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Governor Of Eastern Samar
The governor of Eastern Samar is the local chief executive and head of the Provincial Government of Eastern Samar in the Philippines. Along with the governors of Biliran, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar (province), Samar, and Southern Leyte, the province's chief executive is a member of the Regional Development Council of the Eastern Visayas Region. List of governors of Eastern Samar References {{Provincial governors in the Philippines Governors of provinces of the Philippines, Eastern Samar Politics of Eastern Samar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Evardone
Ben Pagaran Evardone (born September 30, 1963) is the governor of Eastern Samar, Philippines and was the Congressman of Eastern Samar; he was born in Sulat, Eastern Samar (then part of undivided Samar (historical province), Samar), on September 30, 1963. Early life Evardone was a former journalist, who worked with Jose Burgos the cover the last few years of the Marcos dictatorship. He was also the student council president for the University of the East in 1983. Political career Evardone unsuccessfully ran as representative of Eastern Samar in 1995. He served as the governor of Eastern Samar from 2004 to 2010. Then, Evardone ran as district representative in 2010 and won, serving as the Congressman of Eastern Samar for 3 terms. Evardone ran for governor in 2022; he also actively voiced his support for then-vice president Leni Robredo's Leni Robredo 2022 presidential campaign, presidential campaign. He got elected as Governor of Eastern Samar. He was also the longest-serving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Back Of The Eastern Samar Capitol Building
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San Policarpo, Eastern Samar
San Policarpo, officially the Municipality of San Policarpo (; ), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,365 people. In the north-west, it is bounded by Arteche, in the north-east by the vast Pacific Ocean and in the south by Oras. History San Policarpo was established as a barrio in 1837. The Municipality of San Policarpo was created from the barrios of San Policarpo, Bahay, Alugan, Pangpang, Japunan, Tabo, Binogawan and Cajagwayan of the municipality of Oras, then in the old province of Samar, by virtue of Republic Act No. 281 signed on June 16, 1948 and inaugurated on February 5, 1949. In 1952, the barrio of Santa Monica was transferred from Oras to San Policarpo. On June 19, 1965, the municipality was annexed to the newly-established province of Eastern Samar through a plebiscite and the sitios of Santa Cruz, Tan-awan, Bangon, Guin-osokan, Barras, Lipata and Libas were converted into barrios ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulat
Sulat, officially the Municipality of Sulat (; ), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,758 people. Geography Barangays Sulat is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. * A-et * Abucay (Poblacion) * Baybay (Poblacion) * Del Remedio (Candaracol) * Kandalakit * Loyola Heights (Poblacion) * Tabi (Poblacion) * Mabini * Maglipay * Maramara (Poblacion) * Riverside (Poblacion) * San Francisco * San Isidro (Maytigbao) * San Juan * San Mateo * San Vicente (Puro/Catalab-an) * Santo Niño * Santo Tomas (Pagnas) Climate Demographics The population of Sulat in the 2020 census was 15,758 people, with a density of . Economy Tourism ;Sulat River: Sulat River possesses beautiful sceneries of the sunrise and sunset with water flowing in from the Pacific Ocean. The river is primarily used by native fishing boats and passenger boats making trips to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HoR Official Portrait Of Ben Evardone
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General MacArthur, Eastern Samar
General MacArthur (IPA pronunciation in Waray-waray: �dʒɛnɛral ˌmɐkˈʔaɾtur, officially the Municipality of General MacArthur (; ), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,411 people. The town was created from the barrios of Pambujan Sur, Calutan, San Isidro, Vigan, Binalay, Camcueves, Domrog and Pingan of the town of Hernani by virtue oRepublic Act No. 193 enacted on June 22, 1947. It was created in honor of General Douglas MacArthur, who was instrumental in the victory of the Battle of Leyte Gulf during World War II. Barangays General MacArthur is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. * Aguinaldo * Alang-alang * Binalay * Calutan * Camcuevas * Domrog * Limbujan * Macapagal * Magsaysay * Osmeña * Pingan * Poblacion ''Poblacion'' (from Spanish '' población'', meaning "population"), sometimes abbreviated as Pob., is a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lutgardo Barbo
