Pantingan River Massacre

The Pantingan River Massacre took place during the Bataan Death March in mid-April, 1942. Several hundred of the Philippine Commonwealth Army 1st, 11th, 71st, and 91st Divisions of the USAFFE on the march to the north of Mount Samat where the Pantingan River crosses the Pilar-Bagac Road were taken to the riverside. Most of them were shot, bayoneted or beheaded by the Japanese.

Survivors of the massacre include Lt. Manuel Yan who later became head of the Philippine Army and ambassador to Thailand. Another survivor, Capt. Ricardo Papa, a G-3 Officer of the 91st Division later became a Chief of Police in Manila.