In the Philippines,provinces are one of its primary political and administrative divisions. There are 82 provinces at present,which are further subdivided into component cities and municipalities. The local government units in the National Capital Region,as well as independent cities,are independent of any provincial government. Each province is governed by an elected legislature called the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and an elected governor.
Leyte is an island in the Visayas group of islands in the Philippines. It is eighth-largest and sixth-most populous island in the Philippines,with a total population of 2,626,970 as of 2020 census.
Leyte,officially the Province of Leyte,is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region occupying the northern three-quarters of Leyte Island. Its capital is the city of Tacloban,administered independently from the province,as well as the regional center of Eastern Visayas. Leyte is thus north of Southern Leyte,south of Biliran,and west of Samar Island. To the west across the Camotes Sea is the province of Cebu.
Eastern Samar,officially the Province of Eastern Samar,is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Borongan,which is the most populous. Eastern Samar occupies the eastern portion of the island of Samar. Bordering the province to the north is the province of Northern Samar and to the west is Samar province. To the east lies the Philippine Sea,part of the vast Pacific Ocean,while to the south lies Leyte Gulf.
Samar,officially the Province of Samar,or also known named as Western Samar,is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Catbalogan while Calbayog is the most populous city in the province. 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.
Samar is the third-largest and seventh-most populous island in the Philippines,with a total population of 1,909,537 as of the 2020 census. It is located in the eastern Visayas,which are in the central Philippines. The island is divided into three provinces:Samar,Northern Samar,and Eastern Samar. These three provinces,along with the provinces on the nearby islands of Leyte and Biliran,are part of the Eastern Visayas region.
The San Bernardino Strait is a strait in the Philippines,connecting the Samar Sea with the Philippine Sea. It separates the Bicol Peninsula of Luzon from Samar of Visayas.
Tacloban,officially the City of Tacloban,is a highly urbanized city on Leyte island in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census,Tacloban has a population of 251,881,making it the most populous city in the Eastern Visayas. The city is located 360 miles (580 km) southeast of Manila.
The San Juanico Bridge 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 design. Constructed during the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos through Japanese Official Development Assistance loans,it has a total length of 2.16 kilometers (1.34 mi)—the third longest bridge spanning a body of seawater in the Philippines after the Panguil Bay Bridge. It was also the longest bridge in the Philippines upon its opening in 1973,surpassed in 1976 by Candaba Viaduct of North Luzon Expressway (NLEX),another bridge that connects from one province to another,connecting the provinces of Pampanga and Bulacan.
Vicente Lukbán y Rilles or Vicente Lucbán Rilles was a Philippine general in the Philippine Republican Army and politician who served as the governor of Tayabas from 1912 to 1916.
Calbayog,officially the City of Calbayog,is a component city in the province of Samar,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 186,960 people.
The legislative districts of Northern Samar are the representations of the province of Northern Samar in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first and second congressional districts.
Catbalogan,officially the City of Catbalogan,is a component city and capital city of the province of Samar,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 106,440 people.
Luis Crisologo Singson,better known as Chavit Singson,is a Filipino businessman and retired politician,who last served as the mayor of Narvacan,Ilocos Sur from 2019 to 2022. He was also the governor of the province of Ilocos Sur,starting from 1972 until 1986,again from 1992 until 2001,and again from 2004 to 2007 and from 2010 until 2013. He was also the Deputy National Security Adviser for the Philippine government (2008).
Eastern Visayas is an administrative region in the Philippines,designated as Region VIII. It consists of three main islands:Samar,Leyte,and Biliran. The region has six provinces:Biliran,Leyte,Northern Samar,Samar,Eastern Samar,Southern Leyte,one independent city,Ormoc,and one highly urbanized city,Tacloban. The highly urbanized city of Tacloban is the sole regional center. These provinces and cities occupy the easternmost islands of the Visayas group of islands,hence the region's name. Some historians believe that the oldest ancient kingdom in the Philippines is found in this region,the Lakanate of Lawan,which plays a significant role in the Polynesian and Austronesian intermigration.
Samar was a province in the Philippines which is coterminous with the island of Samar and its outlying islands. It existed from the Spanish colonization era until its division into three provinces—Eastern Samar,Northern Samar,and Western Samar —in 1965.
Jose Maria Bismorte Veloso was a Filipino lawyer,politician and legislator.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Eastern Visayas is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus reached Eastern Visayas on March 23,2020,when the first case of the disease was confirmed in Northern Samar.
Carlos Salvatierra Tan was a Filipino politician who served as Senator in the 1st Congress of the Philippines.
The 1965 Samar division plebiscite was a plebiscite held in the province of Samar on November 9,1965. As required by Republic Act No. 4221 approved on June 19,1965,the plebiscite was conducted to consent the voters of Samar on the proposal to divide the province into three separate provinces:Eastern Samar,Northern Samar and Western Samar. The plebiscite was held concurrently with the 1965 Philippine general election and the results were announced on February 15,1966. The law was ratified to formalize the division.
