Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Rogelio Roxas (Additional on Roxas Story)

Rogelio "Roger" Domingo Roxas (died May 25, 1993) was a former Filipino soldier who had work as a locksmith before allegedly discovering in a cave north of Manila a hidden chamber full of gold bars and a Golden Buddha statue-which Roxas estimated to weighs one metric ton on a plot of state-owned land near Baguio General Hospital, in Baguio City on January 24, 1971. Roxas claimed that the Buddha's head was removable and that it concealed a hollowed-out portion within the statue that contained at least two handfuls of uncut diamonds. The cache was alleged to be a portion of the legendary Yamashita treasure.

The Seizure of Gold
On April 5, 1971, Roxas claimed that armed men purportedly from the National Bureau Investigation (N.B.I.) forcibly confiscated the gold bars and statue from his home in Aurora Hills, Baguio City. On April 19, 1971 the military deposited a Buddha statue at the Baguio City Court; however, Roxas proclaimed that it was not the same statue taken from him. Roxas later claimed that then-President Ferdinand Marcos orchestrated the raid and was in possession of the treasure. Roxas was arrested in Cabanatuan City by three men in civilian clothing on May 18, 1971 and jailed for several years. (more on Yamashita treasure)....
The Loot of Luzon : Luzon is the Philippines biggest island and is located to the North. (The article written by) Mike Tharp; Shortly before his trial for war crimes, Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita was asked what was the main cause of Japan's defeat. according to John Dower a historian, the general "responded with the only answer what he know in English word in the whole interview and that is "Science". Science as it turns out, has almost nothing to do his personal character. As it was told, Emperor Hirohito had commanded him to hide tons of gold and other treasures in a maze of bomb-trapped Philippine tunnels, the treasure that supposedly used to restore Japan in rebuilding from the ruins of war for they foresee it's nearing defeat from the Allied Forces. Historians had not found the most concrete evidence of the Yamashita treasure, but the story had just appear to have a life of its own. After from the long time of hiding the general had get out of his hiding place in the mountains of Sierra Madre and the Cordillera and surrendered to the U.S. Forces. According to some historians Yamashita concealed the gold and the treasures in small quantity as he transferred from place to place in the Philippine islands for hiding prior to his surrender. Some say that portion of the treasure were shipped to Japan but was unable to reached due to relentless bombing by the Allied Forces among vessels that is trying to sail towards Japan.
Related Events: Until now, many Filipinos still believed that fragments of Yamashita treasure still exist in different places of the Philippines. In Negros Island alone there were so many places where Japanese individuals financed the search of the treasure encouraged by the local former guerilla. Normally the diggings were done during night time to evade the activity to onlookers. In Silay city according to some witnesses that the diggings were done on the highway in route to the city but, it was done during night time. Complete motorized heavy machinery were employed to do it faster. the road were paved during the morning as if nothing had been moved except for the road sign "wet cement". 
In another occasion the road to Canlaon City was rerouted for a few days and heavy machines arrived to build a bridge as a ploy to their diggings of treasure. When the box was found containing what they were looking the constructions was rushed by the Japanese contractor. Local resident still can pinpoint where the box was taken. It was just along the bank on the side of the road. the contents of the box was not known. It was hurriedly loaded to a waiting dump truck was driven to nowhere nobody could tell where it went with the box. By this event in Negros many local treasure hunters were enhanced to find part of the treasure causing to some accident that put them into dangers. Others were buried alive while digging on the spot were they decided. For those who did not saw it was very doubtful to believed. But, for those who witnessed some successful diggings by the Japanese it was hard to ignore the story and the secrets of Yamashita treasure. 

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  1. MR ROXAS IF HE IS NOT DIED HE CAN GIVE MORE MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE YAMASHITA TREASURE.THE REASON WHY HE DIED ITS BECAUSE TO STOP GIVING INFORMATION ABOUT THE TREASURE.IM INVITED TO THE EU AND SC TO REFRESH THE CASE OF YAMASHITA TREASURE

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