Partial List of Victims of Japanese Atrocities in Lipa, Batangas in 1945 (Poblacion)

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

POBLACION

FULL NAME

AGE

SEX

NATIONALITY

ADDRESS

1. Estanislao de la Cruz   2. Antonio de la Cruz   3. Felino Cornejo   4. Esteban Politico   5. Mauro Cuevas   6. Ignacio Cuevas   7. Apolonio Bandelaria   8. Claro Vergara   9. Antonio Calderon 10. Atilano Cabrera 11. Romualdo Cabrera 12. Pascual Apquez2 13. Moises Cabrera 14. Baldomero Adel 15. Santiago Eguia 16. Pablo Carabana 17. Pedro Carabana 18. Marcelo Reyes 19. Gaudencio Roxas 20. Basilio Ravino 21. Felipe Reyes 22. Primo Mayo 23. Sotero Luque 24. Amado Reyes 25. Rodolfo Adel 26. Francisco Hernandez 27. Simeon de Silva 28. Cornelio  Gaubalejo 29. Nicanor Carabana 30. Amado Temple 31. Arturo Carandang 32. Patricio Hernandez 33. Hilarion Silva 34. Alipio Silva 35. Leonardo Silva 36. Mariano Silva 37. Trinidad Balbastro 38. Adela Balbastro 39. Lucia Hernandez 40. Antonino Bautista 41. Severino Recto 42. Maria Bautista 43. Rosario Bautista 44. Alejandro Bautista 45. Marcelo Bautista 46. Baldomero Tumbaga 47. Baldomero Aguila 48. Rufino Reyes 49. Enrique Reyes 50. Jovencio Silva 51. Quirico Bravo 52. Pedro Vergara 53. Pacito Veraga3 54. Ponciano Mendoza 55. Primitivo Mendoza 56. Toribio Sandoval 57. Pastor Quizon 58. Lolita Ligdao 59. Epifanio Dimaano 60. Valentino Lalucos4 61. Alfredo del Rosario 62. Pedro Linda 63. Gregorio Linda 64. Francisco Lalucos4 65. Paulino Valencia 66. Damaso Pango 67. Fortunato Bolo 68. Amado Maralit

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FULL NAME

AGE

SEX

NATIONALITY

ADDRESS

69. Gregorio de Villa   70. Isaac Bril   71. Juanito Magpantay   72. Melchor Quizon   73. Felimon Magpantay   74. Nemesio Dimaano   75. Antonio de Jesus   76. Gerardo Contreras   77. Francisco Contreras, Jr.   78. Teofilo Dimaano   79. Eusebio Sandoval   80. Melencio Mendoza   81. Sixto Cuenca   82. Mariano L. Maralit   83. Aquilino L. Maralit   84. Jose Audio Maralit   85. Felino Aspiro   86. Jose Segismundo   87. Victoriano Cuenca   88. Pedro Cuenca   89. Jose Sarte   90. Sofio Manguiat   91. Amado U. Mayo   92. Gregorio Temple   93. Simeon Lacorto   94. Potenciano Mea   95. Concepcion Maralit   96. Roberto Recio   97. Gaudencio Cordero   98. Antonio Dalangin   99. Sebastian Cueto 100. Leonardo Barcella 101. Rustico Manalo 102. Benigno Postelos 103. Ludy Manalo 104. Luis Sarte 105. Florencio (John Doe)6 106. Ruperto Castillo 107. Jose Castillo 108. Conrado Kison 109. Juan Lopez 110. Hugo Malabanan 111. Jose Gopez7 112. Eduardo Africa 113. Lorenzo Dimayuga 114. Pedro Maralit 115. Alfredo Inciong 116. Elias Eubanas 117. Zacarias Lajara 118. Mario Silva 119. Gregorio Selen 120. Enrique Selen 121. Fernando de la Cruz 122. Ricardo Bautista 123. Censio Tolentino 124. Luciano Narido8 125. Bonifacio Narido8 126. Mateo Narido8 127. Arsenio R. Aguelira9 128. Alfredo R. Aguelira9 129. Manuel Mayo (Comerciante) 130. Vicenta Manguiat 131. Secenando Mayo 132. Lluvehildo Mayo 133. Edeno Mayo 134. Simplecio Arellano 135. Simon Aranda 136. Felina Recreo 137. Consurcia Caravana 138. Casiano Caravana 139. Dolores Caravana 140. Rustico Villapando

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FULL NAME

AGE

SEX

NATIONALITY

ADDRESS

141. Marciano Ramos 142. Moises Ganelo 143. Gavina Loyeza10 144. Corazon Gamo 145. Anastacio Librea 146. Antonio Pusi 147. Anita Kalaw 148. Rosario Kalaw

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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 Apquez may be a typographical error.
³ Possibly “Vergara.”
⁴ Possibly “Laluces.”
⁵ Possibly “Lacorte.”
⁶ Unidentified.
⁷ Possibly “Lopez.”
⁸ Or “Naredo.”
⁹ Or “Aguilera.”
¹⁰ Possibly “Leyeza.”