He was a distinguished member of Nuclear Physics Group ( NPG ) at PINSTECH, where he along with Dr. Samar Mubarakmand, Hafeez Qureshi and Dr. Naeem Ahmad Khan, studied and researched in the field of Nuclear Technology.

He also suggested that radars be established at some future time on the islands of Lubang, Samar, Palawan, Jolo, Basilan, Tablas, Panay, and Negros.

Both battalions were involved in combat at Samar, Mindanao, and Jolo.

Kurita's Center Force therefore emerged unopposed from San Bernardino Strait at 03: 00 on 25 October and steamed southward along the coast of the island of Samar.

Additional landings at Samar and Palawan were conducted in February, reducing the pressure on the forces of I Corps.

Sorsogon is at the tip of the Bicol Peninsula and faces the island of Samar to the southeast across the San Bernardino Strait and Ticao Island to the southwest.

Its capital is Catarman and is located at the northern portion of the island of Samar.

Entering the waters of the Philippine archipelago, the galleons called at the fortified island of Capul off Samar, offered thanks for a safe crossing at the Jesuit church, and then negotiated the rough waters of narrow San Bernardino Strait toward Manila, their final destination.

* The 96th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army was founded and established from 1942 to 1946 at the military general headquarters in the province of Samar.

However, it is instructive to compare Spruance's caution ( particularly his suspicion of a diversionary force ) with Admiral Halsey's later impetuous pursuit of an actual diversionary force at the Battle of Leyte Gulf that left inferior U. S. forces open to an attack off Samar by a Japanese surface action group composed of battleships, cruisers and destroyers.

It departed there on 5 March 1902 and arrived at Santa Elena, Samar on 11 March.

Sprague's greatest achievement came on October 25, 1944 when his Task Unit 77. 4. 3 ( Taffy III ) consisting of 6 escort carriers, 3 destroyers, and 4 destroyer escorts fought off the vastly superior Japanese Center Force at the Battle off Samar.

In December 1996, two of them, both Palestinian science graduates educated in the UK, Jawad Botmeh and Samar Alami, were found guilty of " conspiracy to cause explosions " at the Old Bailey.

He was a Representative from New Mexico ; born on Greenwood plantation, near Bayou Sara, Louisiana., April 3, 1861 ; attended the public schools ; moved to the Territory of New Mexico in 1879 and worked on a cattle ranch until 1881 ; acted as post trader at Fort Stanton ; engaged in the mercantile and stock business until 1886 ; deputy treasurer of Lincoln County in 1886 and 1887 ; elected county clerk in 1888, county assessor in 1890, and sheriff in 1892 ; member of the Territorial senate in 1894 and 1896, serving as president the latter year ; lieutenant of the First Volunteer Cavalry, known as “ Roosevelt ’ s Rough Riders ,” in the Spanish-American War ; sheriff of Otero County in 1899 ; resigned to join the Eleventh Volunteer Cavalry ; lieutenant, provost marshal, and provost judge, with service in the Philippine Islands from December 16, 1899, to March 20, 1901 ; Governor of the Province of Camarines, Philippine Islands, in 1901 ; chief of police of the city of Manila, 1901 ; Governor of the Province of Isabela 1903-1905 ; Governor of the Province of Samar from 1905 to 1907, when he resigned ; Governor of the Territory of New Mexico 1907-1911 ; upon the admission of New Mexico as a State into the Union was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-second Congress and served from January 8, 1912, to March 3, 1913 ; declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1912 ; engaged in the hotel business in Socorro, N. Mex.

Among the guests at the wedding party were singer Anastacia, Googoosh, Kim Kardashian, Samar Ibrahim, Nawal Al Zoghbi, Najwa Karam, Ragheb Alama, Ahlam, and Sherine.

The Battle Off Samar – Taffy III at Leyte Gulf ( Fifth Edition ).

* The Battle Off Samar – Taffy III at Leyte Gulf by Robert Jon Cox

* The Battle Off Samar – Taffy III at Leyte Gulf website by Robert Jon Cox

As a Gunner's Mate Second Class, Stoltenberg received the Medal " for distinguished conduct in the presence of the enemy in battle " at Catbalogan, Samar, Philippines, on July 16, 1900.

For distinguished conduct in the presence of the enemy in battle at Katbalogan, Samar, Philippine Islands, July 16, 1900.

* Ciriaco Hotel & Resort: Is the largest and highest rated hotel in Samar Island, it is located at Barangay Bagacay, Maharlika Highway, the hotel offers an incredible view of the Samar Sea.

It is known for hosting international events like the recently concluded Samar International Music Festival which was held at the hotels convention center, the hotel is rated as a 3-star hotel.

The region is also home to the University of Eastern Philippines ( UEP ), located in Catarman, Northern Samar, which holds the most number of baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate courses among universities in the region.

