Salipada Pendatun
Datu Salipada Khalid Pendatun | |
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Salipada K. Pendatun in 1927 | |
Assemblyman at the Interim Batasang Pambansa | |
In office 1978–1985 | |
Senator of the Philippines | |
In office 28 May 1946 – 30 December 1951 | |
In office 30 December 1969 – 23 September 1972 | |
Congressman of Cotabato Province | |
In office 1957–1963 | |
Provincial Governor of Cotabato Province | |
In office 1945–1945 | |
President | Sergio Osmeña |
Personal details | |
Born | Pikit, Cotabato Province, Philippine Islands | December 3, 1912
Died | May 6, 1985 72) Cotabato province, Philippines | (aged
Nationality | Filipino |
Spouse(s) | Aida S. Farrales |
Children | Bai Moniera, Bai Zamrad, Bai Mariam, and Datu Salipada Khalid, Jr. |
Residence | Cotabato province |
Alma mater | University of the Philippines College of Law |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Profession | Politician |
Religion | Islam |
Military career | |
Nickname(s) | Sali |
Allegiance | Commonwealth of the Philippines |
Service/branch | Philippine Army, Philippine Constabulary |
Years of service | 1942–1945 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Commands held | Armed Forces of the Philippines |
Battles/wars |
Datu Salipada Khalid Pendatun was a Philippine lawyer, military officer, and a statesman, being the first Filipino Muslim in history to hold these offices. He died on May 16, 1985 in Cotabato Province.
Contributions
He fought against the Japanese, he was joining the soldiers under the USAFFE 101st Infantry Division for the defensive from 1941 and 1942 and leading to joining guerrillas under the Maranao Militia in Mindanao during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.[1]:124–125 He was returned and joined the military and group of troops under the Philippine Commonwealth Army during the liberating battles on Mindanao against the Japanese and ended World War II.
During his tenure as a statesman in Philippine politics, especially when he was the governor of the then undivided Cotabato province, Cotabato province was by then the most prosperous province in the country, serving it as its "rice basket", with its capital bearing the same name was second only to Davao City as the most populous and economically prosperous city in Mindanao. Several towns were born in the province, and a number of them, i.e. Kidapawan, Buayan (now General Santos City), Marbel, Tacurong, and some others flourished and became economically prosperous that they become cities several years later. The province was also exceptionally peaceful before the Muslim insurgencies in Mindanao in the 1970s.
Legacy
The town of General Salipada K. Pendatun, Maguindanao was named after him.
References
- ↑ Keats, J., 1963, The Fought Alone, Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott