Partial List of Victims of Japanese Atrocities in Lipa, Batangas in 1945 (Barrio Dagatan) - Batangas History, Culture and Folklore Partial List of Victims of Japanese Atrocities in Lipa, Batangas in 1945 (Barrio Dagatan) - Batangas History, Culture and Folklore

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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PERSONS MASSACRED BY THE JAPS

BARRIO DAGATAN

FULL NAMEAGESEXNATIONALITYADDRESS
  1. Adriano Castillo
  2. David Castillo
  3. Pedro Hernandez
  4. Florencio Hernandez
  5. Alejandro Medrano
  6. Miguela Hernandez
  7. Dentria Medrano
  8. Gloria Medrano
  9. Cerelo Medrano
10. Daniel 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 NAMEAGESEXNATIONALITYADDRESS
  65. Evaristo Espiritu
  66. 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
100. Maria Mehico
101. Corazon Recamor
102. Dorotea Latag
103. Marcelina Latag
104. Pantaleon Latag
105. Mamerto Diwa
106. Maxima Alcaras
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Manila War Crimes Trial US Army
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 “Olan.”
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