Samar was a

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in the

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which is coterminous with the island of Samar and its outlying islands.

History

It was established in 1768 after it got separated from the province of Leyte. On June 19, 1965, the Philippine Congress along with the three Samar Representatives, Eladio T. Balite (1st District), Fernando R. Veloso (2nd District) and Felipe J. Abrigo (3rd District), approved ''

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No. 4221'' dividing the province of Samar into three divisions: '' Northern Samar'', '' Eastern Samar'', and '' Western Samar''. Each province adopted a new capital: Catbalogan (Western Samar), Borongan (Eastern Samar), and Catarman (Northern Samar). On June 21, 1969, under ''Republic Act No. 5650'', ''Western Samar'' was renamed simply into ''Samar'' with Catbalogan still as the capital.

References

{{Coord missing, Philippines Former provinces of the Philippines States and territories established in 1768 States and territories disestablished in 1965 1768 establishments in the Spanish Empire

History

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