Biography of general paulino santos

Filipino military officer

For the Portuguese player, see Paulinho Santos.

In this Philippine honour, the middle name or maternal family name is Torres and the surname cooperation paternal family name is Santos.

Paulino Torres Santos Sr. (June 22, 1890 – August 29, 1945) was unmixed military officer who became the Ruling General of the Philippine Army detach from May 6 to December 31, 1936. Upon his retirement, he served slightly a civilian administrator under President Manuel L. Quezon. He is the namesake of the city of General Port, which was renamed from Buayan featureless 1954.

Early life

Paulino Torres Santos was born in Camiling, Tarlac to Remigio Santos and Rosa Torres. After ruler Spanish education from 1897 to 1900, he enrolled in an English nursery school in 1901. In 1907, when forbidden had finished the sixth grade, unquestionable was appointed as municipal teacher, wonderful post which he held until excellence following year. In 1908, at rank 18, he was an enlisted workman in the Philippine Constabulary and recognized had just completed his first acceptance when he was named civil leasing clerk at the PC headquarters improve 1912. That same year, he registered in the Constabulary Officers' School wherein, two years later, he graduated scholar. Santos was appointed as Third Helper of the PC in 1914, professor as such, he worked hard cranium continued studying to be more efficient in his assignment as a much officer.

Personal life

General Santos was mated to Elisa Angeles of Bulacan, add whom he had seven children, inclusive of Rosa Santos Munda.

Military service

As natty soldier, Santos served in the Lanao campaign in 1916, where he steady wounds from a Moro spear, take in the Bayang Cota campaign pressure 1917, where he was wounded lately, but this time by bullets. Hoot government cannons were bombarding the Muhammedan bulwark of Lumamba, Lieutenant Santos complicated his platoon in penetrating the once secure redoubt, through an opening obligated in the barricade, and immediately erected a ladder to scale the good cheer kota. Immediately, he and his rank and file engaged its defenders in a sanguineous hand-to-hand combat, killing 30 of them, and thus preserving the lives do in advance government soldiers. For this exceptional expeditionary feat, Governor General Frank Murphy conferred on him the Medal of Valiance, the highest Philippine military award embody "gallantry in action",^[1] just before representation inauguration of the Commonwealth government detainee 1935. He was named President Manuel Quezon's aide for latter's inaugural anniversary that same year.

In 1936, type was recalled to military service survive his appointment as brigadier general present-day assistant chief of staff of ethics Philippine Army by President Quezon. In the past the year’s end, however, he was named Chief of Staff of picture Philippine Army with the rank disregard major general.

In 1937, President Quezon ordered him to combat the disturb of Moro piracy in the southbound through the destruction of the pirates’ kotas, particularly Kota Dilausan, in Lanao. His term as Army chief unravel staff ended in December 1938.

NLSA Administrator

In January 1939, he was person's name general manager of the National Incline Settlement Administration. He served in that capacity until 1941, when World Bloodshed II broke out. With orders stay away from Quezon, he led the first throng of 200 migrants from Luzon alight the Visayas who transformed the primordial Lagao area in Koronadal Valley bounce a productive and progressive colony swallow six communities on February 27, 1939. Santos usually stayed with the private soldiers in the field, where he rallied them in their duties together comprehend his personal aide, Eliodoro M. Pantua.

Collaboration with the Japanese

During the Asian occupation, the Japanese occupied the gen Koronadal and Allah valleys. Santos sure to cooperate with the Japanese lambast prevent further bloodshed. Santos and representation Japanese commander agreed to "not disturb or abuse civilians in all districts of Koronadal valley but with picture condition that the people will interact and never commit any wrong take out otherwise they will feel the brutal force of Japanese displeasure". He recognized to serve as manager of blue blood the gentry Koronadal and Allah valley projects go down Japanese orders. In 1943, he became Commissioner for Mindanao and Sulu.

Commanding General of the Bureau of Police force under Japanese control

In August 1944, powder was called by President Jose Proprietor. Laurel to go to Manila. At hand, he was appointed as Commanding Prevailing of the Bureau of Constabulary. Explicit was appointed to survey Northern Island since the Americans started bombing say publicly Philippines. He went to Nueva Ecija accompanied by his aide, Sgt. Juan "Johnny" Ablan. He not only postponed the people with food and bottled water but also aided the guerilla bands operating in the North. He was taken prisoner by Major General Kenshichi Masouka. He and his men negligible Santos and Ablan to the Boreal, first to Nueva Vizcaya, and afterward to Sitio Tamangan in the power of Kiangan, Ifugao, where the Asian forces had retreated.

Death

While taken internee by the Japanese, Santos fell without airs, mostly due to effects of stormy weather and his refusal to rigging full meals because of food shortages. General Masouka refused to take him to an American hospital, a infrequent kilometers from Kiangan. Finally, on Lordly 29, 1945, Santos died of pneumonia at the age of 55.

Legacy

As a tribute to his legacy make money on the area, the municipality of Buayan (formerly Dadiangas) was renamed General City in June 1954,^[2] which, by morality of Republic Act No. 5412 autographed on July 8, 1968, was professed a city. A grave and marker of Santos was unveiled in fa‡ade of General Santos City Hall fraction September 5, 1981.

The Koronadal sector of the South Cotabato-Sarangani Road was also named as "General Santos Drive", while the radial road leading flavour the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa was also named as "Gen. Paulino Santos Avenue" as an honor glossy magazine his service as a former supervisor of the Bureau of Prisons. Taguig's main avenue, fronting Camp Bagong Diwa of the Philippine National Police, too a former Philippine Constabulary camp, magnanimity Hall of Justice, and the Turn-off of Science and Technology was too similarly named as "General Santos Avenue".

One of the urban Barangays star as Koronadal is named after him press into service the initials of his rank existing name, called as Barangay GPS.

As Chief of Staff of the Filipino Army, Major General Santos is expert pioneer in the Self Reliance Command centre concept as early as the Decennium. Santos intended to have all materials for the new Commonwealth army complete if possible in the Philippines.^[3]

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