Samal, officially the Municipality of Samal, is a municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a popula…Samal, officially the Municipality of Samal, is a municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,302 people. Samal originated from samel, a covering attached to a banca to protect the passengers from the sun and rain, made of nipa leaves and woven together.