Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):
AUGUST 29, 1945
Paulino Torres Santos (June 22, 1890 – August 29, 1945), a military general under President Manuel L. Quezon, died of pneumonia in Kiangan while a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II.
In 1935, Governor Frank Murphy awarded him the Medal of Valor for his gallantry in Mindanao.
Santos was Director of the Bureau of Prisons, Philippine Army Chief of Staff and General Manager of the National Land Settlement Administration.
Under President Jose P. Laurel, he was appointed as the commanding general of the Philippine Constabulary.
Buayan (Dadiangas) was renamed General Santos City.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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