Eastern Visayas Facts

Basic Facts
1. Location : Easternmost coasts of the Philippine archipelago
2. Capital : Tacloban City
3. Climate : No distinct dry or wet season. Driest month - April to May.
4. Rainiest months - November to January.
5. Population : 3.9 M (2007 census)
6. Dialect/Languages : Lineyte-Samarnon (Waray-waray), Cebuano,
Inabaknon (Capul Island), Filipino and English.
7. Religion : Predominantly Catholic

8. Provinces
Biliran
Leyte
Southern Leyte
Eastern Samar
Northern Samar
Samar

9. Cities (JAMES)
Tacloban City
Calbayog City
Ormoc City
Maasin City

10. Number of Towns - 139

11. Leyte Provincial Capitol - Tacloban City

Seat of the Philippine Commonwealth Government in 1944. View bas-relief
depicting the first Cathlic Mass at Limasawa and MacArthur's return at
Palo.

12. CAP Bulding (formerly Price Mansion) - Tacloban City

Official residence and headquarters of General Douglas MacArthur during
the liberation of the Philippines in 1944. It is now owned by College
Assurance Plan.
13. The Boy Scout Monument - Fatima Village - Tacloban City
The first Boy Scout Monument in the world in human form erected in 1941.

14. Sto. Nino Shrine and Heritage Museum - Tacloban City (Kaye
Anne)
Houses the miraculous image of the Holy Child and priceless art objects.

15. Palo Metropolitan Cathedral - Palo, Leyte

Converted into an evacuation hospital of the Allied Forces of Liberation and
refuge of civilians during the Japanese-American War of 1944. A samply of
modern gothic church architecture with gold-plated 17th century altar as the
main attraction.

16. MacArthur Landing Memorial - Palo, Leyte

Statues one a hlaf times bigger than life-size reenact the historical landing
of General Douglas MacArthur and his forces.

17. Visayas State University (formerly VISCA) - Baybay, Leyte

Internationally renowened agricultural institution, nestled between the
foothills of the majestic Mt. Pangasugan and the serene Camotes Sea; the
regions forefront for agricultural advancement and excellent discoveries
and inventions.

18. Hill 522 - Palo, Leyte

Entrance to the first liberated town of Palo in 1944. The fight on this hill
caused the loss of many American and Japanese lives.

19. Hill 120 - Dulag Leyte

Where the first American flag was raised by the US Liberation Forces on
October 20 1944 after the Fall of Bataan.

20. Breakneck Ridge - Capoocan Leyte (DHEA)

Site of one of the bloodiest battles during the liberation of the Philippines.

21. Buga-Buga Hills - Villaba, Leyte

Stronghold of General Suzuki and a favorite destination of the Japanese.
22. Limasawa Island - 45 min. pumpboat ride from Padre Burgos,
Southern Leyte
Site of the first Cathloic Mass in the Orient and the diver's paradise.

23. Navy 3149 Base -Guiuan, Eastern Samar

Base of the American soldiers of the World War II

24. Balangiga - Eastern Samar

At the Balangiga town plaza lies a 31-piece life-size brass mural depicting
the September 28, 1901 "Balangiga Encounter", a work of art of our
national artist napoleon Abueva. Nearny are the statue of the local war
hero and the Balangiga Church.
Pilgrimage Sites
25. Sto. Nino Church - Tacloban City
Where the miraculus image of the infant Jesus, Senor Sto. nino de Leyte,
Tacloban City's patron is enshrined.