Partial List of Victims of Japanese Atrocities in Lipa, Batangas in 1945 (Barrios San Salvador & Tambo)

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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BARRIO SAN SALVADOR

FULL NAME

AGE

SEX

NATIONALITY

ADDRESS

1. Dalmacio Palicpic   2. Basilia Hidalgo   3. Florentino Austria   4. Eugenia Bautista   5. Apas Mojado   6. Norma Bautista   7. Valeriano Ona   8. Felisa Gandoles   9. Felomino Ona 10. Crispulo Laygo 11. Julia Ona 12. Aurelio Hidalgo 13. Orbito Hidalgo 14. Clemencia Hidalgo 15. Wesulo Hidalgo 16. Dionisia Hidalgo 17. Juana Cuenca 18. Pesa Burani 19. Maria Bursi 20. Inocencia Katamacsan 21. Elisio de Lion2 22. Enriquez Hernandes 23. Tomas Hernandes 24. Felipe Hidalgo 25. Feliciano Hidalgo

28 17 21 34 23 2 24 26 11 49 38 27 18 16 14 12 35 9 7 8 16 19 17 7 9

M F M F M F M F M M F M M F M F F F F F M M M M M

Filipino " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "

San Salvador, Lipa, Batangas " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "

[The following page was a different sheet in the source document. Pagination restarts.]

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BARRIO TAMBO

FULL NAME

AGE

SEX

NATIONALITY

ADDRESS

1. Engracio Caguitla   2. Eusebio de Jesus   3. Pedro Zara   4. Brigido Mendoza   5. Pablo Maralit   6. Mariano Dimaculangan   7. Jose Panaligan   8. Cipriano Recinto   9. Benito Agno 10. Geronimo Agno 11. Sabiniano Agno 12. Francisco Lalamunan 13. Vivencio Lalamunan 14. Jose Mijares 15. Melecio Custodio 16. Claro Custodio 17. Vicente Custodio 18. Ponciano Sayas 19. Dionisio Bautista 20. Teofilo Bautista 21. Vicente Lucero 22. Conrado de la Cruz 23. Federico Soriano 24. Fortunato Hernandez 25. Bernabe Hernandez 26. Braulio Nario 27. Catalino Postor3 28. Genaro Perez 29. Gaudencio Altamirano 30. Felix Pelagio 31. Domingo Letrero 32. Pedro Aranda 33. Gerardo Aranda 34. Florencio Aranda 35. Paulo Aranda 36. Alipio Lacerna 37. Catalino Cueto 38. Anselmo Guevarra 39. Aniceto Mallen 40. Mariano Guevarra 41. Hugo de Jesus 42. Francisco Dimayuga 43. Federico Reyes 44. Gregorio Sandoval 45. Hermogenes Latag 46. Eusebio Carandang 47. Cayo Sandoval 48. Gabino Paran 49. Rafael Lina 50. Valerio Lina 51. Francisco Mercado 52. Esteban Endrinal 53. Isabelo Casanova 54. Segundo Maralit 55. Nicolas Paran 56. Abraham Paran 57. Artemio Sara 58. Marcos Macasaet 59. Geremias Robles 60. Esteban Guevarra 61. Brigido Lumbera 62. Pablo Mojares 63. Semion Mojaries

30 55 35 22 55 24 45 48 39 36 30 30 55 17 19 25 19 15 21 23 21 25 27 20 45 25 28 25 50 23 40 28 22 20 65 35 30 16 22 87 29 45 60 34 37 30 28 60 57 23 35 50 40 30 60 18 35 34 28 65 29 50 25

M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M

Filipino " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "

San Salvador, Lipa, Batangas " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "

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 Possibly “de Leon.”
³ Possibly “Pastor.”