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 Catarman, Northern Samar - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
This is a developing town in the shoulder of Samar Island.
Catarman, being the capital town of the Province of Northern Samar is already having the modernized way of communication and trasportation(telephone, internet, busses and air trasportation).
It has the University of Eastern Philippines, which is the biggest university in Region 8 having 3 campuses (UEP Main, Laoang and Catubig) that caters 30,000 students who are competitive and is ready to compete in any other schools in the Philippines.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Catarman%2C_Northern_Samar   (165 words)

  
 Northern Samar - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Northern Samar is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region.
Its capital is Catarman and is located at the northern portion of the island of Samar.
Bordering the province to the south are the provinces of Samar and Eastern Samar.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Northern_Samar   (130 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Northern Samar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Northern Samar is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region.
Bordering the province to the south are the provinces of Samar and Eastern Samar.
Gamay is a municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Northern-Samar   (1823 words)

  
 Samar Island
The name Samar was derived from the local dialect “samad”, meaning wound or cut, which aptly describes the rough physical features of the island that is rugged and deeply dissected by streams.
The province of Samar comprised the whole Samar Island before the approval of Republic Act 4221 on June 19, 1965 which divided the island into three provinces: Northern Samar, with Catarman as capital; Eastern Samar, with Borongan as capital; and Western Samar (officially known as Samar) with Catbalogan as capital.
Eastern Samar and Northern Samar bound the province of Samar on the east and north, respectively, Leyte Gulf on the south and the Samar Sea on the west.
www.realhomepage.de /members/Samar/index2.html   (413 words)

  
 Northern Samar
On the northernmost tip of Eastern Visayas is the province of Morthern Samar, perhaps one of the least explored and exploited provinces in the country today.
Northern Samar is classified as a second class province.
Northern Samar is known for its unspoilt, almost unexplored, natural and historical attractions.
members.tripod.com /tinikling/northern.htm   (403 words)

  
 Catarman, Northern Samar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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Dolphins, Turtles and Dynamites A chronicle of dynamite fishing activities in San Bernadino Strait, Northern Samar, Philippines that are killing dolphins, turtles and other marine life passing through the area.
Samar Italia Progettazione e realizzazione di elementi imbottiti per relax per il settore estetica e fitness.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Catarman,_Northern_Samar.html   (317 words)

  
 The Diocese of Catarman
The diocese covers the whole province of Northern Samar, one of three provinces within the island of Samar bounded on the north by San Bernardino Strait, on the east by the Philippine Sea, on the west by the Samar Sea, and on the south by the boundaries of Wester Samar and Eastern Samar provinces.
Catarman is the capital town and the center of the civil administration of the province.
Catarman, as of this writing, is preparing for its 400th-year anniversary of Christianization in the year 1996.
www.cbcponline.org /catarman/index-2.html   (744 words)

  
 NSCB RU-8 - Overview of Northern Samar
It is bounded by San Bernardino Strait on the north, Samar Sea on the west, Pacific Ocean on the east, and the provinces of Samar and Eastern Samar on the south.
Northern Samar registered a total population of 500,639 in 2000 (2000 Census of Population and Housing), posting an annual growth rate of 2.11 percent.
The major tourist destinations in the province include the rock formations in the island of Biri, the century old churches in Capul, Palapag, and Laoang, and white sand beaches in San Jose and Lavezares.
www.nscb.gov.ph /ru8/nsamar.htm   (305 words)

  
 Northern Samar -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Northern Samar is a (The proper sphere or extent of your activities) province of the (A republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946) Philippines located in the (additional info and facts about Eastern Visayas) Eastern Visayas (The extended spatial location of something) region.
Its capital is (additional info and facts about Catarman) Catarman and is located at the northern portion of the island of (additional info and facts about Samar) Samar.
Northern Samar is subdivided into 24 (additional info and facts about municipalities) municipalities.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/N/No/Northern_Samar.htm   (200 words)

