Partial List of Victims of Japanese Atrocities in Lipa, Batangas in 1945 (Barrio Lumbang Part I)

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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LIST OF PERSONS MASSACRED BY THE JAPS
IN BARRIO LUMBANG, LIPA, BAT.

FULL NAME

AGE

SEX

NATIONALITY

ADDRESS

1. Catalina Culot   2. Pilagio Navarro   3. Vicente de los Reyes   4. Margarita Navarro   5. Nicanor de los Reyes   6. Antonio de los Reyes   7. Cirilo de los Reyes   8. Adele de los Reyes   9. Felimon Navarro 10. Consolacion Diasanta 11. Consolacion Navarro 12. Cisar2Navarro 13. Jacinto Navarro 14. Gregorio Navarro 15. Miguela Navarro 16. Marcelina Malicat 17. Gregoria Navarro 18. Higino Sarmiento 19. Cosme Navarro 20. Leonardo Sarmiento 21. Jose Villanueva 22. Angelina Navarro 23. Leon Mercado 24. Leticia David 25. Benita Mercado 26. Soledad Mercado 27. Adolfo Mercado 28. Tomasa Mercado 29. Manuel Herrera 30. Nemesia Magaling 31. Carmen Herrera 32. Genoveva Herrera 33. Adelaida Herrera 34. Santiago Herrera 35. Emilio Reyes 36. Fausta Marave 37. Victoriano Reyes 38. Donato Reyes 39. Ambrosio Lubrica 40. Margarita Marave 41. Lorenza Lubrica 42. Pacencia Lubrica 43. Arcadio Rocamora 44. Apaz Marave 45. Adelaida Rocamora 46. Carlos Rocamora 47. Macaria Enriquez 48. Fernando Reyes 49. Cornelia de Castro 50. Cristeta Reyes 51. Jacinto Reyes 52. Elisa Reyes 53. Domingo Reyes 54. Anacieto Marave 55. Cepriana3Magaling 56. Timotea Magaling 57. Ines Malleta 58. Eugenio Magaling 29. Norma Magaling 60. Trinidad Agosto

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FULL NAME

AGE

SEX

NATIONALITY

ADDRESS

61. Primo Herrera   62. Victor Sarmiento   63. Antonina Reyes   64. Domingo Sarmiento   65. Juliana Sarmiento   66. Gloria Sarmiento   67. Vicente Sarmiento   68. Vicenta Sarmiento   69. Macario Sarmiento   70. Paula Enriquez   71. Melecio Roceno4   72. Julia Lubrica   73. Lucia Roceno4   74. Marciano Roceno4   75. Manuel Mercado   76. Manuela Restor   77. Upinia Mercado   78. Severina Mercado   79. Emilio Villegas   80. Nicolas Mercado   81. Francisco Magaling   82. Benigna Libuit   83. Claudia Navarro   84. Cresencia Navarro   85. Sinfrosa Navarro   86. Vicente Rocas   87. Isabel Magdulot   88. Perferia5Rocas   89. Melecio Maranan   90. Amando Rocas   91. Gregorio Magaling   92. Servanda Kalaw   93. Lucio Magaling   94. Pedro Magaling   95. Teofilo Yzon   96. Rufina Latorre   97. Cirila Magaling   98. Cornelio Yzon   99. Lucia Yzon 100. Fernando Marave 101. Romualdo Marave 102. Simeon Saleklo 103. Camila Villanueva 104. Rosario Perjis 105. Liwayway Reyes 106. Arsenio de Guzman 107. Luz de Guzman 108. Remedios Reyes 109. Felino de Guzman 110. Norma de Guzman 111. Pedro Camitan 112. Benita Carandang 113. Jose Camitan 114. Gregorio Honor 115. Basilia Honor 116. Aurelio Honor 117. Merenciana Marave 118. Pablo Honor 119. Donato de Guzman 120. Maria Magaling 121. Fernando de Guzman 122. Encarnacion de Guzman 123. Juliana de Guzman

