| The historical Origin of this
municipality dates back to the time when it was still
a Barrio called Cabuntog. During the early Spanish era
this barrio had a church bell that was so big that whenever
it was rang, it could be heard as far as the Mindanao
mainland. The loud ringing sound often caused more pirates
from Mindanao to come to the barrio and raid it.
The inhabitants fearing the repeated depredations
of the marauders in the barrio finally decided to throw
or drop (buntog) the bell into the Campuhong River.
Hence, Cabuntog after the words Campuhong and Buntog.
Although Cabuntog was already a municipality in the
Spanish regime, it was during the American Administration
that it was formally organized into the municipality
of General Luna, its present name. It was inaugurated
on August 1, 1929.
Before typhoon "Atring" hit Siargao Island in April
1969. General Luna was the biggest copra producer in
the province of Surigao, but after about 50% of its
coconut plantation were blown down by the typhoon, its
copra production dipped considerably forcing the farmers
to plant short-term crops to augment their income.
Source: 1970 Souvenir Program of
Philippine Public Schools Inter-scholastic Athletic
Association Meet (PPSIAA)
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