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Leyte Gulf
Leyte Gulf, also known simply as the Leyte, is a gulf in the Eastern Visayan region in the Philippines. The bay is part of the Philippine Sea of the Pacific Ocean, and is bounded by two islands; Samar in the north and Leyte in the west. On the south of the bay is Mindanao Island, separated from Leyte by the Surigao Strait. Dinagat Island partly encloses the gulf to the southeast, and the small Homonhon Island and Suluan Island, sit astride the eastern entrance to the Gulf. It is approximately north-south, and east-west. Several municipalities are situated on the coast of the gulf: Balangiga, Giporlos, Guiuan, Lawaan, Mercedes, Quinapondan and Salcedo. There are also eleven marine reserves in the gulf region. Leyte Gulf was also the scene of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, which extends to Surigao Strait during the Battle of Surigao Strait, the largest naval battle of World War II and started the end of Japanese occupation in the Philippines. During World War II the gul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Leyte
Leyte ( ) is an island in the Visayas group of islands in the Philippines. It is eighth-largest and sixth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 2,626,970 as of 2020 census. Since the accessibility of land has been depleted, Leyte has provided countless number of migrants to Mindanao. Most inhabitants are farmers. Fishing is a supplementary activity. Rice and corn (maize) are the main food crops; cash crops include coconuts, abaca, tobacco, bananas, and sugarcane. There are some manganese deposits, and sandstone and limestone are quarried in the northwest. Politically, the island is divided into two provinces: (Northern) Leyte and Southern Leyte. Territorially, Southern Leyte includes the island of Panaon to its south. To the north of Leyte is the island province of Biliran, a former sub-province of Leyte. The major cities of Leyte are Tacloban, on the eastern shore at the northwest corner of Leyte Gulf, and Ormoc, on the west coast. Leyte tod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Loreto, Dinagat Islands
Loreto, officially the Municipality of Loreto (; Surigaonon: ''Lungsod nan Loreto''; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,690 people. History The town became a part of the province of Dinagat Islands on October 2, 2006, when the province was created from Surigao del Norte by Republic Act No. 9355. However, in February 2010, the Supreme Court ruled that the law was unconstitutional, as the necessary requirements for provincial land area and population were not met. The town reverted to Surigao del Norte. On October 24, 2012, however, the Supreme Court reversed its ruling from the previous year, and upheld the constitutionality of RA 9355 and the creation of Dinagat Islands as a province. In 1956, the sitio of Roxas was converted into a barrio. Geography Barangays Loreto is politically subdivided into 10 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios. * Carmen (Poblac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east. At in area (as defined with a southern Antarctic border), the Pacific Ocean is the largest division of the World Ocean and the hydrosphere and covers approximately 46% of Earth's water surface and about 32% of the planet's total surface area, larger than its entire land area ().Pacific Ocean . ''Encyclopædia Britannica, Britannica Concise.'' 2008: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The centers of both the Land and water hemispheres, water hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere, as well as the Pole of inaccessi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in Island groups of the Philippines, three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With a population of over 110 million, it is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, twelfth-most-populous country. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south. It shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest. It has Ethnic groups in the Philippines, diverse ethnicities and Culture o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tolosa, Leyte
Tolosa, officially the Municipality of Tolosa (; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Leyte (province), Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 20,708 people. It is located south of Tacloban. The cities closest to Tolosa are Tacloban, Ormoc, Baybay, Borongan, Catbalogan, and Maasin. The nearest municipalities are Tanauan, Tabontabon, Dulag, Palo, Julita, and Dagami. Its distance from the national capital is 588.52 kilometers (365.69 miles). History According to popular beliefs, Tolosa derived its name from a legend about three chieftains (datus) who united their chiefdoms. According to the legend, the area that is now Tolosa was ruled by three great datus: the datu of fishing, the datu of harvest and the datu of hunting. Typical of chiefdoms in those times, the three datus regard each other with hostility. One time a great battle broke out among the three of them. Their people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tanauan, Leyte
Tanauan (IPA: ɐn'ʔaʊɐn, officially the Municipality of Tanauan (; ), is a first-class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 57,455 people. Tanauan is one of the oldest towns in Leyte, dating back to the year 1710. It is composed of 54 barangays. The town has also been known as the “Cradle of Intellectuals”, or the ''Bungto han Kamag-araman'', since the Spanish colonial era. Tanauan is approximately 18 kilometers south of Tacloban City, the capital of the Eastern Visayas Region. It is bounded on the north by the municipality of Palo, Tolosa, Leyte, Tolosa on the south, Dagami and Tabontabon, Leyte, Tabon-tabon on its west side and on the east by San Pedro Bay (Philippines), San Pedro Bay. The town was heavily damaged by Typhoon Haiyan, Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in November 2013. The town celebrates its fiesta annually on August 15. History Pre-Spanish and Spanish Colonial eras The town got its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tacloban