  
 Northern Samar
Northern Samar is located in the northernmost portion of Samar, the third largest island of the country.
The Pacific Ocean bound Northern Samar on the east, the San Bernardino Strait on the north, the Samar Sea on the west and Samar on the south.
Northern Samar is composed of 24 municipalities and 572 barangays (villages).
darfu8.tripod.com /rp_northernsamar.htm   (661 words)

  
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Bounded on the north by Philippine Sea, on the east by the Eastern Samar, Samar Sea on the west, and Western Samar and Samar Sea on the south.
Northern Samar may be reached overland via the pan Philippine Highway which connects the key cities of the Samar provinces.
Catarman, the capital, is on the regular PAL route from both Manila and Cebu City.
www.menuasia.com /maps/!samar.txt   (1173 words)

  
 Northern Samar
The subsequent attack and sack of the church complex signaled a revolt that spread throughout Samar, the neighboring island of Mindanao and the Bicol peninsula.
Catarman and Bobon are all coastal towns and easily accessible through a cemented highway that follows the northern coast.
On the slope of a hill south of the church complex is a watchtower of rubble.
www.admu.edu.ph /offices/mirlab/panublion/r8_northsamar.html   (3083 words)

  
 The Provincial Profile of Northern Samar
Northern Samar, along with the other Samar provinces, was once part of the province of Cebu.
In 1735, Samar became part of the province of Leyte and thirty years later, in 1768, it was constituted as a separate province.
Northern Samar has three major fishing grounds that abound in fish and aquatic resources, forestland covering 182,153 hectares, metallic mineral deposits that include copper, aluminum and bauxite, and attractions that have been gaining national and international recognition.
www.geocities.com /lppsec/pp/nsamar.htm   (999 words)

  
 PhilCentral - Northern Samar
Northern Samar is where the Sumuroy Rebellion of 1649-1650 led by the Waray hero Juan Ponce Sumuroy first began.One of the trusted co conspirators of Sumuroy, David Dula y Goiti,sustained the Filipino quest for motherland in a greater vigor.
He was however wounded in a battle, was captured and later was executed in Palapag, Northern Samar by the Spaniards together with his seven key lieutenants.
Several famous Northern Samarenos are tracing their ancestry among the seven co conspirators executed with David Dula y Goiti in Palapag, Northern Samar.
www.philcentral.com /97.html   (818 words)

  
 northern samar province info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Northern Samar Province occupies the entire northern portion of Samar Island on the eastern edge of the Philippines archipelago.
It is bonded on the north by the San Bernardino Strait, on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the west by the Samar Sea, and on the south by the province of Samar
Northern Samar may be reached overland via the Pan-Philippine Highway that crosses San Bernardino Strait by ferry from Matnog on Luzon Island to Allen on Samar.
home.online.no /~erfalch/samarnortherna.htm   (427 words)

  
 9 dead in landslides, drowning in Northern Samar
The Catarman Public Market area and Bus Terminal was among the areas affected by floodwaters on Friday (December 29) due to continuous heavy rains for several days.
At least 13 barangays of the capital town Catarman in Northern Samar were reported affected, prompting its residence to evacuate to the Catarman Cathedral for temporary shelter.
The Catarman Cathedral was practically “filled to the brim” with more than two thousand evacuees seeking shelter from the cold and continuous heavy rains that pummeled the town.
www.samarnews.com /news2007/jan/f1023_catarman.htm   (776 words)

  
 The Diocese of Catarman
On the ecclesiastical side the Diocese of Catarman is divided into four vicariates representing the municipalities of Allen, Catarman, Laoang, and Gamay, to which belong 18 canonically established parishes.
Despite the high literacy rate of the province (88 per cent) due to the presence of 411 elementary schools, 47 high schools and one state university, the migration rate is 5 per 1,000, mostly females of fifteen to seventeen years of age who work as housemaids and entertainers elsewhere.
Like other provinces, Northern Samar has her own share of overseas contract workers, and this poses serious threats to the integrity of family life.
www.cbcponline.net /catarman   (744 words)

