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Coordinates: 11°14′N 125°00′E / 11.24°N 125°E / 11.24; 125

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Capital of Leyte, Philippines

Highly urbanized city in Eastern Visayas, Philippines

Tacloban

Highly urbanized city

City of Tacloban

From top, left to right: Downtown Tacloban, Yolanda Shrine, Santo Niño Church, Justice Romualdez Street, Santo Niño Shrine and Heritage Museum

Flag

Seal

Nicknames:

Gateway to Eastern Visayas[1]

Home of the Happiest People in the World[2]

Motto(s):
City of Love, Beauty and Progresses

Map of Eastern Visayas with Tacloban highlighted

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Tacloban

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 11°14′N 125°00′E / 11.24°N 125°E / 11.24; 125
Country | Philippines
Region | Eastern Visayas
Province | Leyte (geographically only)
District | 1st district
Founded | 1770
Provincial capital | February 26, 1830
Cityhood[3] | June 20, 1952
Highly urbanized city[4] | December 18, 2008
Barangay | 138 (see Barangays)

Government
[5]

• Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod
• Mayor | Alfred S. Romualdez (NP)
• Vice Mayor | Edwin Y. Chua (Aksyon)
• Representative | Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez (Lakas)

• City Council

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List

• Jerry S. Uy

• Edward Frederick I. Chua

• Ma. Elvira G. Casal

• Edson R. Malaki

• Aurora Aimee D. Grafil

• Leo O. Bahin

• Brian Steve G. Granados

• Jeric Dane G. Granados

• Christopher Randy L. Esperas

• Rachelle Erica C. Pineda

DILG Masterlist of Officials

• Electorate | 143,562 voters (2022)

Area
[6]

• Total | 201.72 km2 (77.88 sq mi)

Elevation

40 m (130 ft)

Highest elevation

574 m (1,883 ft)

Lowest elevation

0 m (0 ft)

Population
(2020 census)[7]

• Total | 251,881
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)

• Households

57,251

Demonym | Taclobanon

Economy

• Gross domestic product

₱45,283 million (2021)[8]
$899 million (2021)[9]

• Income class | 1st city income class

• Poverty incidence

8.08
% (2018)[10]

• Revenue | ₱ 1,370 million (2020)
• Assets | ₱ 3,705 million (2020)
• Expenditure | ₱ 1,323 million (2020)
• Liabilities | ₱ 1,297 million (2020)

Service provider

• Electricity | Leyte 2 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 2)
Time zone | UTC+08:00 (PST)

ZIP code

6500

PSGC

083747000

IDD : area code | +63 (0)53

Native languages

Waray
Tagalog

Website | www.tacloban.gov.ph

Tacloban (/tækˈloʊbən/ tak-LOH-ban; Tagalog pronunciation: [tɐkˈloban]), officially the City of Tacloban (Waray: Syudad han Tacloban; Filipino: Lungsod ng Tacloban), is highly urbanized city in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. The city is autonomous from the province of Leyte, although it serves as its provincial capital. According to the 2020 census, Tacloban has a population of 251,881, making it the most populous city in the Eastern Visayas.[7] The city is located 360 miles (580 km) southeast from Manila.

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 Philippines, and second in the emerging cities category.[11] On November 8, 2013, the city was largely destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan, having previously suffered similar destruction and loss of life in 1897 and 1912.[12] On January 17, 2015, Pope Francis visited Tacloban during his Papal Visit to the Philippines and held a mass at Barangay San Jose, and later he led mass of 30,000 people in front of the airport.

Etymology[edit]

The place got its name from the word taklub, a bamboo tray used to catch crabs or shrimp.

History[edit]

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Street performers carrying taklub on their backs (Tacloban takes its name from the taklub, a bamboo fish-catching contraption).