Tacloban ( ; ), officially the City of Tacloban (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city on Leyte island in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, Tacloban has a population of 251,881, making it the most populous city in the Eastern Visayas. The city is located southeast of Manila. Tacloban is the regional center of the Eastern Visayas region. It is also the largest city and capital of the province of Leyte (province), Leyte, wherein it is geographically situated and grouped under the province by the Philippine Statistics Authority, but the city is governed and administered independently from it. Tacloban City was briefly the capital of the Philippines under the Commonwealth Government, from October 20, 1944, to February 27, 1945. In an extensive survey conducted by the Asian Institute of Management Policy Center and released in July 2010, Tacloban City ranks as the fifth most competitive city in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Silago, Southern Leyte
Silago, officially the Municipality of Silago (; ), is a municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,116 people. It was used to be barrio of Hinunangan until Executive Order No. 326 dated May 17, 1950 separated it from the mother town. The town has an ebony beach with unique black sand. Etymology The name "Silago" was a shortening of Spanish ''murcielago'' ("bat"), referring to an account when the Spaniards encountered bats in the area perching in trees locally known as '' tuog''. The natives replied the incomprehensible question of the name of their place asked by the Spaniards saying "''tua'y daghang kabug''" in the belief that the Spaniards were amazed the huge number of bats present in the area that time. The place was then called "Murcielago" and over time, was shortened to its present name ''Silago''. However, accounts from Pigafetta on the Magellan voyage indicates a certain island in Leyte recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Salcedo, Eastern Samar
Salcedo (IPA: sɐlˈsɛdo , ), officially the Municipality of Salcedo, is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,136 people. History The town was formerly a part of Guiuan. On December 8, 1862, Salcedo became an independent municipality by a decree of the Bishop of Cebu. It was named after Juan de Salcedo, a Spanish conquistador. During World War II the Salcedo was part of a large US Navy base Leyte-Samar Naval Base from 1944 to 1946. In 1959, the sitio of Balud was converted into a barrio. Geography Barangays Salcedo is politically subdivided into 41 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. * Abejao * Alog * Asgad * Bagtong * Balud * Barangay 1 (Poblacion) * Barangay 13 (Poblacion) * Barangay 2 (Poblacion) * Barangay 3 (Poblacion) * Barangay 4 (Poblacion) * Barangay 5 (Poblacion) * Barangay 6 (Poblacion) * Barangay 7 (Poblacion) * Barangay 8 (Poblacion) * Barangay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Quinapondan, Eastern Samar
Quinapondan (IPA: kinɐˈpondan, officially the Municipality of Quinapondan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,507 people. Geography Barangays Quinapondan is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. * Barangay Anislag * Bagte * Barangay No. 1 (Poblacion) * Barangay No. 2 (Poblacion) * Barangay No. 3 (Poblacion) * Barangay No. 4 (Poblacion) * Barangay No. 5 (Poblacion) * Buenavista * Caculangan * Cagdaja * Cambilla * Cantenio * Naga * Paco * Rizal (Pana-ugan) * San Pedro * San Vicente * Santa Cruz (Loro Diyo) * Santa Margarita * Santo Niño * Palactad (Valley) * Alang-alang * Barangay No. 6 (Poblacion) * Barangay No. 7 (Poblacion) * San Isidro Climate Demographics The population of Quinapondan in the 2020 census was 14,507 people, with a density of . Economy References External links * Philippine Standard Geographic C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Palo, Leyte
Palo (IPA: ɐ'loʔ, officially the Municipality of Palo (; ), is a first-class Philippine municipality in the province of Leyte. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 76,213 people, making it the most populous municipality (non-city) in the province. The municipality is the seat of most government departments, bureaus, and regional offices of Region VIII, although some are situated at the neighboring city of Tacloban. The municipality is also home to the offices of the ecclesiastical government of the Archdiocese of Palo; the archbishop's residence; as well as the secondary, tertiary, and theology seminaries of the archdiocese. On March 17, 2022, the new Leyte Provincial Capitol in Palo was inaugurated by President Rodrigo Duterte, officially moving the seat of provincial government to the municipality pending an enabling law changing the provincial capital from the current highly urbanized city of Tacloban. Etymology According to existing records those who w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mercedes, Eastern Samar
Mercedes (IPA: mɛrˈsɛdɛs , ), officially the Municipality of Mercedes, is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 6,112 people. Act No. 960 of the Philippine Commission incorporated the town of Mercedes comprising the barrios of Busay, Anoron, Sungan, Bobon, Banoyo and Boyayawon into Guiuan. In 1948, Republic Act No. 262 recreated the town. Geography Barangays Mercedes is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. * Anuron * Banuyo * Bobon * Busay * Buyayawon * Cabunga-an * Cambante * Palamrag (Cabiliri-an) * Barangay 1 Poblacion * Barangay 2 Poblacion * Barangay 3 Poblacion * Barangay 4 Poblacion * Port Kennedy * San Jose * San Roque * Sung-an Climate Demographics The population of Mercedes, Eastern Samar, in the 2020 census was 6,112 people, with a density of . Economy References External links Official Mercedes Municipality web ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
