Partial List of Victims of Japanese Atrocities in Lipa, Batangas in 1945 (Barrio Anilao)
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.
LIST OF PERSONS KILLED IN THE BARRIO
OF ANILAO, LIPA, BAT.
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 “Magnaye.”
3 Likely “Domingo” because those killed from Antipolo were mostly men lured to town under false pretenses. Also, the gender stated was male.
4 Likely “Lanto.”
5 Possibly “Venancio.”
6 Likely “Fortunato.”
7 Likely “Lindo.”
8 Likely “Latorre.”
9 Likely “Faustino.”
10 Or “Cipriano.”
11 Likely “Leus.”
12 Or “Templo.”
13 Likely “Genaro.”
14 Or “Lacorte.”
15 Or “Canuto.”
16 Likely “Sambayan.”
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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OF ANILAO, LIPA, BAT.
| FULL NAME | AGE | SEX | NATIONALITY | ADDRESS |
| 1. Norberto Lanto 2. Damaso Las 3. Pascual Burgos 4. Hilario Las 5. Policarpio Javier 6. Severino Javier 7. Inocente Javier 8. Reynaldo Javier 9. Laureano Javier 10. Manuel Magnayo2 11. Miguel Laguerta 12. Florentino Sayas 13. Dominga3Sambayan 14. Bonifacio de Ocampo 15. Petronio de Ocampo 16. Pedro Macarandang 17. Gregorio Sambayan 18. Dominga de Ocampo 19. Vicente Masupil 20. Liberato Masongsong 21. Domingo de Ocampo 22. Juan S. Masupil 23. Jose Masupil 24. Carlos Lante4 25. Venacio5Kalaw 26. Jose Silva 27. Andres Kalaw 28. Melecio Kalaw 29. Ricardo Kalaw 30. Fortinato6Samonte 31. Sergio Kalaw 32. Luis Llaga 33. Jose Llaga 34. Graciano Llaga 35. Gregorio Llaga 36. Mario Perez 37. Mariano Matundan 38. Sixto Javier 39. Len Carubio 40. Mario Ramos 41. Tomas Masupil 42. Esteban Linde7 43. Santiago Linde7 44. Senando Ocampo 45. Narciso Magbuhat 46. Benigno Ocampo 47. Nazario Kalaw 48. Candido Kalaw 49. Raymundo Kalaw 50. Marcial Laterre8 51. Lucas Ocampo 52. Lucas Masupil 53. Claudio Masupil 54. Juan O. Masupil 55. Esteban Masupil 56. Marcial Masupil 57. Pablo Sambayan 58. Amado T. Mayo 59. Pedro Sambayan 60. Marcelino Sambayan 61. Ricardo Atienza 62. Sixto Javier 63. Leon Carrubio 64. Felix Laguerta 65. Pedro Javier 66. Melecio Masupil 67. Fuastino9Laguerta | 42 23 30 24 28 24 21 22 17 32 29 23 41 50 20 30 45 35 40 18 35 24 37 58 25 39 50 25 18 35 29 50 21 19 27 28 40 40 17 21 25 30 40 45 30 40 40 21 22 45 28 45 27 17 45 18 50 17 25 20 33 50 15 38 40 26 70 | M " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " | Filipino " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " | Anilao, Lipa, Batangas " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " |
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| FULL NAME | AGE | SEX | NATIONALITY | ADDRESS |
| 68. Dominador Templo 69. Zacarias Laguerta 70. Miguel Laguerta 71. Juan Javier 72. Victorio Leus 73. Martin Masupil 74. Leoncio Silva 75. Vivencio Masupil 76. Milarien Masupil 77. Gelacio Sambayan 78. Melecio Masupil 79. Gregorio Briones 80. Eusebio Dy 81. Severino Silva 82. Cepriano10Magbuhat 83. Felix Magbuhat 84. Angel Magbuhat 85. Cepriano10Matundan 86. Agapito Dias 87. Fernando Lous11 88. Melchor Lous11 89. Ismael Lanto 90. Blas Magbuhat 91. Gelacio Magbuhat 92. Emilio Kalaw 93. Apolonio Lanto 94. David Lanto 95. Juan L. Magbuhat 96. Vicente Magbuhat 97. Juan Magbuhat 98. Nicasio Reyes 99. Eleuterio Reyes 100. Jose Reyes 101. Sante Sambayan 102. Victoriano Sambayan 103. Panfilo Sambayan 104. Bernabe Sambayan 105. Domingo Sambayan 106. Jose de Ocampo 107. Mario Perez 108. Gregorio Ocampo 109. Severino Silva 110. Juan S. Magbuhat 111. Leon M. de Ocampo 112. Candido M. Kalaw 113. Leoncio Lanto 114. Gaudencio Vibal 115. Irineo Vibal 116. Nicolas Javier 117. Pastor Temple12 118. Pablo Temple12 119. Andres Laygo 120. Pablo Laygo 121. Genero13Laygo 122. German Laygo 123. Prudencio Laygo 124. Isidro Lous11 125. Felix Lous11 126. Ponciano Roces 127. Zacarias de Ocampo 128. Pedro Lante 129. Domingo Roces 130. Pedro Laygo 131. Andres Marasigan 132. Angel Marasigan 133. Severino Hernandez 134. Crispulo Temple12 135. Juan Linatoc 136. Candido Maralit 137. Jose Maralit | 36 27 30 45 42 40 30 42 40 34 30 50 25 45 50 22 18 45 38 50 25 22 45 18 45 15 25 26 31 22 28 27 50 37 45 18 21 22 20 25 35 16 37 16 32 70 80 28 25 28 25 29 24 60 24 28 56 25 51 45 23 | Filipino " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " | Filipino " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " | Anilao, Lipa, Bat. " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " |
