By Vicente Labro
Inquirer

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines–Efforts to promote Guiuan, Eastern Samar through a sports competition are paying off as more tourists and adventure lovers are coming down to sample the town’s delights.

Over a hundred surfers from different parts of the country are expected to join the 4th Eastern Samar Surfing Crown: Odyssey Waves Surfing Competition, which will run from Monday until Wednesday.

The three-day surfing event was organized by the provincial government of Eastern Samar headed by Gov. Ben Evardone, municipal government of Guiuan headed by Mayor Analiza Kwan, the Department of Tourism regional office here under Director Karina Rosa Tiopes and the Surfriders Club of Eastern Samar Inc.

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By Vicente Labro
Inquirer

CATBALOGAN CITY–They jumped, rolled, swaggered and crawled to the rhythm of the drums, unmindful of the heat of the midday sun.

Wearing colorful costumes, with some of them dressed as mud crabs, these nearly 80 young people from Sta. Margarita, Samar performed the Alimango Festival that depicts the raising or gathering of mud crabs, the town’s main livelihood.

The fast beat and outstanding performance of the festival dancers did not fail to wow the huge crowd and to get the nod of the festival competition judges, who unanimously voted it as the best street dancing group.

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