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===Philippine independence=== ====Foundation==== Eastern Samar, as a province, was created from [[Samar province]] through ''[[Republic Act]] No. 4221'' on June 19, 1965.<ref name=ChanRobles-RA4221>{{cite PH act|chamber=RA|number=4221|title=An Act Creating the Provinces of Northern Samar, Eastern Samar and Western Samar|url=http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno4221.html|date=June 19, 1965|access-date=December 19, 2015}}</ref> Approved by [[Congress of the Philippines|Congress]] in 1963, it was authored by 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]]). 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]]. The first provincial officials of Eastern Samar, aside from the lone district representative, were elected on November 14, 1967, and on January 1, 1968, they officially assumed office.
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