Bahay na Pula

Bahay na Pula
The building in 2014
Bahay na Pula is located in Bulacan
Bahay na Pula
Bahay na Pula is located in Luzon
Bahay na Pula
Bahay na Pula is located in Philippines
Bahay na Pula
Alternative namesThe Red House
General information
StatusDilapidated
Town or citySan Ildefonso
CountryPhilippines
Coordinates15°05′47″N 120°56′23″E / 15.09640°N 120.93964°E / 15.09640; 120.93964
Completed1929
Demolished2016 (partially)
OwnerIlusorio family
Technical details
MaterialWood
Floor count2
Known forComfort women and Sexual slavery and Japanese garrison during World War II

The Bahay na Pula (Tagalog, 'Red House') is a former hacienda in San Ildefonso, Bulacan in the Philippines. The site is remembered for the mass rapes and murders committed by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.[1][2][3] The Japanese military murdered all of the men and boys in the adjacent Mapaniqui, Candaba, Pampanga, and forced over 100 women and girls into sexual slavery, confining and raping them in the Red House.[2]

  1. ^ McMullen, Jane (June 17, 2016). "The House Where the Philippines' Forgotten 'Comfort Women' Were Held". BBC News. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Diaz Meyer, Cheryl (March 9, 2021). "Encore Episode: Cheryl Diaz Meyer, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist". Pulitzer Center. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. ^ McCarthy, Julie (December 4, 2020). "Photos: Why These World War II Sex Slaves Are Still Demanding Justice". National Public Radio. Retrieved July 30, 2021.