Editing Northern Samar (section)

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| leader_name              = [[Edwin Ongchuan|Edwin C. Ongchuan]] ([[Partido Federal ng Pilipinas|PFP]])
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| leader_name1             = Clarence E. Dato ([[Partido Federal ng Pilipinas|PFP]])
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'''Northern Samar''' ({{langx|war|Amihanan Samar/Norte san Samar}}; {{langx|tl|Hilagang Samar}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Mapa ng mga Wika (Rehiyon) - Rehiyon VIII |url=https://kwf.gov.ph/mapa-ng-mga-wika-rehiyon/14/ |publisher=[[Commission on the Filipino Language]] |access-date=September 23, 2021 |language=fil}}</ref>), officially the '''Province of Northern Samar''', is a [[Provinces of the Philippines|province]] in the [[Philippines]] located in the [[Eastern Visayas]] [[Regions of the Philippines|region]]. Its capital is [[Catarman, Northern Samar|Catarman]], the most populous town in the province and is located at the northern portion of the [[Samar (island)|island of Samar]]. Bordering the province to the south are the provinces of [[Samar (province)|Samar]] and [[Eastern Samar]]. To the northwest, across the [[San Bernardino Strait]] is [[Sorsogon]]; to the east is the [[Philippine Sea]] of the [[Pacific Ocean]] and to the west is [[Samar Sea]].