Partial List of Victims of Japanese Atrocities in Lipa, Batangas in 1945 (Barrio Lodlod)
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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LIST OF PERSONS KILLED BY THE JAPS
IN THE BARRIO OF LODLOD, LIPA,
BATANGAS
| FULL NAME | AGE | SEX | NATIONALITY | ADDRESS |
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1. Claudio Umali
10. Maximo Rodelas2. Leoncio Paran 3. Norberto Reyes 4. Leon Reyes 5. Norberto Mabiliran 6. Geronimo Vivas 7. Emilio Vivas 8. Fernando Vivas 9. Claudio Reyes 11. Panfilo Macatangay 12. Pedro Makatangay 13. Bonifacio Makatangay 14. Saturnino Pasia 15. Pedro Pasia 16. Olegario Castro 17. Albino Dimaano 18. Nomiliano Dimaano 19. Roman Torres 20. Mariano Torres 21. Felix Bautista 22. Crispulo Maralit 23. Andres Maralit 24. Melecio Rodelas 25. Lope Maralit 26. Godofredo Maralit 27. Maximino Rodelas 28. Ignacio Maralit 29. Miguel Maralit 30. Segundo Maralit 31. Generoso Rodelas 32. Delfin Tolentino 33. Dionisio Mendoza 34. Pedro Lingao 35. Conrado Katigbak 36. Felipe Katigbak 37. Calixto Lacerna 38. Perfecto Tisbo2 39. Francisco Iscano 40. Guillermo Salud 41. Macario Reyes 42. Marcelino Mayor 43. Norberto Rodelas 44. Domingo Lingao 45. Pedro Maralit 46. Leonardo Maralit 47. Felipe Mayor 48. Eladio Maralit 49. Sebastian Tisbo2 50. Primo Bautista 51. Valentin Mosca 52. Leon Garcia 53. Emiliano Malabanan 54. Placido Magsino 55. Felix Magsino 56. Daniel Magsino 57. Tomas Magsino 58. Conrado Bautista 59. Rufino Mosca 60. Tomas Batilo 61. Isabelo Matilo 62. Pedro Landicho 63. Claro Landicho 64. Leocadio Cuevas 65. Catalino Lalamunan 66. Fidel Resaba 67. Urbano Paran |
34 29 29 45 28 60 26 16 26 37 17 22 37 50 17 26 60 28 45 21 26 26 17 60 19 39 34 37 17 35 25 28 19 35 35 32 29 40 30 22 65 22 22 19 20 37 38 15 30 15 45 35 37 52 17 45 16 30 52 30 28 26 32 35 45 55 35 |
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Filipino " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " |
Lodlod, Lipa, Batangas " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " |
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| FULL NAME | AGE | SEX | NATIONALITY | ADDRESS |
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38. Arcadio Hernandez
100. Andres Reyes39. Paulino Inciong 70. Pedro Mendoza 71. Melchor Mendoza 72. Marcos Maralit 73. Vicente Mendoza 74. Gregorio Mendoza 75. Elisio Maralit 76. Primo Navarro 77. Julian Vidal 78. Simeon Pagkaliwangan 79. Isabelo Lingao 80. Bonifacio Lubo 81. Leon Pagkaliwangan 82. Victoriano Mayor 83. Francisco Mesca3 84. Mariano Paran 85. Arsenio Paran 86. Saturnino Paran 87. Guillermo Paran 88. Conrado Lingas 89. Bonifacio Maralit 90. Santiago Mesca3 91. Francisco Maralit 92. Ernesto Maralit 93. Isabelo Hernandez 94. Narciso Mendoza 95. Fermin Mercado 96. Benjamin Reyes 97. Ernesto Reyes 98. Crisanto Lingas 99. Felipe Dorables 101. Saturnino Katigbak 102. Ulalio Hernandez 103. Andres Mesca3 104. Gelario Mesca3 105. Guillermo Alcaras 106. Agustin Alcaras 107. Protacio Alcaras 108. Crispin Magsino 109. Mariano Reyes 110. Severino Lingao 111. Matias Paran 112. Emilio Paran 113. Mariano Lingao 114. Ignacio Lingao 115. Juan Varenia 116. Anselmo Mojares 117. Fidel Mojares 118. Victor Dimaano 119. Manuel Mayor 120. Ponciano Oftial4 121. Agustin Resaba 122. Eugenio Mayor 123. Esteban Magsino 124. Raymundo Marete 125. Francisco Resaba 126. Pedro Singalong 127. Marcelo Lalamunan 128. Macario Mojares 129. Emilio Mojares 130. Doroteo Alcaraz 131. Arceso Malabanan 132. Marcos Mojares |
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Filipino " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " |
Lodlod, Lipa, Batangas " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " |
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| FULL NAME | AGE | SEX | NATIONALITY | ADDRESS |
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133. Esperdion5 Cortes 134. Hilarion Moreto 135. Lauro Panlicpic 136. Valeriano Rosaba6 137. Florencio Rosaba6 138. Silvestre Rosaba6 139. Onepre7 Landicho 140. Victorio Malabanan 141. Dalmacio Mayor 142. Silvino Inciong 143. Perfecta Malibiran |
30 35 40 60 20 33 40 35 20 30 80 |
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Filipino " " " " " " " " " " |
Lodlod, Lipa, Batangas " " " " " " " " " " |
[The following page must have been a supplemental list to the original one. Thus, as in the source document, the pagination and numbering are restarted.]
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NAMES OF PERSONS KILLED IN THE BARRIO
OF LODLOD, LIPA, BATANGAS
| FULL NAME | AGE | SEX | NATIONALITY | ADDRESS |
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1. Geronimo Vivas
10. Pedro Macatangay2. Fernando Vivas 3. Emilio Vivas 4. Claudio Reyes 5. Claudio Umali 6. Leoncio Paran 7. Leon Reyes 8. Alberto Reyes 9. Maximo Rodelas 11. Bonifacio Macatangay 12. Panfilo Macatangay 13. Saturnino Pasia 14. Pedro Pasia 15. Alberto Malibiran 16. Albino Dimaano 17. Roman Torres 18. Mariano Torres 19. Maximino Rodelas 20. Melecio Rodelas 21. Felix Bautista 22. Marciano Dimaano 23. Andres Maralit 24. Crispulo Maralit |
60 16 26 21 34 28 46 27 37 22 37 17 50 17 30 65 51 24 35 78 26 23 17 26 |
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Filipino " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " |
Lodlod, Lipa, Batangas " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " |
2 Possibly “Tisbe.”
3 Possibly “Mosca.”
4 Possibly “Obtial.”
5 Possibly “Espiridion.”
6 Possibly “Resabe.”
7 Possibly “Onopre” or “Onofre.”