A few months ago, I wrote about my son, Paolo Daza Planas, as he visited Samar, where he was able to go back to our Daza roots. He had the fortunate experience of seeing Northern Samar upon the ...

Only four and three years after Supertyphoon Yolanda and Typhoon Ruby (Hagupit) devastated it, Samar island has embarked on cultural regeneration to fire up its Waray heritage consciousness. It has ...

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — Samar officials and cultural heritage advocates have come to the defense of Gov. Sharee Ann Tan amid criticism over a viral video showing her dancing the “kuratsa,” ...