2. Samar Province
• Samar, officially the Province of Samar (Waray: Probinsya han
Samar; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Samar), formerly named Western Samar, is
a province in the Philippineslocated in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital
is the city of Catbalogan. It is bordered by Northern Samar, Eastern
Samar, Leyte and 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.[4]
• On 8 November 2013, the province was significantly damaged by Typhoon
Yolanda (Haiyan), particularly the towns of Basey, Marabut and Santa
Rita.[5]
3. History
• Pre-history
• Around 2 million to 8000 B.C, based on geologic findings, during the
ice ages (2 million years – 8000 B.C), the islands of Mindoro, Luzon,
and Mindanao were connected as one big island through the islands
of Samar, Leyte and Bohol.
• Early history
• In 8550 B.C., diggings in Sohoton Caves in Basey, Samar showed stone
flake tools. In 1200 A.D., other diggings along the Basey River
revealed other stone flakes used until the 13th century.[6]
4. history
• Spanish colonial era
• In 1543, the explorer Ruy López de Villalobos, first came to the island and named
it Las Islas Filipinas.
• In 1596, many names (such as Samal, Ibabao, Tandaya) were given to Samar
Island prior to the coming of the Spaniards in 1596. The name "Samar" was
derived from the local language samad, meaning "wound" or "cut", aptly
describing the rough physical features of the island, rugged and deeply dissected
by streams. During the early days of Spanish occupation, Samar was under the
jurisdiction of Cebu.
• On October 15, 1596, the first Jesuit missionaries arrived in Tinago (now Dapdap)
in Tarangnan. From Tinago, the missionaries, Fr. Francisco de Otazo, Bartolome
Martes and Domingo Alonzo began teaching Catechism, healing the sick and
spreading the Christianfaith into the interior settlements.
![Samar Province
• Samar, officially the Province of Samar (Waray: Probinsya han
Samar; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Samar), formerly named Western Samar, is
a province in the Philippineslocated in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital
is the city of Catbalogan. It is bordered by Northern Samar, Eastern
Samar, Leyte and 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.[4]
• On 8 November 2013, the province was significantly damaged by Typhoon
Yolanda (Haiyan), particularly the towns of Basey, Marabut and Santa
Rita.[5]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)