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Charge and Specifications vs Col Masatoshi Fujishige, et al. for Atrocities in Batangas in 1945

[TRANSCRIPTION] Four ranking officers of the Imperial Japanese Army in charge of forces in Batangas and Laguna faced war crimes charges a...

Batangas History 1 Aug, 2019

2nd Testimony of Francisco Manigbas on Japanese Atrocities Committed in Bauan, Batangas in 1945

[TRANSCRIPTION] This page contains the testimony of Francisco Manigbas on Japanese atrocities committed in the town of Bauan, Batangas in...

Batangas History 1 Aug, 2019

2nd Testimony of Milagros Barrion on Japanese Atrocities Committed in Taal, Batangas in 1945

[TRANSCRIPTION] This page contains the testimony of Milagros Barrion on Japanese atrocities committed in the town of Taal, Batangas in 19...

Batangas History 1 Aug, 2019

Testimony of Carlos Marquez on Japanese Atrocities Committed in Bauan, Batangas in 1945

[TRANSCRIPTION] This page contains the testimony of Carlos Marquez on Japanese atrocities committed in the town of Bauan, Batangas in 194...

Batangas History 1 Aug, 2019

The Beheading of Jose Dimaandal by the Japanese in Batangas Town in 1943

Filed away at the National Library of the Philippines are so-called “historical data” for the different towns across the Philippines. The...

Batangas History 26 Jul, 2019

A Forgotten Mariang Makiling Legend Set in Balayan, Batangas

Even in the present day, one still hears once in a while stories of people who had gone on treks up Mount Makiling in the Province of Lagu...

Batangas History 24 Jul, 2019

When the Holy Cross Refused to Leave Alitagtag to Save Its Inhabitants from Taal Volcano

There are many folkloric stories about the Holy Cross, patron of the towns of Alitagtag and Bauan, the former incidentally once part of th...

Batangas History 10 Jul, 2019

The Revival of the "Haybing" Religious Drama in Taal in 1929

According to one Claudia M. Cruz in an ethnographic paper 1 submitted to the University of the Philippines in 1930, a religious drama cal...

Batangas History 27 Jun, 2019

The “Procesion Civica,” Highlight of Cuenca, Batangas’ Fiesta Celebration c. 1930

In the present day, the Municipality of Cuenca in Batangas has developed a reputation for being the “Home of the Bakers,” and the town its...

Batangas History 21 Jun, 2019

The Folkloric Origin of the Subli Dance of Batangas from a 1916 Ethnographic Paper

Mention the word baraco and most people in the Philippines immediately think of Batangas, the province with which the liberica species of...

Batangas History 31 May, 2019