* Samar State University

There are also river ferries on the island of Samar.

* 1901 – Philippine-American War: Filipino guerrillas kill more than forty American soldiers while losing 28 of their own, in a surprise attack in the town of Balangiga on Samar Island.

* September 28 – Philippine – American War: Balangiga massacre: Filipino guerrillas kill more than forty United States soldiers in a surprise attack in the town of Balangiga on Samar Island.

Upon its discovery, the Philippine Eagle was first called the monkey-eating eagle because of reports from natives of Bonga, Samar, where the species was first discovered, that it preyed exclusively on monkeys ; from these reports it gained its generic name, from the Greek pithecus (" ape or monkey ") and phagus (" eater of ").

The Philippine Eagle is endemic to the Philippines and can be found on four major islands: eastern Luzon, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao.

Only six pairs are found on Samar, two on Leyte, and a few on Luzon.

In recent years protected lands have been established specifically for this species, such as the Cabuaya Forest and the Taft Forest Wildlife Sanctuary on Samar.

* 1596-Jesuit missionaries travel across the island of Samar in the Philippines to establish mission centers on the eastern side

On 16 March 1521 ( Spanish calendar ), Magellan sighted the mountains of what is now Samar while on a mission to find a westward route to the Moluccas Islands for Spain.

The Gulf is bounded on the north by the island of Samar, which is separated from Leyte on the west by the narrow San Juanico Strait, and on the south by Mindanao, separated from Leyte by the Surigao Strait.

On 8 January 1945, the division began movement to Leyte and Samar, to take part in cleaning out remaining Japanese forces on those islands, and to invade Biri, Capul, Ticao, and Burias.

It is bordered by the Philippine archipelago ( Luzon, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao ) on the southwest ; Palau, Yap, and Ulithi ( of the Carolines ) on the southeast ; the Marianas, including Guam, Saipan, and Tinian, on the east ; the Bonin and Iwo Jima on the northeast ; the Japanese islands of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyūshū on the north ; the Ryukyu Islands on the northwest ; and Taiwan in the west.

Three of these “ secret ” places are the island Municipalities of Biri, Capul and Dalupiri Island ( San Antonio ), all off the coast of Northern Samar.

Today most authorities accept these splits, although some, for reasons that are unclear, also have recommended splitting the Samar ( P. samarensis ) from the Mindanao.

Alfredo Dela Cruz ( 1963 – 1967 ), residents of the barrios of Lao-angan and Suba clamored for the conversion of these barrios into towns independent from Pambujan by seeking assistance from Congressman Eladio T. Balite, then representative of the lone district of Samar.

They would have to go west through the narrow river valley that separated Leyte from Samar and hope that it didn't close in before they returned.

Safarditas are found particularly in the northern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, the American Southwest i. e., New Mexico, Arizona, and South Texas ( formerly part of Nuevo Santander, Spain / Mexico ), the Caribbean, and South America and this also includes Crypto-Jews that were brought into exile during the 15th century inquisition that took refuge from Southeast Asia e. g., in Northern Samar, the Philippines, as well as, Crypto-Jews found in Belmonte, Portugal and in the former Portuguese colony of Goa, India, where they were subjected to the Goa Inquisition.

On February 22, 1565 they reached the island of Samar guided by Datu Urrao.

Advancing down the coast of the island of Samar towards the troop transports and support ships of the Leyte Gulf landing, they took Seventh Fleet's escort carriers and their screening ships entirely by surprise.

To distinguish themselves from the Westehanon ( people from Samar ) and Estehanon ( from Eastern Samar ) when Samar Island was split into three provinces in 1965, and the Leyteños ( the people from the Leyte Island ), they now call themselves as " Nortehanon ".

During the Spanish colonial era, Samar island was the first Philippine landfall seen by the Manila galleons as they approached the end of their long voyage from Acapulco.

The first provincial officials of Northern Samar were elected on November 14, 1967 and on January 1, 1968, they officially assumed office.

The ( רב-סמל ( רס " ל Rav samal ( Rasal ), Sergeant First Class is the lowest non-commissioned officers ( נגדים ) rank in the Israel Defense Forces ( IDF ); above the ( סמל ראשון ( סמ " ר Samal rishon ( Samar, Staff Sergeant ). Because the IDF is an integrated force, they have a unique rank structure.

As the Spaniards settled in Samar, they saw the need of all-weather seaports and easy communications for their commercial activities and political administration.

Because they needed to rest from their travel along the east coast of Samar.

The boat was taking on water, and they put into a small cove on the island of Samar While scouting the adjacent jungle, Noa was attacked and stabbed five times by Filipino insurgents, three times in the abdomen, one in the chest, and one in his left shoulder.

For years they have terrorized the nearby city of Samar, demanding children for sacrifice in hopes their spilled blood can revive their dead queen.