 126. Gregoria Buenaflor

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FULL NAME

AGE

SEX

NATIONALITY

ADDRESS

127. Alberto Bathan 128. Conchita Bathan 129. Benido4Bathan 130. Rosario Lajarea 131. Isabel Lasin 132. Crispulo Sayas

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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.
² Or “Baroja.”
³ Or “Porferio/Porfirio.”
⁴ Or “Benito.”