Editing Northern Samar (section)

===Philippine independence===
Samar Congressmen Eladio T. Balite ([[Samar's 1st congressional district|1st district]]), Fernando R. Veloso ([[Samar's 2nd congressional district|2nd district]]), and Felipe J. Abrigo ([[Samar's 3rd congressional district|3rd district]]), authored ''[[Republic Act]] No. 4221'' which was approved by [[Congress of the Philippines|Congress]] in 1963. The law, ratified in a [[1965 Samar division plebiscite|plebiscite]] on June 19, 1965, divided Samar into three: [[Northern Samar]], [[Eastern Samar]] and (Western) [[Samar (province)|Samar]].<ref name="ChanRobles-RA4221">{{cite web|title=Republic Act No. 4221 - An Act Creating the Provinces of Northern Samar, Eastern Samar and Western Samar|url=http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno4221.html|website=Chan Robles Virtual Law Library|access-date=April 16, 2016|date=June 19, 1965}}</ref> The first provincial officials of Northern Samar, aside from the lone district congressman, were elected on November 14, 1967, and on January 1, 1968, they officially assumed office.