Province

Samar

Samar, Region VIII (Eastern Visayas). 1st income class. Population 806,179 (2024 POPCEN). Formerly Western Samar.

Data-quality note: 322 DPWH projects linked to Samar have no coordinates published by DPWH, so they are not on the map and cannot be checked with satellite images.

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Public records linked to Samar

Counts include this province and every LGU under it. Each record carries how it was linked and a confidence level; figures are as recorded by the source and exclude single amounts of ₱10B+ held for verification. They are not findings.

DPWH infrastructure projects

Contracts on the DPWH Transparency portal, placed by coordinates first. Source: DPWH Transparency portal

2,046 records · ₱58,293,359,189.19

39 placed at Samar level itself; the rest in LGUs under it.

  1. Bip - Multi-Purpose Buildings/Facilities to Support Social Services - Construction (Completion) of Multi-Purpose Building (Samar Island Medical Center Building), Calbayog City, Samar₱482,199,570.61 · 2025 · medium confidence (project coordinates inside the barangay boundary)
  2. Construction of Samar Island Medical Center (Phase 1), Barangay Gadgaran, Calbayog City, Samar₱477,682,680.84 · 2023 · medium confidence (project coordinates inside the barangay boundary)
  3. Construction/Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Various Infrastructure Including Local Projects - Construction of Access Road From Literon - Antol in Calbiga to Canlobo - Layo - Magdawat - Pelaon of Pinabacdao to Mabini in Basey Connecting ...Samar 2nd₱443,895,949.05 · 2021 · medium confidence (project coordinates inside the barangay boundary)
  4. Construction/Improvement of Catbalogan City Drainage System, Catbalogan City Including Antiao River Control, Samar₱438,806,571.28 · 2018 · medium confidence (project coordinates inside the barangay boundary)
  5. Convergence and Special Support Program - Sustainable Infrastructure Projects Alleviating Gaps (Sipag) - Construction of Mother & Child and Out-Patient Building of Samar Island Medical Center, Calbayog City, Samar₱385,899,135.03 · 2024 · medium confidence (project coordinates inside the barangay boundary)
  6. Special Road Fund - Motor Vehicle User'S Charge (Mvuc) As Per R.A. 11239 - Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/Upgrading of Damaged Paved Roads Along Daang Maharlika (Sm) (Sn Isidro - San Juanico Br) - K0810+134 - K0810+500, K0815+000 - K0815+550, K0817+500 - K₱332,542,631.49 · 2024 · medium confidence (project coordinates inside the barangay boundary)

How linked: 1,650 by project coordinates inside the barangay boundary; 341 by project title names the place; 39 by DPWH district office province (no coordinates); 16 by project coordinates inside the city/municipality boundary.

Contracts this LGU awarded (PhilGEPS)

PhilGEPS awards where the procuring entity is this LGU. Source: PhilGEPS award notices

27 records · ₱31,036,117,890.52

1 placed at Samar level itself; the rest in LGUs under it.

  1. Province of Samar₱21,662,254,969.32 · high confidence (the LGU itself is the buyer)
  2. City of Catbalogan, Samar₱4,207,491,576.47 · high confidence (the LGU itself is the buyer)
  3. City of Calbayog, Samar₱1,685,675,414.01 · high confidence (the LGU itself is the buyer)
  4. Municipality of Basey, Samar₱749,650,991.23 · high confidence (the LGU itself is the buyer)
  5. Municipality of Paranas₱532,594,456.88 · low confidence (the LGU itself is the buyer)
  6. Municipality of Calbiga, Samar₱526,835,027.86 · high confidence (the LGU itself is the buyer)

How linked: 27 by the LGU itself is the buyer.

PhilGEPS awards delivered here (all agencies)

Awards by any agency whose area of delivery is this province. PhilGEPS records delivery areas at province level only. Source: PhilGEPS award notices

22,876 records · ₱93,430,096,950.35

22,232 placed at Samar level itself; the rest in LGUs under it.

