VICTIMS OF MASSACRES

World War II brought havoc and miseries among the townspeople. They were victims of many atrocities committed by the Japanese Imperial Forces from 1942 to 1945. In their vain attempts to capture Governor Tomas Confesor of Free Panay and Romblon, the guerillas and other ranking civil resistance and municipal officials, the Japanese Imperial Forces massacred innocent civilians; in retaliation to the guerilla activities, they killed those whom they suspected of being in the underground movement.


Four cases of gruesome massacres in this municipality were recorded:

#Calayo, Cabatuan Massacre
Victims of the Calayo Massacre on August 17, 1943:
Santos Mana-ay, Consolacion Mana-ay, Caridad Mana-ay, Elpidio Armada, Juan Armada, Inocencia Baldeviso, Roberta Morata, Adelaida Mana-ay, Rodolfo Mana-ay, Lilia Armada, Gregorio Morata, Iluminada Mana-ay, Elpidio Armada, Jr.

#Inabasan, Cabatuan Massacre
Victims of the Inabasan Massacre on December 24, 1943:
Cleofas Lopera, Jose Estrevillo, Emiliano Zabala, Juan Somogat, Nemesio Ejudo, Elias Panestante, Jesus Tejada, Jaime Lorca, Filimeno Pueyo, Wenceslao Nadales, Cosme Moscardon, Alberto Janapon, Juliano Manzano, Delfin Tejada.

#Tigbauan, Cabatuan Massacre
Victims of the Tigbauan Road Massacre on January 15, 1944:
Gervacio Licera, Presentacion Rosaldes, Guillermo Gerigo, Benito Dureza, Eustagui Subiera, Sulpicio Arellano, Genaro Poniel, Ricaredo Cerigo, Cirilo Estante, Lazaro Teron and child.

#Puyas, Cabatuan Massacre
Victims of the Puyas Massacre on March 20, 1945:
Clemente Ballona, Silveriano Amoroso, Asista Asencio Copina, Rufina Solacito, Demetrio Amoroso, Cesario Miro, Geronimo Solacito, Eduardo Amoroso, Hermilo Amoroso, Salvacion Copina, Nieves Caspe, Salvador Caposo, Buenaventura Quidato, Baldomero Quidato, Amparo Solacito.


Wanton Killings

Other civilian casualties (military personnel excluded) during World War II were:

Tigbauan Road — Juan Pedrola, Jorge Brey, Natalia Mainar Cuello, Roberto Arellano, Luz Parreño.

Calayo — Jose Celda, Melanio Martinez, Placido Celda, Eladio Sonalan, Martin Celda, Flaviana Roncal.

Tupol Este — Arsenio Yebra, Jose Buenaflor, Gregorio Duero, Gliceria Duero.

Janipaan Este — Demetrio Tabares, Jose Lorca, Ricardo Camacho.

Manguna — Higino Loza, Jovito Perez and daughter, Juan Jimenez.

Duyanduyan — Macario Alemani, Eutiquio Jatian, Tomas Jatian.

Gaub — Cirilo Binaspre, Epifanio Pedrola, Raymundo Clavero, Eugenio Subong.

Gines Patag — Fernando Coral, Martin Cubil.

Bacan — Crispin Binueza, Basilio Clamor.

Tiring — Martin Mijares, Pedro Valenzuela.

Acao — Crisanto Biana, Natividad Cajolo.

Amirang — Tomas Marcon, Florencio Colorado.

Tabucan — Esteban Navales, Filomena Berbeder.

Eulogio Soldivilla — Balic;

Mercedes Sobredilla Inabasan;

Adriano Cao — Pamuringao;

Eugenio Villanueva — Calawagan;

Catalino Cortezan — Pagotpot;

Petronilla Bayona — Inaladan;

Jorge Manzalento — Ayaman;

Benito Magcanam and two children — Tupol Oeste.

Mayor Juan Garrido and Family Massacred Mayor Juan Garrido was captured by the Japanese Imperial Forces with the help of spies, on December 28, 1943 at Barrio Pamuringao, Cabatuan, which is now called Pamuringao Garrido in his memory. Together with him were his wife, Concordia Tabiana and their four children namely, Lilia, Nicolas, Sergia and Juan Garrido, Jr.; and his sister, Consolacion Garrido Blanch and her three children namely, Enrique, Remedios, and Salvador Blanch. All of them were massacred in Barrio Nanga, Guimbal, Iloilo on January 4, 1944.


Source:
Cabatuan, Its History and People
The Cabatuan Historical Society, Cabatuan, Iloilo