Aerial view of Tacloban, 1931

Tacloban was first known as Kankabatok, an allusion to the first inhabitants – Kabatok. They established their dwellings in the vicinity of the present day Santo Niño Church. Others who came later were Gumoda, Haraging and Huraw who erected their own settlements in nearby sites. Huraw's domain is the hill where the city hall now sits. The combined settlements acquired the name Kankabatok, meaning "property of Kabatok's".[citation needed]

The constant threat of pirates due to its lack of a natural barrier hindered the development and progress of the settlement. And so the place never figured out in the early centuries of the Spanish colonization of Leyte. When the Jesuits (the first evangelizers of Leyte) left in 1768, the Augustinians took over and in 1770 they established the barrio with a chapel (visita) of Tacloban under the jurisdiction of Palo.[citation needed]

The Augustinians who came from the Province of the Holy Name of Jesus based in Cebu were also responsible in introducing the devotion to the Santo Niño becoming therefore the heavenly patron of the settlement. With the Moro raids in check, the place became a hub for commercial activity and soon after the place was renamed Tacloban becoming an independent municipality and then capital of the province of Leyte. In 1843, the Augustinians ceded the administration of the parish to the Franciscans.[citation needed]

The change of the name came about in this manner: Kankabatok was a favorite haunt of fishermen. They would use a bamboo contraption called a "taklub" to catch crabs, shrimps or fish. When asked where they were going, the fishermen would answer, "(to) tarakluban", which meant the place where they used the device to catch these marine resources. Eventually, the name Tarakluban or Tacloban took prominence.[citation needed]

It is not known when Tacloban became a municipality because records supporting this fact were destroyed during a typhoon. It is commonly believed that Tacloban was officially proclaimed a municipality in 1770s. In 1768, Leyte and Samar were separated into two provinces, each constituting a politico-military province. Due to its strategic location, Tacloban became a vital trading point between the two provinces.[citation needed]

The capital of Leyte was transferred from one town to another with Tacloban as the last on February 26, 1830. The decision to make Tacloban the capital was based on the following reasons: 1) ideal location of the port and 2) well-sheltered and adequate facilities. On June 20, 1952, Tacloban was proclaimed a chartered city by virtue of Republic Act No. 760.[3]

Madonna Maria Kanon, a peace commemoration statue in Kanfuraw Hill

The arrival of Colonel Arthur Murray in 1901 made him the first military governor of Leyte. His first official act was the opening of Tacloban port to world commerce. Before World War II, Tacloban was the commercial, education, social and cultural center of the Province of Leyte. Copra and abaca were exported in large quantities. The leading institutions were: Leyte Normal School, Leyte High School, Leyte Trade School, Holy Infant Academy and Tacloban Catholic Institute.[citation needed]

In November 1912, a typhoon swept through the central Philippines and "practically destroyed" Tacloban. In Tacloban and Capiz on the island of Panay, the death toll was 15,000, half the population of those cities at the time.[13]

On May 25, 1942, Japanese forces landed in Tacloban, signalling the beginning of their two-year occupation of Leyte. They fortified the city and improved its airfield. Since San Pedro Bay was ideal for larger vessels, the Japanese Imperial Naval Forces made Tacloban a port of call and entry. This time was considered the darkest in the history of Tacloban and the country due to the incidences[spelling?] of torture among civilians, including the elderly. In response, guerrilla groups operated in Leyte – the most notable of which was the group of Ruperto Kangleon.[citation needed] The Japanese established a "comfort station" in the city, where they kidnapped local girls, teenagers and young adults who they then forced into becoming sex slaves under the gruesome "comfort women" system.[14][15][16]

Leyte was the first to be liberated by the combined Filipino and American troops. General Douglas MacArthur's assault troops landed in the Tacloban and Palo beaches (White Beach and Red Beach, respectively) and in the neighboring town of Dulag (Blue Beach) on October 20, 1944. These landings signaled the eventual victory of the Filipino and American forces and the fulfillment of MacArthur's famous promise: "I Shall Return."[citation needed]

Three days later, on October 23, at a ceremony at the Capitol Building in Tacloban, MacArthur, accompanied by President Sergio Osmeña, made Tacloban the temporary seat of the Commonwealth Government and temporary capital of the Philippines until the complete liberation of the country.[17] The provincial government of Leyte and the municipal government of Tacloban were re-established.[citation needed]

Paulo Jaro was the Liberation mayor of Tacloban. The first mayor of this capital upon inauguration of the Philippine Republic was Epifanio Aguirre.[citation needed]

On January 8, 1960, MacArthur made his "sentimental" journey to Leyte. He was greeted with cheers by locals when he visited Tacloban.[citation needed]

The city was proclaimed as a highly urbanized city by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on October 4, 2008[18] and ratified by the people on December 18, 2008.[19] Tacloban was officially declared an HUC at 10:40PM of that day.

