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DEAR MAYOR SALUDAGA

Dear Mayor Saludaga

“When God allows you to suffer, He is doing something beautiful through you”

So simple yet a statement with a deep meaning. We may not fathom why He let the worst ever to happen in our beloved town and to you particularly, but I am quite sure that He uses you for a purpose, [...]

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Carl Jamie Simple S. Bordeos
 
(ERRATUM: Daza never won for a post in the Senate. My apology for the correction)
 
This article is a reaction to the one published at Samar Island Press Club site with the title ‘Bag-o nga Alkalde san Lavezares, Nakalingkod na sa Puwesto’ (posted by vadroza on September 13, 2009).
 
Firstly, the camp of [...]

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I condemn the injustices committed by Gov. Raul Daza, Mr. BEDA Bogtong, Commissioner Nicodemo Ferrer of the 2nd Division of Comelec Manila, Judge dela Cruz of RTC Allen, and Mr. Artemio Balag to Lavezares, Northern Samar.
They unseated the incumbent Mayor, the truly elected Municipal Mayor and replaced the one who was not elected by the [...]

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HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE PUEBLOS OF SAMAR, 1865 (Part 2)

PARANAS

This town was founded by the Jesuits in 1596 who administered it until the year 1768. At that time, there were 310 tributes with 985 souls. Its first Cura parroco was Fr. Miguel Rico, OFM.

The town is located at 11.o 41’45” latitude, on a small plain between two rivers on the W. coast of the [...]

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INDEX OF SAMAR MUNICIPALITIES (WITH THEIR OLD NAMES)

Allen (La Granja)
Balangiga (Balangigan)
Basey (Basay)
Bobon
Borongan
Calbayog (Tiayban)
Calbiga
Capul (Abak)
Catarman
Catbalogan
Catubig (Kagninipa)
Dolores (Hubasan, Parik, Bakod)
Gandara (Bangahon)
Guaian (Giwan)
Hernani (Libas)
Laoang (Lawang)
Las Navas (Binuntuan, Navas)
Lavezares (Pinunayan)
Llorente (Lanang)
Mercedes
Oras (Uras)
Palapag
Pambujan (Pambuhan, Pambuhan del Norte)
Quinapundan (Kinapundan)
Salcedo (Sudaw)
Santa Rita
Sulat
Taft (Tubig)
Tarangnan (Tinago, Dapdap)
Villareal (Humawas, Villa Real)
Wright (Paranas)
Zumarraga (Buad)

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STATUS OF SAMAR PUEBLOS (1768-1898)

(Source: Bruce Cruikshank. ”Samar: 1768-1898”. pp. 272-273)

1768 – 16 Pueblos

1800 – 15 Pueblos

1854 – 19 Pueblos

1870 – 33 Pueblos

1990 [1880] – 34 Pueblos

1890 – 35 Pueblos

1898 – 40 Pueblos

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