  
 WOW Philippines :: Explore Philippines :: Description   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Most of the towns are situated along the northern coasts facing the San Bernardino Strait.
It is possible to take the ferry from Matnog off Sorsogon (the southernmost province of the Bicol Region) to this town, which is connected to Catarman by the winding highway along the coast.
Waray-waray is the major dialect spoken in the province, along with Inabaknon, predominantly spoken in Capul Island.
www.wowphilippines.com.ph /explore_phil/place_details.asp?content=description&province=45   (305 words)

  
 Helvetas Philippines- Projects in Northern Samar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
One of the two project sites under PROGRESS, the province of Northern Samar is strategically located as the gateway to Visayas and Mindanao from Luzon, and is located on the eastern side of the Philippines.
Northern Samar is composed of 24 municipalities and 569 barangays.
Catarman, the capital of the province, is also the seat of administration and center of commerce.
www.helvetas.ph /projects/northern_samar.htm   (1042 words)

  
 Samar board move to ban mining for 50 years hailed - Sept. 27, 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Palma was referring to Bishop Leonardo Medroso of the Diocese of Borongan, Eastern Samar and Bishop Angel Hobayan of the Diocese of Catarman, Northern Samar.
Samar Vice Governor Ernesto Arcales said all those present during the session sponsored the ordinance that was unanimously approved by the body.
Violators of the ordinance would be meted with a fine of not more than 5,000 pesos or imprisonment of six to 12 months or both and the confiscation and forfeiture of equipment in favor of the government upon the discretion of the court.
www.inq7.net /reg/2003/sep/27/reg_7-1.htm   (376 words)

  
 Philippines : Gov.Ph : News : Palace bids for stronger economic governance (Printer friendly version)
Catarman, Northern Samar (1 September) -- After the House justice committee dismissed the original impeachment complaint filed by lawyer Oliver Lozano against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, efforts are now being geared up by the administration to tackle urgent problems facing the country today.
The field workforce of the national government agencies in Northern Samar may have closely watched the events in Congress but focus on the day to day operations of government in the countryside has never faltered.
Tabiando is joined by the assistant district engineer of the first district of Northern Samar Sandy Pua who said that "rules and rules.
www.gov.ph /news/printerfriendly.asp?i=12972   (504 words)

  
 Catarman northern samar
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 Support Services
Northern Samar’s water supply comes mainly from deep and shallow wells, springs, rivers and rain water especially in the towns of Pacific area.
Northern Samar has radio cable television stations, the Saturn Cable Television and the DYSM radio.
Although there are some vocational and private schools, the University of Eastern Philippines is still considered as the educational center in the province of Northern Samar.
www.northernsamar.gov.ph /support.html   (352 words)

  
 Press Releases: Philippines: Floods and Landslides - Jan 2007, Philippines: Northern Samar gov distributes relief goods ...
This weekend, Governor Daza when reached by the Philippine Information Agency, was busy going around the 35 barangays of Catarman, Northern Samar, giving relief goods to the 16,000 families who were affected by the flooding which occurred just before the year 2006 bid goodbye.
Governor Daza added that 82 barangays in the eight municipalities of Northern Samar namely, Catarman, Pambujan, Silvino Lobos, Mondragon, San Roque, Catubig, Lope de Vega and Las Navas, were affected by the flooding.
The active Governor sighed that a total of 609 houses were damaged (164 - totally and 445 partially damaged) in Catarman, Northern Samar.
www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EKOI-6XX8HU?OpenDocument   (373 words)

  
 PIA Homepage
CATARMAN, NORTHERN SAMAR (2 August) -- In response to the request of the members of the Liga ng mga Barangay, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is presently conducting an enhancement training on Barangay Administration and Public Accountability to 55 barangays of Catarman.
According to Federico Nalazon, Jr., the Municipal Local Government Operations Officer of Catarman, there is really a need to reinforce and enhance the knowledge and skills of barangay officials for them to be effective and efficient in performing their tasks, functions and responsibilities as trusted elected officials in the community.
As of this writing, DILG Catarman is now training the fourth batch of participants of barangay officials of the capital town of Northern Samar.
www.pia.gov.ph /news.asp?fi=p060802.htm&no=54   (295 words)

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