Salipada Pendatun

Datu Salipada Khalid Pendatun
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 December 3, 1912
Pikit, Cotabato Province, Philippine Islands
Died May 6, 1985 (aged 72)
Cotabato province, Philippines
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

World War II

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

  1. Keats, J., 1963, The Fought Alone, Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott