San Jorge Samar Tour

Wikipedia: The community is one of the oldest barangay of municipality of Gandara. Its history can be traced back to the American regime. Even its name San Jorge was in honor of an American soldier by the name of George Curn who happened to own and donate the site where the old barangay was formerly located. The present location is the second site of the barangay. Its old site was located across the Sapinit River where the San Jorge Elementary School is presently nestled. The municipality of San Jorge was established by virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg. 11 issued on December 6, 1978, upon separation of 29 barangays in Gandara, with a barangay with the same name the seat of government.A plebiscite was held on February 4, 1979.The result had been vetoed until 1985 to 1986. Touring the municipality of San Jorge Samar