  1. Samar₱93,430,096,950.35 · 22,232 awards · high confidence (area of delivery is this province only)
  2. Biliran, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, Southern Leyte₱743,171,851.61 · 183 awards · low confidence (area of delivery lists several provinces)
  3. Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, Southern Leyte₱378,221,917.42 · 160 awards · low confidence (area of delivery lists several provinces)
  4. Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar₱115,043,836.36 · 28 awards · low confidence (area of delivery lists several provinces)
  5. Eastern Samar, Northern Samar, Samar₱105,706,083.00 · 35 awards · low confidence (area of delivery lists several provinces)
  6. Leyte, Samar₱81,350,863.81 · 89 awards · low confidence (area of delivery lists several provinces)

How linked: 22,232 by area of delivery is this province only; 644 by area of delivery lists several provinces.

Local Government Support Fund releases

DBM LGSF project releases by province, city/municipality and barangay. Source: DBM COMPASS

437 records · ₱2,276,949,926.05

13 placed at Samar level itself; the rest in LGUs under it.

  1. Local Road: Construction of Concrete Road, Buri Circumferential Road at Buri Island (Sta. 1+190.0 - Sta. 1+ 700.00, Sta. 2+600 - Sta. 3+ 010) in City of Catbalogan, Samar₱100,000,000.00 · 2025 · high confidence (location columns in the DBM release)
  2. Construction of Multipurpose Building in Barangay Lagundi, City of Catbalogan, Samar₱77,000,000.00 · 2025 · high confidence (location columns in the DBM release)
  3. Assistance to Indigent Individuals Or Families - Food Assistance/Rice Distribution Project₱77,000,000.00 · 2026 · high confidence (location columns in the DBM release)
  4. Other Icts and Infra Development: Samar Integrated Information and Command System (Siics) Cluster 1: Foundational Systems, Samar₱59,000,000.00 · 2025 · high confidence (location columns in the DBM release)
  5. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Barangay San Policarpo in City of Calbayog, Samar₱30,000,000.00 · 2025 · high confidence (location columns in the DBM release)
  6. Lgsf_gef₱30,000,000.00 · 2026 · high confidence (location columns in the DBM release)

How linked: 437 by location columns in the DBM release.

GAA budget lines naming this place

General Appropriations Act lines whose text ends in this city/municipality and province. Source: DBM General Appropriations Act

1,146 records · ₱32,878,063,000.00

62 placed at Samar level itself; the rest in LGUs under it.

  1. Construction (Completion) of Multi-Purpose Building (Samar Island Medical Center Building), Calbayog City, Samar₱500,000,000.00 · 2025 · high confidence (GAA line text names the place)
  2. Construction / Improvement of Catbalogan City Drainage System, Catbalogan City, Including Antiao River Control, Samar₱500,000,000.00 · 2016 · high confidence (GAA line text names the place)
  3. Construction of Mother & Child and Out - Patient Building of Samar Island Medical Center, Calbayog Ciy, Samar₱400,000,000.00 · 2024 · high confidence (GAA line text names the place)
  4. Construction / Opening of Road, Brgy. Lokilokon (Paranas) - Lawaan - Concepcion - Canligues - Paco - Calapi - Hinaca - An - Caranas - Babaclayon - Hiduroma - Hilumot - San Jose de Buan - Canaponte - San Nicolas - Sitio Salvacion - Aguingayan - Gusa, Samar₱310,000,000.00 · 2016 · high confidence (GAA line text names the place)
  5. Basey - Maydolong Road, Basey Section, Samar₱283,172,000.00 · 2024 · high confidence (GAA line text names the place)
  6. Design and Build of Coastal Dike and Drainage Improvement, Catbalogan City, Samar₱253,695,000.00 · 2023 · high confidence (GAA line text names the place)

How linked: 1,146 by GAA line text names the place.

COA annual audit reports

Not yet linked: the COA reports loaded so far cover national agencies only. LGU audit reports are published at coa.gov.ph.

Published anomaly flags

Patterns in the linked records that reviewers checked and published. A flag is a question worth asking, not a finding of wrongdoing.

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Contractors on linked DPWH projects

All 146 contractors on DPWH projects linked to Samar and the LGUs under it. Click a column to sort.

Costs as recorded by DPWH; single amounts of ₱10B+ are held for verification and excluded. Flags count published automated anomalies on this contractor's projects or awards here, plus flags on the contractor itself; they are not findings.

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Municipalities and Cities in Samar (26)

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