The key was your statement knew THE locations...truth is they know 12 (a dozen) twelve!!!
But the remember the 12 vaults revealed hundreds and hundreds of TONS!
Here it actually says a dozen (12) twelve --NOT 175!
Just curious why you missed that very tiny but very important detail.? Never mind it was a rhetorical question, no reply is necessary!
There are still 163 sites from Luzon on the north , south to Cebu and on to Mindanao- several were recovered my then President Marcos..including the one stolen from Rog Roxas and some recovered by Japanese relatives who served in the war and were in the Philippines. One recovered by Japanese film crew who under the cover of digging up dead Japanese soldiers bones to rebury back in Japan,,they dug the hole, recovered tons of gold, some bones, filled the hole and placed a large cement memorial on the spot, loaded the airplane with the gold,,and the only reason anyone knew what they were doing, was the fact that the plane was overloaded and it could not take off when it hit the end of the runway.
Since the area covering he rest of the 150 or so sites is over 1,000 miles long spanning over 7,000
islands that make up the Republic of the Philippines,(RP) (not PI) it is easy to understand the possibility of more stashes.
When consider the horrific rain forest jungles of steep inclines, tangled undergrowth, with only a few feet of visibility,razorback ridges, high humidity,monsoons, typhoons,hurricanes, and tornadoes.
poison snakes,Islamic Nationals, fierce Moro fighters, Communists, Abu Sayaff, an Al Queda group, of kidnappers and terrorists, Operative Fighters who what to secede from the RP, Tribesman, Igarots former Headhunters,Pres Marcos reign of Martial Law, corrupt officials, and just the overall malaise the average income of the Filipino's is only $6.00 per day! and you can see why it is not a walk in the park to go pick up some of Yama's sweet potatoes.
Now try to understand that the 175 original sites of Yama, were what was called "Battalion" sized caches, with this many men, they dug holes 80-140-200 feet deep, carved out and created cemented hallways and vertical chambers, in a labyrinth, with death traps all along the way.. used the water table as a trap..knew exactly the depth of the water table in the dry season, and knew that if the attempt to dig up the goods happened at any other time it would flood the tunnel.
Consider now that their are hundreds or even thousands of smaller caches all the way down to company sized caches, down to 20-40-60 feet, down to personal stashes of higher ranking officers and top non-com's - that trusted no one and buried their private stashes by themselves from 5-10 feet.
All left carved stones,markers on Century Trees, slash marks on old Palm trees. Additional makers in the hole itself to give confirmation that the dig was on the right spot..Most left items of everyday use, from rifle rounds,carved stones in the form of mushrooms,spikes,hearts,ect.and of course death trap indications. Which for the Japanese, one of them was the 'Flower' symbol.If you see this symbol use
extreme caution! Look for live ordinance, bombs, land mines, poison powder mixed with sand,thin
glass vials filled with deadly poison, that break if you step on them. Many severe dangers are encountered in digging after the Japanese..they took that page from the Jesuits also,BEWARE.Ask for ADVICE!
Towards the end of the war when the Americans were closing in, there was no time for deep elaborate tunnels, the simply used natural caves that were in the remote areas..miles back and up steep mountain ranges..behind water falls, in underwater caves, cemented in vaults, about he size of refrigerators and dumped in bays, buried in the sand or left in dense jungle.
I have been to the RP twice and have seen many Jesuit style symbols and signs used by the Japanese.
So unless you have been there, with boots on the ground, hold your mud. While you consider that the
RP Government, investigated the entire story, legend,rumors, what ever you want to call it,..and decided
that not only were there hundreds, even thousands of these caches all of the Islands they had to do
something to level the playing field..and they get a piece of the pie as well , like any government!!
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The Philippine Government enacted laws to protect treasure hunters by legislating for profit sharing schemes, relating to recovered Yamashita Treasure Gold. The laws set out the treasure hunter's obligations and methods of sharing the income.
