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  Catbalogan City was founded or settled by priests of the Jesuit Order (Society of Jesus) sometime in October 1596 and became the cabecera (capital) of the entire island of Samar. Friar Francisco de Otazo, S.J., the first missionary to teach the Catholic faith to the people of Catbalogan, arrived in the Philippines in 1596 and created the Catbalogan Mission. Catbalogan was elevated to the status of residencia (principal house) in 1627, and among its dependencies were Paranas, where Father Pedro Estrada aggressively evangelized the area in 1629, and Calbiga, where he took whiterocks or grey limestone to use as construction blocks for the church. Catbalogan was handed up to the Franciscans by the Jesuits on October 17, 1768.    The first Franciscan parish priest was  Fray Jose Fayo , OFM . Samar was under the jurisdiction of Cebu during the early days of Spanish colonization of the Philippines in the 16th century, but was eventually constituted a separate province. The union, on the oth

"Kandiwata Rock Formation"                  A loud noise from our roaster, the sound that wakes me up in nice weather. In good weather on September 8, 2020, 4 am, we travel to a unique rock formation in our province, the Candiwata rock formation. After taking a bath a get may things and pack it with my black traveling bag and take a short ride in our car to sea port. We rented a boat that cost 500 pesos per person. After we took a boat ride, along the way to Candiwata we witnessed the beautiful sea of Maquida Bay, the blue of its sea, the cleanliness of the water and the fresh air from the sea. We enjoyed the wonderful views of the wide sea while traveling 2 hours to our destination. While traveling, I saw how beautiful the islands we were passing through were because each island was unique and had a charming, because of its white and wide sand on its beaches. After a long trip, we saw the beautiful and unique rock formation of Candiwata. It is like a floa

 Have you tried the tamalos, Samar's saucy delicacy? Tamalos has become synonymous with Samar — particularly the city of Catbalogan This is Tamalos a watery/ saucy delicacy in Samar, mexican inspired. It’s called, aptly, tamalos, though instead of chicken, tamalos uses pork – and lots of melt-in-your-mouth pork fat. Tamalos is served in banana leaves and paired with a rich peanut sauce called pipi-an or pinipi-an, which is infused with atsuete to impart both flavor and color.  The peanuts are roasted in an oven for about an hour and then ground using a heavy-duty processor to achieve a thick consistency. The peanut paste is then added to a generous mix of sauteed onions, garlic, and other spices. While the sauce is getting cooked, the pork is boiled on the side for about an hour or until the meat (especially the fat) becomes tender. To ensure quality taste, it should be cooked under firewood instead of gasoline.  Once everything is ready, a homemade lumpia wrapper is set out, a gen

 The wonders in The Little Boracay in Calatagan Batangas This day is my fathers birthday we decided to have an outdoor celebration and we choose to go in "The little Boracay" of  Calatagan Batangas. The time that I saw how beautiful "The Little Boracay of Calatagan" it give me as shocking feeling, just look how wonderful the blue green marble sea water and the relaxing view of the sky it gives me a memorable vibes that I will treasure in my life. U can witnessed also the different kinds marine creatures like fishes, star fish, crabs and many more. They have also here a kayaking activities where u can rent a kayak boat and u can use it for 1 hour enough to enjoy the beautiful sea of  The Little Boracay. This is me during the sunset, after viewing the eye catching view of blue sky, you can witnessed also the dramatic scene of the sunset in The Little Boracay. You can feel the presence of nature in this place, so because of that this is one of the best experience in my

  The breathtaking view of Tagaytay and the beautiful scenery of every inch that you will see in "Crosswinds Tagaytay" will mesmerize you and make you feel euphoric, and the fresh air that you will inhale will calm you and make you feel free of stress. The Crosswinds Tagaytay is designed in the Brittany style, and the name Crosswinds was inspired by the constant interplay of winds from Tagaytay and Laguna de Bay. It's sanctuary south of Manila built in the style of Swiss architecture.