GENERAL SANTOS ARCHIVE
MEMORY AND ACHIEVEMENT
TO HONOR HIS MEMORY AND ACHIEVEMENTS
- Republic Act No. 1107 An Act Changing the Name of the
Municipality of Buayan, in the Province of Cotabato to General
Santos by virtue of House Bill No. 401 was approved on 15
June 1954. This was sponsored by Congressman Datu
Luminog Mangelen of Cotabato
• Republic Act No. 5412 An Act Creating the City of General
Santos by virtue of House Bill No. 17209, sponsored by South
Cotabato Congressman James L. Chiongbian, became into
law on June 15, 1968
GENERAL PAULINO SANTOS AND HIS WIFE ELISA ANGELES WERE BLESSED WITH SEVEN CHILDREN
- Rosa Santos Munda – lawyer, retired President of the
Philippine Women’s University – Manila and the Philippine
Women’s College of Davao, married to Amado A. Munda,
lawyer-businessman based in Davao City;
• Isabel A. Santos – Tour and Costume Director of the
Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company;
• Lourdes Santos Villacorta – former Social Secretary of First
Lady Madam Imelda Romualdez-Marcos, Malacañang;
married to businessman Roland J. Villacorta of Manila;
• Paulino A, Santos, Jr. – businessman, General Santos City;
married to Carmen Marquez of Cotabato City;
• Remigio A. Santos – retired Senior Vice President of the
United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB); married to Remedios
Cervantes of Malolos, Bulacan;
• Elisa Santos Ascue – former PWU and PWC faculty member;
married to Capt. Leonardo Ascue of Manila; and,
• Jose A. Santos – former Vice Mayor of Veruela, Agusan del
Sur, married to Siony Mordeno of Veruela.
