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Western Samar
Samar, officially the Province of Samar ( war, Probinsya han Samar; tl, Lalawigan ng Samar), formerly named as Western Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Catbalogan. It is bordered by Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Leyte and the Leyte Gulf, and includes several islands in the Samar Sea. Samar is connected to the island of Leyte via the San Juanico Bridge. In 1768, Leyte and modern Samar were created out of the historical province of Samar. In 1965, Northern and Eastern Samar were created. Fishing and agriculture are the major economic activities in the province. On 8 November 2013, the province was significantly damaged by Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), particularly the towns of Basey, Marabut and Santa Rita. Etymology ''Samar'' is said to derive from the word ''Samad'', a Visayan word for "wound" or "cut", describing the rough physical features of the land which is rugged and deeply dissected by streams. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Juanico Bridge
The San Juanico Bridge ( fil, Tulay ng San Juanico; war, Tulay han San Juanico) is part of the Pan-Philippine Highway and stretches from Samar to Leyte across the San Juanico Strait in the Philippines. Its longest length is a steel girder viaduct built on reinforced concrete piers, and its main span is of an arch-shaped truss bridge, truss design. Constructed during the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos through Japanese Official Development Assistance (Japan), Official Development Assistance loans, it has a total length of —the second longest bridge spanning a body of seawater in the Philippines after Cebu-Cordova Bridge. Marcos built the bridge as a personal gift to his wife Imelda Marcos, Imelda using public funds siphoned through the controversial Marcos Japanese ODA scandal.. It was one of the high-visibility foreign-loan projects initiated by Marcos during the run-up to the 1969 Philippine presidential election, 1969 presidential election. Completed four year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of The Philippines
A municipality ( tl, bayan/munisipalidad; hil, banwa; ceb, lungsod/munisipalidad/munisipyo; pag, baley; pam, balen/balayan; bcl, banwaan; war, bungto/munisipyo; ilo, ili) is a local government unit (LGU) in the Philippines. It is distinct from ''city'', which is a different category of local government unit. Provinces of the Philippines are divided into cities and municipalities, which in turn, are divided into barangays (formerly barrios) – ''villages''. , there are 1,488 municipalities across the country. A municipality is the official term for, and the official local equivalent of, a town, the latter being its archaic term and in all of its literal local translations including Filipino. Both terms are interchangeable. A municipal district is a now-defunct local government unit; previously certain areas were created first as municipal districts before they were converted into municipalities. History The era of the formation of municipalities in the Philippines sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Jorge, Samar
San Jorge, officially the Municipality of San Jorge ( war, Bungto han San Jorge; tl, Bayan ng San Jorge), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,579 people. The town is famous for its Blanca Aurora Falls near Barangay Blanca Aurora along the Blanca Aurora river. On December 6, 1978, Pagsanghan and San Jorge were created as a new municipalities out of Gandara. An inauguration is held every 10 October since 1979. Due to farming abundancy here in San Jorge, they proclaimed Saint George as their Patron Saint and because it happened that the name were similar to a historical person named George Curn. History The community is one of the oldest baraŋgay of municipality of Gandara. Its history can be traced back to the American regime. Even its name San Jorge was in honor of an American soldier by the name of George Curn who happened to own and donate the site where the old baraŋgay was formerly locat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinabacdao, Samar
Pinabacdao, officially the Municipality of Pinabacdao ( war, Bungto han Pinabacdao; tl, Bayan ng Pinabacdao), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,136 people. It is considered as the center of rice production in the province of Samar. The home of Mayaw-Mayaw Festival, an ethnic and dance festival celebrated every May 10 of each year. Mayaw-Mayaw Festival won second runner-up in the festival dance competition and first prize winner in the float design competition during the 2015 Aliwan Fiesta which was held on April 23–25 in the cities of Manila and Pasay. Etymology The term ''"Pinabácdao"'' or ''"Pinabakdaw"'' is a Waray Sinamar-Lineyte dialect that means ''"asked to stand"'' in English Language or simply ''"pinatayó"'' in Filipino Language. But in the book ''Atlas de Filipinas'' by José María Algué, SJ - a Spanish-Roman Catholic priest and meteorologist in the observatory of Manila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paranas, Samar
Paranas, officially the Municipality of Paranas ( war, Bungto han Paranas; tl, Bayan ng Paranas), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,374 people. It was formerly known as Wright named after American Governor-General Luke E. Wright. Many of the townsfolk work or attend school in nearby Catbalogan City. Trade is also prevalent with Calbayog City farther north. A part of Paranas is devoted to a nature reserve watershed designated as such by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. History A strip of sand bordering along the coast of the Maqueda Bay, nestling at the foot of a hill which shields it from floods and storms was inhibited by a few natives who engaged in fishing and farming. As time went on, the number of people increased. More and better houses were built and a village was farming. So it attracted many people to trade with the natives and to dwell in it. The trees alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pagsanghan, Samar