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| FULL NAME | AGE | SEX | NATIONALITY | ADDRESS |
| 138. Venancio Lanto 139. Leoncio Lanto 140. Buenaventura Manguiat 141. Marcelino Lanto 142. Ambrosio Vasquez 143. David T. Lanto 144. Cristeto Vasquez 145. Eduardo Vasquez 146. Cristino Linatoc 147. Rufo Linatoc 148. Arsenio Laygo 149. Bernardo Laygo 150. Norberto Laygo 151. Loreto Laygo 152. Pedro L. Laygo 153. Baldomero Laygo 154. Catalino Laygo 155. Alberto V. Laygo 156. Alfredo de Silva 157. Ambrosio de Silva 158. Damaso Lumas 159. Agapito Laygo 160. Antero Laygo 161. Nicolas Laygo 162. Balbino Laygo 163. Juan Lucerte14 164. Roman Magbuhat 165. Clemente Manguiat 166. Geronimo Magbuhat 167. Rodrigo Magbuhat 168. Felix Magbuhat 169. Pedronilo Magbuhat 170. Francisco Magbuhat 171. Mariano de Ocampo 172. Roman de Ocampo 173. Canute15de Ocampo 174. Juan Javier 175. Bernabe Salud 176. Vicente Laguerta 177. Leon S. de Ocampo 178. Sofio Roces 179. Severino Silva 180. Abdon Laygo 181. Maximino de Luna 182. Norberto de Silva 183. Emilio Kalaw 184. Ambrosio Contreras 185. Agapito Contreras 186. Demetrio Hernandez 187. Jose Hernandez 188. Apolonio Lanto 189. Gaudencio L. Vibal 190. Francisco de Ocampo 191. Irineo Vibal 192. Sebastian Cueto 193. Dionisio Laygo 194. Maximo Atienza 195. Jose Magbuhat 196. Hilario Atienza 197. Vicente Magbuhat 198. Julio Laygo 199. Melecio Laygo 200. Ricardo Atienza 201. Pedro Kalaw 202. Ricardo Kalaw 203. Patrocinio Laygo 204. Daniel Laygo 205. Geraldo Laygo 206. Candido Magbuhat 207. Emilio Magbuhat | 73 22 39 20 50 29 25 26 56 18 28 23 38 20 73 16 56 21 43 17 18 56 25 66 34 25 27 48 50 18 21 25 26 60 20 60 50 43 28 25 37 50 57 29 50 43 70 60 21 28 21 28 37 26 29 50 49 50 21 28 25 21 70 18 26 18 38 49 50 25 | M " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " | Filipino " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " | Anilao, Lipa, Batangas " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " |
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| FULL NAME | AGE | SEX | NATIONALITY | ADDRESS |
| 208. Eugenio Medrano 209. Rufino Simbayan16 210. Marcelo Simbayan16 211. Felipe Laguerta 212. Crisanto Laguerta 213. Simeon Laguerta 214. Ambrocio Laygo 215. Bernardo Pelagio 216. Delfin Templo 217. Bernal Templo 218. Ambrocio Laygo 219. Venancio Lanto 220. Isidro de Ocampo 221. Zosimo de Ocampo 222. Patrocinio de Ocampo 223. Serapio Javier 224. Pascual Burgos 225. Pedro Narandan 226. Gregorio Mena 227. Juanito Lacerto 228. Clemente Manguiat 229. Seferino Lanto 230. Cefriano Rosente 231. Patrocinio Laygo 232. Pacifico Lacerto 233. Delfin Templo 234. Bernardo Templo 235. Pedro Javier 236. Jose Javier 237. Eugenio Lanto 238. Gervacio Lanto 239. Ismael Lanto 240. Marcial Laygo 241. Gaudencio Gonzales 242. Fidel Lacerto 243. Melchor Lacerto 244. Benjamin Lacerto 245. Hilario Luz 246. Ceferino Lanto 247. Francisco Caraos 248. Jose de Ocampo 249. Nicolas Javier 250. Agapito Diaz 251. Marcial Manguiat 252. Lucas de Ocampo 253. Damaso S. Lumas 254. Lauro Vibal 255. Celso Vibal 256. Rogelio Vibal 257. Geronimo Dimaano 258. Zacarias Lajara 259. Juan Lopez 260. David Laygo 261. Romeo Lopez 262. Francisco Dimayuga 263. Juan Contreras 264. Galicano Contreras 265. Proceso Burgos 266. Jose Burgos 267. Nestorio de Vera 268. Victoriano Cuenca 269. Rufino Templo 270. Ely Marasigan 271. Marcelo Maranan 272. Daniel Laygo 273. Juanito Burgos 274. Pedro Jalicar | 50 50 25 28 25 24 38 50 40 20 35 30 35 32 17 20 30 42 28 25 32 27 37 17 20 37 25 25 23 45 25 27 28 34 45 18 23 26 25 37 25 29 37 43 34 18 40 9 12 60 40 45 28 25 45 50 29 56 25 26 32 56 30 58 47 25 22 | M " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " | Filipino " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " | Anilao, Lipa, Batangas " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " |
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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 “Magnaye.”
3 Likely “Domingo” because those killed from Antipolo were mostly men lured to town under false pretenses. Also, the gender stated was male.
4 Likely “Lanto.”
5 Possibly “Venancio.”
6 Likely “Fortunato.”
7 Likely “Lindo.”
8 Likely “Latorre.”
9 Likely “Faustino.”
10 Or “Cipriano.”
11 Likely “Leus.”
12 Or “Templo.”
13 Likely “Genaro.”
14 Or “Lacorte.”
15 Or “Canuto.”
16 Likely “Sambayan.”