Partial List of Victims of Japanese Atrocities in Lipa, Batangas in 1945 (Barrio Mataasnalupa)
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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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| Photo taken during the war crimes trials in Manila. Image credit: U.S. National Archives. |
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PERSONS MASSACRED
BY THE JAPS
BARRIO MATAASNALUPA
| FULL NAME | AGE | SEX | NATIONALITY | ADDRESS |
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1. Moises Peña
10. Amando Aranda2. Floro Maranan 3. Arsenio Dimaano 4. Eugenio Calalo 5. Simeon Dimayuga 6. Alfredo Atienza 7. Servando Mendez 8. Gregorio Mendez 9. Benito Rosales 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 |
23 25 21 21 25 23 22 19 25 32 25 21 21 23 32 17 50 53 18 25 60 30 52 45 37 25 20 2 60 35 65 20 60 32 33 20 70 62 38 40 35 50 12 70 35 45 25 2 12 48 48 28 25 31 10 28 7 2 |
M " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " F M " " " " " F M F " " " " " " F " M " " " F " M " F " |
Filipino " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " | Mataasnalupa, Lipa, Bat. " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " |
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| FULL NAME | AGE | SEX | NATIONALITY | ADDRESS |
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59. Catalina dela Cruz
100. Gregoria Silva60. 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 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 |
38 16 12 14 9 6 70 14 12 4 9 40 50 20 38 40 40 10 13 5 2 3 3 25 35 33 40 12 7 39 30 33 28 25 26 28 21 40 48 12 55 90 40 7 10 45 60 25 23 21 18 34 30 32 33 13 10 2 50 75 13 19 28 17 23 31 4 2 |
F F M F F F F F F M F M M M M M M M F F F F F M M M M M F F M M M M M M M M F F F F F M M M M M M M M M M F M F F F M M M M M F M F M F |
Filipino " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " |
Mataasnalupa, Lipa, Bat. " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " |
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| FULL NAME | AGE | SEX | NATIONALITY | ADDRESS |
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127. Alberto Bathan 128. Conchita Bathan 129. Benido4Bathan 130. Rosario Lajarea 131. Isabel Lasin 132. Crispulo Sayas |
7 5 3 21 35 24 |
M F M F F M |
Filipino " " " " " |
Mataasnalupa, Lipa, Bat. " " " " " |
2 Or “Baroja.”
3 Or “Porferio/Porfirio.”
4 Or “Benito.”