Pagsanghan, officially the Municipality of Pagsanghan ( war, Bungto han Pagsanghan; tl, Bayan ng Pagsanghan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,959 people. History Pagsanghan is municipality located interior of San Agustin, Gandara, Samar along the National Road, and nearby the sea where its name came from. The islet of Bangon and the islet of Cambaye were two-of-two branching river going out to the sea which in local language called Sanga, Guin-sangahan or ''Pinag-sangahan''. Pagsanghan is the trading center of historical missionaries located in Dapdap, Tarangnan, Samar, were religious Jesuits settle. Geography Barangays Pagsanghan is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. * Bangon * Buenos Aires * Calanyugan * Caloloma (Rawis) * Cambaye * Canlapwas (Poblacion) * Libertad (Poblacion) * Pange * San Luis * Santo Niño (Poblacion) * Viejo (Poblacion) * Villahermosa Occidental * Villahermo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motiong, Samar
Motiong, officially the Municipality of Motiong ( war, Bungto han Motiong; tl, Bayan ng Motiong), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,276 people. History Long before the coming of the Americans, there were already local folks inhabited in Motiong, wherein the place was unnamed at that time. Some of these people went on sea diving to gather oyster for their daily consumption and the rest barter goods such as rice, corn, cassava, taro, yam tubers, sea foods and abaca fibers to other neighboring barrios and municipalities. There were only few local caravans who are traveling in groups aided in defense against bandits as well as helped to improve economies of scale in trade although, only few people have the means to buy commodities. One man tried to open one oyster and with great astonishment, he found a lustrous pearl where he called “Mutya”. Believing that the place was full of treasure, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matuguinao, Samar
Matuguinao, officially the Municipality of Matuguinao ( war, Bungto han Matuguinao; tl, Bayan ng Matuguinao), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,364 people. Matuguinao were named as a municipal district of Gandara in the year 1948 to 1960 and were converted into a municipality in 1965. Etymology Matuguinao or ''Matugnaw'' is a Waray-Waray word that literally means cold. Geography Baraŋgays Matuguinao is politically subdivided into 20 barangay A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolitan ...s. Climate Demographics Economy Infrastructure ;Water and sanitation: Water is abundant here in this town, it has cold and hot water source. ;Solid Waste Management: Garbage are being collec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiabong, Samar
Jiabong, officially the Municipality of Jiabong ( war, Bungto han Jiabong; tl, Bayan ng Jiabong), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,205 people. Jiabong was created in 1948 from the barrios of Jiabong, Jia-an, Malino, San Fernando, Casapa, Camorubo-an, Lulugayan, Macabitas Paglayogan, Dogongan, Bayog, and Malobago, formerly part of Catbalogan. Etymology The name Jiabong is a combination of the terms “Hiya-an” which means a “place of preparation before an attack” and “bong” which is actually “the sound of a canon gun”. According to the legend, during Spanish time, villagers from Motiong, Paranas and San Sebastian fled to Casandig (now Jiabong) to seek refuge from the invading pirates who killed, robbed and held them as captives. To rescue the villagers, the Spanish soldiers and guardia civil camped at Casandig and mounted their preparations for an eventual pirate attack. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinabangan, Samar
Hinabangan, officially the Municipality of Hinabangan ( war, Bungto han Hinabangan; tl, Bayan ng Hinabangan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,693 people. Hinabangan was formed in 1948 from the former municipal districts of Concord and Hinabangan. Geography Barangays Hinabangan is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Climate Demographics Economy Education Primary and elementary schools Hinabangan has 19 public primary and elementary schools: High schools Hinabangan also has two public high schools: *Bagacay National High School *Hinabangan National High School References External links Hinabangan Profile at PhilAtlas.com* Philippine Standard Geographic Code The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, Repú ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandara, Samar
Gandara, officially the Municipality of Gandara ''( Waray: Bungto han Gandara)'', is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,242 people. The town was formerly named Bangahon, but its population was resettled to its current location on September 29, 1902. After settling in its new location, the name Gandara was given to it in commemoration of the former Governor General José de la Gándara y Navarro. Climate Demographics Based on latest 2014 survey, the total population was 33,264, consisting of 17,046 males and 16,218 females. The number of households was 6,653, with an average household size of 4.87 persons and a density of 68/km2. Built-up Area population density at town proper 6,652 along Carline Area is 4,992, Coastal Area is 5,751 and Rural Area is 5,748. Economy The municipality of Gandara is known for its products such as ''queseo'' (''kesong puti''), ''tablea'', ''tinapa'' (smoked fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daram, Samar
Daram, officially the Municipality of Daram ( war, Bungto han Daram; tl, Bayan ng Daram), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,608 people. Etymology The origin of the name Daram is from a type of bird, called Darangsiyao, that guided the initial settlers to the island. Some time later, a Spaniard inquiring about the name of the island, mistook the name for "Daramsiyao". This was further shortened to the current name of Daram. The original name of Daramsiyao is still in use as the name of the annual festival held in Poblacion 1 on January 15. History The Island was originally part of the municipality of Zumarraga, Samar, and mostly inhabited by a few fisher-folk and travelers from other places whose primary source of income was fishing and farming. As the years passed Daram began to grow in population and economic activities through settlers and travelers who constructed dwelling units sporadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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