11/08/2025
The island’s heart beats with the colors of its many towns, harmonious in every mark and stroke it leaves. From the shores of Calbayog where the sea cradles the dawn, the fields of Basey where hands weave dreams into banig, to the seas Catbalogan where life flourishes steady and sure. Every municipality adds its own shade to the canvas: San Jorge’s quiet hills, Marabut’s watchful cliffs, and hidden gems that seem to remember the moments of a time gone by.
This is the day the island gathers itself in memory and pride. We honor the courage etched into every pier, farm, and marketplace, the tales that linger in fiestas and folk songs. Samar’s beauty is a living masterpiece; painted by its people and kept alive in the stories we pass on, rising with each passing tide.
Happy 184th Samar Day, Samarnons!
(layout by 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐬 | The Tradesman)
