HONOREE
BLAAN
1. 1. DATU PARCO BALUNTO A well-respected Blaan leader. He was the
First City Tribal Chieftain recognized by PANAMIN, OSCC NCIP; had been
consistent in his fight to pursue the rights of Blaan ancestral domain. He
donated 1-hectare schoolsite of the Balunto Elementary School and established
Barrio Blaan and Purok Balunto, in Barangay Labangal.
To be received by: LEONILA SKING BALUNTO – WIFE
2.
FULONG MARIO U. EMPAL was a farmer, He was born in Sitio Lageh, Barangay Sinawal and was the first Indigenou Peoples
Mandatory Representatives (IPMR) of General Santos City.
To be received by His Son
3. ANTE BALUNTO
LUMBOS He served as a lieutenant
of the Philippine Constabulary. A well-respected Blaan and Tiboli teacher. He
was the 1st Young Blaan Leader Recipient of the Olarte Hermanos
Settlers. He learned his English Language proficiency under an American tutorship
in Glan. He established the first community school at Atnulang San Jose in 1946
with him as a first teache.
To be received by his son : Eduardo Lumbos
4. CALATAO T. KINDAT Is the father of Hon. Kagawad Juanito Kindat. During
his lifetime, he was a farmer, almous (fortune teller), Mulong (Traditional
herbalist). A warrior and protector of IPs/ICCs during the Spanish period and
the Japanese 2nd World war.
5. TULA SULANTING His parents were Sol Sulanting and Dayang Aguira,
respected tribal leaders then. Tula was the first and longest serving serving
Barangay Captain of Barangay San Jose. Donated parcels of land where Barangay
San Jose Hall was built and a portion of the San Jose Elementary School (lote).
6. UNDI CALIM
BLAAN A well-respected tribal
leader and peace negotiator. In 1937 guided and assisted the program of the
National Land Settlement Administration (NLSA) surveyed the entire land of
Dadiangas Amgangeh of about 40 thousand hectares.
7. SENUGAN NIE During the Japanese time, he became a soldier of the
Philippine Constabulary. He donated the road right of way from Purok 16
Barangay Fatima to Barangay San Jose Diversion Road as well as some
farm-to-market-roads.
8. ADAM QUIOL A well-respected tribal leader. An IP farmer-teacher
of eastern portion and mediator in settling differences of the indigenous
people.
9. HAMESIO WALING BALUNTO Historian, resources Person, Artist. He was the Head
Petitioner of Purok Fataldao of more than 400 hectares now occupied by native
Blaans.
MORO
1.
SHARIF ZAINAL ABEDIN AL-MALINKI He was the first Appointed Mayor of Sugoda Buayan.
Through the years of his appointments as Municipal President or District Mayor
and even during World War II, Mayor Abedin had literally worked hard to foster
respect and peaceful co-existence among his constituencies, Muslims, Tribal
Chieftain and NLSA Settlers.
2.
DATU MADTUD BUDAY A well-respected elder of the Moro community and of
Municipality of Buayan. He was the first Taniente del Barrio of Buayan. Was
elected as one of the municipal councilors at the time of the incumbency of
Mayor Ireneo Santiago.
3.
COUNCILOR BENJAMIN TOBIS He is the father of Sarangani Province Board Member
Virgilo Tobias. A well-respected community leader and elected as a councilor of
the municipality of Buayan.
4.
HADJI MATEO ABDULLAHAD ABELLERA An educator. He was the first public school teacher
of the Empire Province of Cotabato.
5.
ABDULKADIR BAJUNID He was a son of one of the first Muslim Missionaries
from Saudi Arabia. Together with the Banisil family met General Paulino Santos
and his team when they arrived on 27 February 1939- He donated a parcel of land
to the Tupi National High School where it now stands.
6.
MOHAMAD ABDAWA A political leader. Serving as councilor of the
municipality of General Santos City and donated the area of Palin, after Siluay
River.
7.
ABUBAKAR BANISIL Was the longest serving Muslim Kagawad of General
Santos. The family donated the land of Banisil National High School in Tambler
and helped in negotiation to acquire portion of land for MSU area.
8.
MAMUNDA MAMALUMPONG Well-respected Muslim leader and served as a
councilor of the Municipality of General Santos.
9.
SAAVEDRA SAWAY an Educator served as the first Muslim teacher in
Labangal.
10.
DATU ACAD DALID an educator served as School Principal of Datu Acad
Dalid Elementary School in Barangay Buayan.
CHRISTIAN
1.
DON FRANCISCO NATIVIDAD He was the patriarch of the Cuz, Panlaque, Limjap,
Gonzales and natividad clans. “Don Francisco “Paco” Natividad, was the most
prominent figure in Koronadal Valley when the 1939 settlers came. In 1932 , Don
Paco hosted the then Director of the Bureau of Prison, Director Paulino Santos
who came to Buayan to search for a suitable site for planned penal colony in
Mindanao. His warm welcome to the government-sponsored settlers was
instrumental in confirming the latter’s decision to come to the valley by
showing the gains he already had and the production harvests he produced.”
2.
DR. VICTORIO VELASQUEZ After graduating from the University of Sto. Tomas
Medical School in 1929, he worked for the Empire Province of Cotabato, when the
entire province was one. Long before Dr. Juan Flavier practiced the doctor practiced
the “doctor to the Barrio” program, Dr. Velasquez was served as rural health
medical doctor covering the empire province from Cotabato to Glan districts. He
eventually settled his family in Buayan in 1931.
3.
FORMER VICE MAYOR JOSE CATOLICO By profession, Mr. Jose Catolico was a nurse.
Together with Dr. Velasquez, they served as the medical team administering to
the need of the entire Empire. In his lifetime, “Agurang” as he was fondly
called by the locals, was very much involved in socio, civic organizations either as a leader or founding
member to name a few, Jose Catolico Puericulture Center, Jose Catolico
Elementary School in Lagao, the mother club of Rotary Club of General Santos.
He was also elected as Vice Mayor.
4.
FORMER MAYOR PEDRO ACHARON SR. Through the twenties, the ranch and plantation of
the Olarte Hermanos attracted the sakadas from Negros, Cebu and Bohol. One of
them was a former teacher, Pedro Acharon, who became a leading political figure
I the post-war Municipality of Buayan. He serves as Mayor of the Municipality
of General Santos.
5.
DON ALBERTO OLARTE in quest in a new haven and eluding the social
upheaval in Spain, the two (2) brothers Don Jose and Don Alberto Olarte set
sail from Santander, Spain where they were born, to the Philippines as a place
to refuge. From Manila they moved to Bicol, to Davao and eventually to Buayan,
particularly Makar area. They purchased about 1,000 hectares of land for cattle
rising, pineapple and abaca planting. The Olarte Hermanos donated about 94
hectares more or less to establish the now Makar townsite.
6.
MR. ELIGIO “AMANG” LEYVA Arrived in 1932 as a prospector for Manda Elizalde
for 2 years. After he went back to Antipolo.
In 1951 returned to Municipality of Buayan with the whole Family. And worked as
inspector of the Bureau of lands. When Salipada Pendatun was naming the
Municipality of Buayan into Rajah Buayan City, “Amang” sought the support of
the Christians and civic groups to back him up in a petition to the Supreme Court
naming the city of Rajah Buayan to General Santos City, which was approved in
June 1968. By: Gemma Roda
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