A strip of sand bordering along the coast of the Maqueda Bay, nestling at the foot of a hill which shields it from floods and storms was inhibited by a few natives who engaged in fishing and farming.

When they reached the village, the tide was low and many of the natives were along the stony coast picking and gathering shellfish and crabs.

Through the course of time, the village grew to the end and be one of the progressive towns along the shore of the Maqueda Bay.

American troops headed by General Curry came sudden and subdue the Revolutionist here in Paranas.

In one of these encounters General Curry was lost I the midst of the forest where they were the old people of Paranas or Wright.

Aside from rice, fruits, vegetables; root cops are so cheap and abundant that people of Wright used to sell to other places.

The biggest and surest market of these products are the capital town of Catbalogan and Bagacay, the set of the copper mine is Samar From the Maqueda bay, fish fresh of different kinds are so plentiful that people who engaged in fishing earned enough for the family support.

The famous bahong, sabuad, baliad, ponao, saringa, bocawil, and others so plentiful and more than enough for the town's consumption.

In 1950, the barrios of San Sebastian, Jitaasan, Dolores, Camanjagay, Bontod, Campidasa, Campiyak, Maslog, Balogo, Maropangpang, Binongtoan, and Bolwan was re-created as a town.

Afterwards, fishermen go missing at sea, typhoons arrive, bancas capsize or cargo ships sink.

Residents attest turtles came to die on their shores when M/V Dona Paz sank causing thousands of people to drown to their deaths.

Domestic air travelers prefer to return to Paranas via dominant Tacloban's Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport due to the length of the runway and the accessibility of land transportation.

International air travelers may also reach Paranas via Manila, Cebu or Davao en route to Tacloban.