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FULL NAME

AGE

SEX

NATIONALITY

ADDRESS

124. Arsenia de Guzman 125. Ponciano Mendoza 126. Pedro Reta 127. Idelfonso de Guzman 128. Arsenio Rocodo 129. Amparo Marave 130. Hilarion Rococo 131. Sinfrosa Vergara 132. Catalina de Guzman 133. Avelino de Guzman 134. Idelfonso Castillo 135. Pedro Espinili 136. Anacita Agosto 137. Dionisia Espinili 138. Maxima Espinili 139. Julio Enriquez 140. Rubigis Espinili 141. Rosita Enriquez 142. Celso Enriquez 143. Catalino Enriquez 144. Miguel Enriquez 145. Pedro Castillo 146. Antonina Castillo 147. Francisco Castillo 148. Leonida Castillo 149. Protasia Castillo 150. Juliana Porcil 151. Severo de Guzman 152. :Pedro de Guzman 153. Victoria de Guzman 154. Leocadio de Guzman 155. Entera Rocero 156. Lope de Guzman 157. Mercedes de Guzman 158. Honorio de Guzman 159. Joaquin Catapang 160. Justina Parera 161. Luisa Catapang 162. Arcadio Catapang 163. Vicente Catapang 164. Socorro Catapang 165. Vicente Villanueva 166. Justina Villegas 167. Gloria Villanueva 168. Remedios Villanueva 169. Teodoro Villanueva 170. Juanita Villanueva 171. Adelaida Villanueva 172. Domingo Villanueva 173. Francisco Villegas 174. Norberta Saludo 175. Julio Roceno4 176. Gregoria Villegas 177. Fidel Roceno4 178. Leonida Roceno4 179. Senando Roceno4 180. Saturnino Roceno4 181. Melecio Roceno4 182. Gregorio Enriquez 183. Jacinto Villegas 184. Remedios del Rosario 185. Alejandro Villegas 186. Rodolfo Villegas 187. Delfin Villegas

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FULL NAME

AGE

SEX

NATIONALITY

ADDRESS

188. Leonila Izon 189. Juliana Villegas 190. Ising Villegas 191. Lucie Villegas 192. Getulio Villegas 193. Virginia Kalaw 194. Gregorio Villegas 195. Mariano Villegas 196. Melecio Villegas 197. Faustino Roceno4 198. Magdalena Villanueva 199. Pastora Roceno4 200. Enrique Roceno4 201. Nena Roceno4 202. Alberto Roceno4 203. Maura Roceno4 204. Rafael Restor 205. Gregorio Malleta 206. Eugenia Reyes 207. Felix Malleta 208. Gregoria Malleta 209. Melecio Malleta 210. Isabel Mista 211. Remedios Malleta 212. Francisco Robles 213. Maria Balita 214. Ricardo Robles 215. Leonardo Robles 216. Armogenes Robles 217. Emilio Robles 218. Fausto Papera 219. Mauricia Lubrica 220. Elpidio Papera 221. Miguel Papera 222. Moises Papera 223. Caridad Reyes 224. Lilia Papera 225. Gelacio de Silva 226. Laureana Vergara 227. Salud de Silva 228. Felipe de Silva 229. Vicente de Silva 230. Alejo de Silva 231. Ponciano de Silva 232. Rosita de Silva 233. Marcelo Dimaculangan 234. Guillermo Rocedo 235. Estanislao Dimaculangan 236. Maria Dimaculangan 237. Candida Malicat 238. Petronio Dimaculangan 239. Virginia Reyes 240. Paulina Cabungcal 241. Salome Cabungcal 242. Primitivo Reyes 243. Mamerta Reyes 244. Crisanta Osme 245. Sebastian Reyes 246. Andres Cabungcal 247. Nena Ilagan 248. Lucio Cabungcal 249. Gregorio Cabungcal 250. Rafael Vergara 251. Candida Kalaw 252. Basilio Kalaw 253. Baleriana Marasigan 254. Placida Malicat

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Continued in Part II

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 “Cesar.”
³ Or “Cipriana.”
⁴ Likely “Receno.”
⁵ Or “Porferia/Porfiria.”