Partial List of Victims of Japanese Atrocities in Lipa, Batangas in 1945 (Barrio Dagatan)
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 DAGATAN
| FULL NAME | AGE | SEX | NATIONALITY | ADDRESS |
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1. Adriano Castillo
10. Daniel Medrano2. David Castillo 3. Pedro Hernandez 4. Florencio Hernandez 5. Alejandro Medrano 6. Miguela Hernandez 7. Dentria Medrano 8. Gloria Medrano 9. Cerelo Medrano 11. Juan Medrano 12. Ponciano Agdan 13. Maria Hernandez 14. Carmen Agdan 15. Ludicia Agdan 16. Pedro Agdan 17. Juan Binay 18. Agapito Binay 19. Felix Linatoc 20. Isabelo Linatoc 21. Rufo Agdan 22. Santos Agdan 23. Graciano Agdan 24. Sabino Guerra 25. Gregorio Guerra 26. Isidro Valencia 27. Eugenio Perile 28. Isabel Perile 29. Macaria Perile 30. Felicidad Latayan 31. Alberto Perile 32. Valentin Raymundo 33. Gregorio Valencia 34. Pedro Dimaculangan 35. Vicente Dimaculangan 36. Daniel Dimaculangan 37. Crispulo Leus 38. Claudia Celestial 39. Gaudencia Leus 40. Estrelleta Hernandez 41. Francisco Lipa 42. Baldomero Javier 43. Antonio Javier 44. Alberto Javier 45. Eduarda Javier 46. Juan Silva 47. Delfin Silva 48. Pedro Silva 49. Pedro Mantuano 50. Moeses Bait 51. Pontino Medrano 52. Victor Malibiran 53. Claro Malibiran 54. Candido Latina 55. Magno Latina 56. Florencio Latina 57. Francisco Latina 58. Crispulo Latina 59. Severino Lacbay 60. Ricardo Lacbay 61. Lucio Lacbay 62. Alfredo Lacbay 63. Augusto Salas 64. Ernesto Salas |
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| FULL NAME | AGE | SEX | NATIONALITY | ADDRESS |
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65. Evaristo Espiritu
100. Maria Mehico66. Igmidio Recede 67. Santiago Kalalo 68. Roman Lucero 69. Pablo Layco 70. Pastor Mendoza 71. Teofilo Lantin 72. Arcadio Clan 73. Nemesio Clan 74. Rufino Recede 75. Francisco Magpantay 76. Dionisia Mando 77. Mariano Reyes 78. Crisanto Garcia 79. Alipio Recede 80. Julian Garcia 81. Nicolas Laygo 82. Melencio Laygo 83. Florentino Laygo 84. Estefina Laygo 85. Lucila Laygo 86. Marciana Mehico 87. Narcisa Mehico 88. Florencio Mehico 89. Ponciano Mehico 90. Santa Mehico 91. Miguel Manguiat 92. Apolonia Laygo 93. Oliva Manguiat 94. Rafael Laygo 95. Dionisia Asa 96. Wenceslao Mehico 97. Teofila Kapira 98. Carmen Mehico 99. Apolonia Mehico 101. Corazon Recamor 102. Dorotea Latag 103. Marcelina Latag 104. Pantaleon Latag 105. Mamerto Diwa 106. Maxima Alcaras | 25 38 45 22 34 25 27 44 20 44 20 23 40 2 45 55 65 18 40 28 11 60 32 20 10 8 40 35 4 90 80 40 25 9 4 3 1 22 35 5 10 24 |
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2 Or “Olan.”