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Calbayog , Western Samar
THE PROVINCE AT A GLANCE
BRIEF HISTORY
During the early days of Spanish rule, Samar Island was
under the jurisdiction of the bishopric of Cebu. In 1735,
Samar and Leyte were merged to form one province. Three
years later, Samar was separated from Leyte, and Catbalogan
became its capital. At June 19, 1965 Samar Island was
divided into three provinces: Northern Samar, Eastern Samar
and Western Samar. The name of Western Samar was changed to
Samar on June 21, 1969.
LANGUAGE/DIALECT
Waray is the lingua franca here as in the rest of the
province but many people are conversant in English and a
great deal of sign language.
MAJOR INDUSTRIES
As an agriculture province, the most important products
are coconut, rice, corn and abaca. There are a few large
industries such mining, jellyfish processing and logging.
Samar Province has the largest marble reserves in the
region. Large-scale drying and salting of fish are done in
Catbalogan for consumers in upland areas and the Manila
market. Cottage industries include woodcraft, shell craft,
basket-weaving and abaca processing
