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

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.

Continued from Part I.

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FULL NAME

AGE

SEX

NATIONALITY

ADDRESS

255. Pastor Kalaw 256. Lucia Kalaw 257. Moises Kalaw 258. Damiana Kalaw 259. Arminio Kalaw 260. Inopre Kalaw 261. Maximo Malicat 262. Elena Enriquez 263. Marcelo Malicat 264. Luisa Malicat 265. Mariano Malicat 266. Simeon Malicat 267. Rufina Malicat 268. Leonila Malicat 269. Flora Catapang 270. Ambrosio Cabungcal 271. Emilio Cabungcal 272. Vivencio Cabungcal 273. Gregorio Cabungcal 274. Crisanta Cabungcal 275. Placido Neria 276. Prisco de Silva 277. Manuela Enriquez 278. Amanda de Silva 279. Carlos de Silva 280. Salome de Silva 281. Ursula Reyes 282. Leon Catapang 283. Epifania Kasilag 284. Rosalia Catapang 285. Marciana Catapang 286. Simeon Catapang 287. Andres Catapang 288. Isidra Catapang 289. Saring Catapang 290. Narciso de Silva 291. Esperdiona de Silva 292. Brono de Silva 293. Longino de Silva 294. Simplicio de Silva 295. Remedios Lansot 296. Ambrosio de Silva 297. Marcelina Mendoza 298. Sipriano2de Silva 299. Primitiva de Silva 300. Aurelio Mista 301. Rufina de Silva 302. Maria Mista 303. Eusebio Mista 304. Dionisia Sanchez 305. Ruperto Mista 306. Magdalena San Joaquin 307. Rafaela Tolentino 308. Juan Mista 309. Fidel Amo 310. Aurora Coronel 311. Carmen Amo 312. Timoteo Amo 313. Pedro Amo 314. Matilde Marave 315. Vicente Amo 316. Arsenio Amo 317. Flaviana Amo 318. Patricio Gutierrez 319. Degaria Leona 320. Ricardo Gutierrez 321. Emiliano Gutierrez

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FULL NAME

AGE

SEX

NATIONALITY

ADDRESS

322. Eugenia Gutierrez 323. Isidoro Gutierrez 324. Francisco Marave 325. Irine3Asibucho 326. Gabriela Marave 327. Maria Marave 328. Perfecto Marave 329. Fermin Marave 330. Casimero Marave 331. Rufina Lescano 332. Nicolas Lescano 333. Felisa Lescano 334. Francisca Lescano 335. Marcelino Lago 336. Sesenando de Guzman 337. Catalina Herrera 338. Milagros de Guzman 339. Benito Malleta 340. Felipa Enriquez 341. Leonardo Malleta 342. Amado Malleta 343. Arturo Malleta 344. Rosita Malleta 345. Pedro Malleta 346. Sesenando Malleta 347. Gaudencio Velasco 348. Merenciana Herrera 349. Benjamin Velasco 350. Virginia Reyes 351. Terso4Velasco 352. Emiliano Velasco 353. Perfecto Velasco 354. Pedro Velasco 355. Luis Herrera 356. Benita Restor 357. Juana Magaling 358. Alejandro Reta5 359. Catalina Villanueva 360. Simson Rota 361. Lucio Rota 362. Pedro Rota 363. Rufina Rota 364. Bonifacia 365. Simson Posico 366. Macaria Posico 367. Cresencia Posico 368. Vito Posico 369. Salud Posico 370. Mamerto Posico 371. Dominador Atienza 372. Catalina Enriquez 373. Nene Atienza 374. Gregoria Atienza 375. Ricardo Reyes 376. Catalina Olgado 377. Valentin Reyes 378. Pedro Reyes 379. Juan Reyes 380. Diego Reyes 381. Vicente de Silva 382. Concepcion Maranan 383. Segunda Maranan 384. Serapio Reyes 385. Hilario Reyes 386. Emilia Laloma 357. Gregoria Reyes 388. Simeona Reyes

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FULL NAME

AGE

SEX

NATIONALITY

ADDRESS

389. Isidoro Reyes 390. Lucia Reyes 391. Felipa Reyes 392. Bernabe Reyes 393. Concordia Reyes 394. Monica Reyes 395. Maria Reyes 396. Susana de Silva 397. Amado de Silva 398. Benito Sanchez 399. Teodora Sanchez 400. Pedro Sanchez 401. Miguel Sanchez 402. Saturnino Rocamora 403. Gabriela Unandal6 404. Julita Lubrica 405. Sidera Rocamora 406. Piping7Rocamora 407. Barcelisa Rocamora 408. Donicia8Mando 409. Simeon Tolentino 410. Andres Tolentino 411. Sidura Tolentino 412. Felisa Tolentino 413. Jacinto Tolentino 414. Servando Restor 415. Maria Agosto 416. Sergio Restor 417. Rufina Restor 418. Severa Restor 419. Antonio Restor 420. Jose Restor 421. Marcelino Restor 422. Victoria Restor 423. Jacoba Atienza 424. Teofila Sabelino 425. Bernabe Sabelino 426. Panfilo Sabelino 427. Antonio Sabelino 428. Leonardo Restor 429. Graciano de Castro 430. Lope de Castro 431. Eduardo de Castro 432. Adoring de Castro 433. Tiburcio Restor 434. Petra Kalaw 435. Gregorio Restor 436. Maria Cuevas 437. Artemio Restor 438. Macaria Restor 439. Pedro Restor 440. Emilia Restor 441. Ponciano Olgado 442. Opresina Parera 443. Orestes Atienza 444. Manuela Atienza 445. Antonio del Rosario 446. Maria Paran 447. Macario Sabelino 448. Leonarda de Silva 449. Felisa Hernandez 450. Jose Sarmiento

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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 “Cipriano.”
³ Or “Irene.”
⁴ Or “Tereso” or “Tirso.”
⁵ Or “Rota.”
⁶ Likely “Umandal.”
⁷ Or “Peping.”
⁸ Or “Dionicia.”