Lutgardo "Lutz" Boco Barbo is a politician and former governor of Eastern Samar. He was originally a lawyer in the Mosqueda Law Office, before becoming the senate secretary of senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. since 2000 and being the secretary of senator Koko Pimentel until 2016. In 2022, he ran for Senator, in the slate of Manny Pacquiao with PDP-Laban. He got 48th overall, being elected as the vice-chairman for PDP-Laban shortly after the elections. Early life and early career He was born on October 1, 1945, in Llorente, Eastern Samar (then part of undivided Samar). He was originally a part of the Mosqueda Law Office, with the earliest report coming from 1979. Career Governor and secretary Lutgardo Barbo was the governor of Eastern Samar for four terms from 1986 to 1998. Since 2000, he was the senate secretary of Aquilino Pimentel Jr. On December 7, 2000, he was the case caller for the impeachment of Joseph Estrada out of 21 senator judges, 11 prosecutors, and three defe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oras, Eastern Samar
Oras (), officially the Municipality of Oras (; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,451 people. History In 1948, San Policarpo was created from the barrios of San Policarpo, Bahay, Alugan, Pangpang, Japonan, Tabo, Binogawan and Cajag-wayan, which used to belong to Oras. The territory of Oras was further reduced two years later, when Arteche, Eastern Samar, Arteche was created from the barrios of San Ramon, Carapdapan, Beri, Tangbo, Catumsan, Bego, Concepcion, Casidman, Tawagan, and Tibalawon. In 1952, the sitios of Trinidad, Tula, Pota, Palao, Sinalo-an, Tamse-on, Cagmalobago, and Maycorot, in the barrio of Agsam, were separated from said barrio and created into the barrio of Trinidad. In the same year, Santa Monica was transferred to the town of San Policarpo, Eastern Samar, San Policarpo. Geography Barangays Oras is politically subdivide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine News Agency
Philippine News Agency (PNA) is the official news agency of the Philippine government. PNA is under the supervision and control of the News and Information Bureau, an attached agency of the Presidential Communications Operations Office. It was established on March 1, 1973, by President Ferdinand Marcos, and currently has its headquarters in Quezon City. History Philippine News Service The Philippine News Service (PNS) was organized in 1950 as a news gathering cooperative by the publishers of the then-leading national newspapers: the Manila Times-Mirror-Taliba, '' Manila Chronicle'', ''Manila Bulletin'', ''Philippines Herald'', ''Evening News'', ''Bagong Buhay'', and '' The Fookien Times''. Its main function was to supply daily news and photos from the provinces to these newspapers, as well as to those in other provinces. Radio and television stations also used PNS stories for a fixed monthly fee or subscription. Foreign news agencies, such as the ''Associated Press'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Visayas
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 (its regional center and largest city). 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. Eastern Visayas faces the Philippine Sea to the east. The region's most famous landmark is the San Juanico Bridge, which links the islands of Samar and Leyte. As of 2020, the Eastern Visayas region has a population o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borongan
Borongan, officially the City of Borongan (Waray-waray language, Waray: ''Siyudad han Borongan''; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 71,961 people. It is the most populous LGU in Eastern Samar and it is also nicknamed as the "City of the Golden Sunrise/Sunshine" and aspiring to be the "King City of the East". Its cityhood was settled by the Supreme Court of the Philippines when it decided with finality on April 12, 2007, the constitutionality of its city charter, Republic Act 9394, which conferred upon and elevated the status of the municipality of Borongan into a component city of the province of Eastern Samar. Etymology Pronounced ''bo-róng-gan'', the name Borongan was taken from the local word "''borong''", which in the Waray-Waray language means "fog". The mountainous terrains surrounding Borong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
