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Congrats are in order for the men and women behind the tuna festival who braved the scorching heat and pouring rains that attended the celebration.

However, there are disturbing phrases and remarks oft repeated during the last few years of tunafest as well as kalilangan celebrations. And this collective identification of residents of the city as “generals” is I suppose the most stupid thing to come out in this part of the world.

The word “general” in reference to residents here bespeaks of sore lack of history and of our local leaders who appear to relish the description.

It also betray the colonial mentality of whoever coined the word and exposed the conquistador character of those who took advantage of the so-called resettlement policy of past Philippine governmnets.

Perhaps it is time to review the city’s past and critically study the man from whose name this place was named after.

This is not to antagonize the heirs of the late General Paulino Santos whose sons and daughters, grandchildren and great grand children have lived lives worthy of emulating.

But what role exactly did the general played during the Japanese occupation period and how did he conduct himself in bringing the settlers here and opened this part of the then undivided Cotabato empire.

For the sake of the memory of the late general, please stop naming residents here as one.

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happy 40th charter anniversary generals!

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