Daram, officially the Municipality of Daram, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it …Daram, officially the Municipality of Daram, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,608 people. The origin of the name Daram is from a type of bird, called Darangsiyao, that guided the initial settlers to the island. Some time later, a Spaniard inquiring about the name of the island, mistook the name for "Daramsiyao". This was further shortened to the current name of Daram. The original name of Daramsiyao is still in use as the name of the annual festival held in Poblacion 1 on January 15.