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NORTHERN SAMAR - Attractions - Religious


Capul Church
Location: Capul Island, accessible by a 2- hour motorboat trip from Allen, Northern Samar.
Description: A 15th-century church, 85% of its original form is preserved. Adjacent to it is the 11-meter high belfry.

Laoang Church

Location: Laoang, Northern Samar; 304 kms. from Tacloban City.
Description: St. Michael, the Archangel Church built by the Franciscan Friars.

Catubig Church
Location: Catubig, Northern Samar; 322 kms. from Tacloban City.
Description: Constructed during the 16th century; a product of force labor of the Catubignon's forefathers.

Palapag Church
Location: Palapag, Northern Samar.
Description: A 15th-century old Church ruins where Spanish friars were slain by Sumoroy which set off the Sumoroy Revolt.


Man-made

University of Eastern Philippines

Location: Catarman, Northern Samar; accessible by land transportation; only 3 kms. from Catarman townproper.
Description: The only state university in Samar Island. The campus faces the Pacific Ocean and is nestled between hills; well-landscaped grounds and sunken garden; and amphi-theatre carved on a mountainside which can accommodate 10,000 people.

Scout City, UEP
Location: Catarman, Northern Samar.
Description: Venue of national, regional and provincial boy scout jamborees; offers panoramic view of the San Bernardino Strait on the west and the Pacific Ocean on the east.

 
 
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