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Sulat upholds her identity as one of the oldest settlements in Eastern Samar. Her early settlers were fisherfolks, which built-up along the east bank at the mouth of the Sulat River. In those early times, they used a creek, which freely flowed into the sea, as a passage during rough and inclement weather. The waterways were called suslatan, which was later shortened into the name Sulat. The fishing village had gradually evolved into a town.

As early as the 1700’s the Spanish colonization spread to Sulat and mold the people to the Catholic belief. The Jesuit missionaries built the foundation of its first church with hard labor and expert masonry way back in 1768. The church complex includes mini-fortress of massive rock walls and towers with cannons, which the Spanish called the muralla. Remnants of these structures can still be seen today, enclosing the entire Roman Catholic Church, a stone-throw away from the municipal building.

Sulat became a Municipality by virtue of Philippine Commission Act No. 1558, enacted on October 31, 1906.

Location and Basic Information

The Municipality of Sulat is centrally located along the eastern bend of Samar Island. It is approximately 36 kilometers north of Borongan, the capital town of the province and lies 153 kilometers on the overland route (via Buray junction) to Tacloban City, the region’s main urban center.

Sulat is composed of 18 barangays, seven of which are located in the poblacion area and eleven on the outside. There are six coastal barangays: Barangays Del Remedio (Candaracol), San Francisco (Lobo), Baybay, Sto. Nino, San Isidro (Maytigbao) and the island barangay of San Vicente (Puro). Four barangays are located along the river banks: Barangay A-et, Mabini and Kandalakit perch upstreams, with barangay San Juan nestled on the fork at some distance downstream, around four kilometers from Sulat town proper where the river exits. Kagbuburak River serves the other barangays. Barangays Santo Tomas and San Mateo, on the other hand, can be both reached via feeder roads and creeks leading to their own locations

It is endowed with natural beauty so profoundly demonstrated in the lush forest and fine white sand beaches, potential tourist destinations comparable to other places in the country.

Most importantly, Sulat is blessed with God-fearing and religious people: hence, the place is peaceful and ideal to live in. Per police records, crime rate is significantly low, and at present, there are neither records nor incidences of either communist insurgence or terrorist activity in the area.

External Resources:

http://www.columbretis.com/Sulat.html