TraVlogger: San Antonio Northern Samar 2019 | The Island of Waving Hearts

San Antonio, officially the Municipality of San Antonio, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 9,058 people. Its territory is coterminous with Dalupiri Island, just off the western coast of Samar Island at the south end of the San Bernardino Strait. The island's white beaches are considered an "undisturbed paradise" and future "premier tourist destination" in the Eastern Visayas region. San Antonio is also unique, as it is the only municipality in Northern Samar which predominantly speaks Cebuano due to the influx of Boholano and Cebuano settlers in the past. There is a sizable Waray-speaking population present in the island though. Because of Dalupiri Island's pristine white sand beach, Republic Act No. 9458 declared San Antonio, together with the island towns of Biri, Capul, and San Vicente, as eco-tourism zones in May 2007. With its coral reefs, Dalupiri island is ideal for scuba diving, snorkeling, sailing, yachting, jet skiing, para-sailing and marine life observation.