San Policarpo

San Policarpo, officially the Municipality of San Policarpo (Waray: Bungto han San Policarpo; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Policarpo), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 15,597 people. It is bounded in the north-west by Arteche, in the north-east by the vast Pacific Ocean, and in the south by Oras. The town was formerly named "Bunga", derived from the plant called bunga which was very abundant in the present site of the town. "Bunga" means fruit, thus the name indicates the fruit of the toils of its founders. San Policarpo was established as a barrio in 1837. The Municipality of San Policarpo was created from the barrios of San Policarpo, Bahay, Alugan, Pangpang, Japunan, Tabo, Binogawan and Cajagwayan of the municipality of Oras, then in the old province of Samar, by virtue of Republic Act No. 281 signed on June 16, 1948 and inaugurated on February 5, 1949. In 1952, the barrio of Santa Monica was transferred from Oras to San Policarpo. On June 19, 1965, the municipality was annexed to the newly-established province of Eastern Samar through a plebiscite and the sitios of Santa Cruz, Tan-awan, Bangon, Guin-osokan, Barras, Lipata and Libas were converted into barrios. San Policarpo is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. The local economy of San Policarpo, one of the country's poorest towns, is dependent on fishing and farming.

San Policarpo was established as a barrio in 1837. The Municipality of San Policarpo was created from the barrios of San Policarpo, Bahay, Alugan, Pangpang, Japunan, Tabo, Binogawan and Cajagwayan of the municipality of Oras, then in the old province of Samar, by virtue of Republic Act No. 281 signed on June 16, 1948 and inaugurated on February 5, 1949. In 1952, the barrio of Santa Monica was transferred from Oras to San Policarpo. On June 19, 1965, the municipality was annexed to the newly-established province of Eastern Samar through a plebiscite and the sitios of Santa Cruz, Tan-awan, Bangon, Guin-osokan, Barras, Lipata and Libas were converted into barrios. The town was formerly named "Bunga", derived from the plant called bunga which was very abundant in the present site of the town. "Bunga" means fruit, thus the name indicates the fruit of the toils of its founders.

• 1965

  On June 19, municipality annexed to the newly-established province of Eastern Samar through a plebiscite; several sitios converted into barrios.

• 1952

  Barrio of Santa Monica transferred from Oras to San Policarpo.

• 1949

  Municipality of San Policarpo inaugurated on February 5.

• 1948

  Republic Act No. 281 signed on June 16, creating the Municipality of San Policarpo from barrios of Oras.

• 1837

  San Policarpo established as a barrio.

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