Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines
E902506
Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines is a coastal municipality on the island of Samar known for being one of the first and hardest-hit areas when Super Typhoon Haiyan struck in 2013.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11061715 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines Context triple: [Typhoon Haiyan, landfallLocation, Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines]
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A.
Maasin, Southern Leyte, Philippines
Maasin is a coastal city in the province of Southern Leyte in the Philippines, known as the birthplace of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
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B.
Pangutaran Island, Sulu, Philippines
Pangutaran Island, in Sulu, Philippines, is a predominantly Sama-inhabited island community known for its seafaring culture and location within the Sulu Archipelago.
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C.
Palanan, Isabela, Philippines
Palanan, Isabela, Philippines is a remote coastal municipality in northeastern Luzon historically known as the site where Philippine revolutionary leader Emilio Aguinaldo was captured in 1901.
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D.
Sari, Philippines
Sari, Philippines is a small locality in the Philippines, likely a rural barangay or village within a larger municipality.
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E.
Tanauan, Batangas, Philippines
Tanauan is a historic city in the province of Batangas in the Philippines, known as the birthplace of former President Jose P. Laurel and for its role in the country’s political and cultural history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines Target entity description: Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines is a coastal municipality on the island of Samar known for being one of the first and hardest-hit areas when Super Typhoon Haiyan struck in 2013.
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A.
Maasin, Southern Leyte, Philippines
Maasin is a coastal city in the province of Southern Leyte in the Philippines, known as the birthplace of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
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B.
Pangutaran Island, Sulu, Philippines
Pangutaran Island, in Sulu, Philippines, is a predominantly Sama-inhabited island community known for its seafaring culture and location within the Sulu Archipelago.
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C.
Palanan, Isabela, Philippines
Palanan, Isabela, Philippines is a remote coastal municipality in northeastern Luzon historically known as the site where Philippine revolutionary leader Emilio Aguinaldo was captured in 1901.
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D.
Sari, Philippines
Sari, Philippines is a small locality in the Philippines, likely a rural barangay or village within a larger municipality.
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E.
Tanauan, Batangas, Philippines
Tanauan is a historic city in the province of Batangas in the Philippines, known as the birthplace of former President Jose P. Laurel and for its role in the country’s political and cultural history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | municipality ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Eastern Samar ⓘ |
| distanceTo | relatively close to Tacloban City ⓘ |
| event | landfall of Super Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Municipal Government of Guiuan ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Guiuan Airport ⓘ |
| hasBodyOfWater |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Philippine Sea ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical climate ⓘ |
| hasCoastline | true ⓘ |
| hasDisasterExperience | severe damage from Super Typhoon Haiyan ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUse | World War II airfield site ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
municipal hall
ⓘ
port facilities ⓘ public market ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle |
Mayor
ⓘ
Vice Mayor ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodeType | Philippine ZIP code ⓘ |
| hasReliefOperationsCenter | post-Haiyan humanitarian hub ⓘ |
| hasReligiousAffiliation | predominantly Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | coastal town ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttraction |
beaches
ⓘ
islands and islets ⓘ surfing spots ⓘ |
| isCoastal | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being among the first areas struck by Super Typhoon Haiyan
ⓘ
being one of the hardest-hit areas during Super Typhoon Haiyan ⓘ |
| localGovernmentType | municipality ⓘ |
| localLanguage |
Waray-Waray
ⓘ
linked to:
Waray of Samar
|
| locatedIn |
Eastern Samar
ⓘ
Eastern Visayas ⓘ Samar Island ⓘ |
| locatedInArchipelago |
Philippine archipelago
ⓘ
linked to:
Philippine Archipelago
|
| locatedInCountry |
Republic of the Philippines
ⓘ
linked to:
Philippines
|
| locatedOn | southeastern tip of Samar Island ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ |
| partOf |
Province of Eastern Samar
ⓘ
linked to:
province of Eastern Samar
Visayas island group ⓘ
linked to:
Visayas
|
| reconstructionEffort | post-Haiyan rehabilitation projects ⓘ |
| region | Region VIII ⓘ |
| risk | high exposure to tropical cyclones ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | barangay ⓘ |
| timeZone | Philippine Standard Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +8 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines Description of subject: Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines is a coastal municipality on the island of Samar known for being one of the first and hardest-hit areas when Super Typhoon Haiyan struck in 2013.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.