Profit Sharing Laws of the Republic of the Philippines
Department of Environment and Natural Resources - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER No. 2004 – 33, Amendments to Department of Environment and Natural Resources Administrative Order No. 2002-04, Otherwise Known as the “Rules and Regulations Governing the Issuance of Permits for Treasure Hunting, Shipwreck/Sunken Vessel Recovery and Disposition of Recovered Treasures/Valuable Cargoes, Including Hoarded Hidden Treasures”. Section 14 (Sharing) offers the following protection and benefits, for treasure recovery. After an audited report of expenses has been evaluated and approved by the Oversight Committee, the sharing of the net proceeds shall be as follows:
1. For Treasure Hunting within Public Lands – Seventy-five percent (75%) to the Government and twenty-five (25%) to the Permit Holder;
2. For Treasure Hunting in Private Lands – Thirty Percent (30%) to the Government and Seventy Percent (70%) to be shared by the Permit Holder and the landowner; and
3. For Shipwreck/Sunken Vessel Recovery – Fifty percent (50%) to the Government and Fifty percent (50%) to the Permit Holder.”
The recovery of stolen treasure gold was not beyond the potential of adequately equipped treasure hunters. It was a legitimate business venture because the Philippine Government enacted laws protecting its interests in recovered Yamashi.ta Treasure gold.
The RP believes not only was the Yama Stories true, they knew that the thousands of caches sites in Islands were a potential income for the badly needed and underfunded government!
The government of the Philippines is telling him what he wants to hear.!! They know it is true,,and that their is many more yet to be uncovered. He also knows the ring of truth that is in the advice I have given him, his discernment is better than yours. His boots are on his ground. 'nuff said.
What you are telling him ,,that he is wasting his life,,is a joke..your wasting your time telling a treasure hunter , who's government sanctions this effort, sets the percentages, he is "knee deep" in the marked hole, uncovering a whole host of typical items left by the Japanese - as he digs deeper into the hole,,what could your reasons be that would discourage such a person,who is an adult, is on his own property, is asking for advise, is working very hard at his business AND his TH hobby,
It called FREEDOM as our allies in WW2 the Filipino's fought bravely and drove the Japanese back to Japan. This mans father or grandfather fought for his rights.
He has the right to do what he wants on his land.!! He knows the dangers as we all do who deal with trying to recover the goods from who ever left them there
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Alfonso..you stated:
Please be advised that the flower IS the Japanese death symbol! Use EXTREME caution!. Are your partners in the dig experienced? Do they know the type of land mines and other ordinance that the Japanese used? IF not I suggest you stop the dig long enough to find out what is going on, you need to answer the following:
1 How deep was the heart with the flower on it?
2.Do you have a pic of the stone?
3.Can you list the items in the hole
4.in the order of the way you found them?
5.Are you finding any metal wire IN the hole?
6.Do not pull or try to remove this WIRE!
7.It may be tied to the detonator! This was usuall
8.How deep are you now?
9.How deep is the water table?
10.You need experienced help before you continue!
I am not trying to scare you, but you must be aware of what you face.
Then you can make the correct decisions. You can relpy to my email if
you don't want to reveal anymore here, I understand your decision either
way, Alfonso.
I will continue to give you any help I can with symbols
since most are Jesuit orientated -ex: sleeping turtle means 'it is here'
It was a chance decision on my part to follow up on your dismissal by SWR
I had a feeling that something wasn't right... about that..first I thought it was
his arrogance in putting you down and saying NO to any idea of treasure ,
Yama or otherwise, NOW I see that it was - you might be in danger!
I think SWR might think twice about dismissing things out of hand with no
experience on what he is talking about..his 'academic' orientation could have
had severe ramifications.
Beware SWR, this is the Real World not an IvoryTower of Academia..
where everything is cataloged and footnoted or it isn't real.
rangler
"Wisdom is accessible only to those who seek it in earnest."