2013 Typhoon Haiyan[edit]

Debris lines the streets of Tacloban after Typhoon Haiyan hit the city.

Main article: Typhoon Haiyan

On November 8, 2013 (PST), Tacloban was hit by the full force of Typhoon Haiyan, causing massive destruction across the city. Dead bodies were scattered on the streets, trees were uprooted, and a 13 ft (4 m) storm surge largely destroyed the airport, though it functioned soon after as a makeshift command and evacuation center.[20] After taking a helicopter flight over the city, US Marine Brigadier General Paul Kennedy was quoted as saying, "I don't believe there is a single structure that is not destroyed or severely damaged in some way – every single building, every single house."[21] Widespread looting and violence is reported to have taken place[22] and local government virtually collapsed, as many city officials were victims.[23] President Aquino declared a state of emergency in Tacloban. The official final death toll stood at 6,201.[24]

2015 Papal visit[edit]

Main article: Pope Francis's visit to the Philippines

Pope Francis blesses the crowd after the mass near the Tacloban Airport on January 17, 2015, en route to Palo, Leyte to visit families of Typhoon Yolanda victims.

On January 17, 2015, Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, arrived in Tacloban to celebrate Mass with the survivors of Haiyan (Yolanda).[25] The pope arrived at Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport on a flight operated by Philippine Airlines.

Geography[edit]

Tacloban is located on the northeastern tip of Leyte island, with its easternmost part facing Cancabato Bay. The bay is at the east mouth of San Juanico Strait. The Tacloban territory follows the length of the strait, along with Babatngon municipality north of the city. The strait divides the islands of Leyte and Samar.

Tacloban Bay

The eastern part of the city facing Cancabato Bay.

San Pedro Bay shore facing northeastward towards Cancabato Bay and the San Juanico Strait beyond, backgrounded by Samar island on the horizon.

Fishing folks on outrigger canoes on Cancabato Bay, with the San Juanico Strait and Samar island in the background.

Hills around Tacloban

Coastal village in Tacloban

Barangays[edit]

Tacloban is politically subdivided into 138 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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Number | Name
1 | Libertad
2 | Jones
3 | Upper Nulatula
4 | Libertad
5 | T. Claudio
5-A | T. Claudio
6 |
6-A | Sto. Nino
7 |
8 | T. Claudio
8-A |
12 | GE Palanog
13 | Salazar/J. Romualdez
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 | P. Burgos
22 |
23 |
23-A |
24 |
25 |
26 | P.Gomez
27 |
28 |
29 | P.Gomez
30 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
34 | Real
35 |
35-A |
36 | Sabang
36-A | Sabang
37 | Sea Wall
37-A | G.E. Palanog Gawad Kalinga Village
38 | Calvary Hill
39 | Calvary Hill
40 | Calvary Hill
41 | Calvary Hill
42-A | Quarry
42-B | Quarry
43-A | Quarry
43-B | Quarry
44-A | Quarry
44-B | Quarry
45 |
46 | Imelda/Juan Luna
47 |
48-A |
48-B |
49 | Youngfield
50 | Youngfield
50-A | Youngfield
50-B | Youngfield
51 |
51-A |
52 | Lucban Magallanes
53 | Magallanes
54 | Magallanes
54-A | Magallanes
55 | El Reposo
56 | El Reposo
56-A | El Reposo
57 | Whitelane Sampaguita
58 |
59 | Sagkahan Picas
59-A | Sampaguita
59-B | Sampaguita
59-E | Sagkahan Picas
60 | Sagkahan Aslum
60-A | Sagkahan
61 | Sagkahan
62 | Sagkahan Saging
62-A | Sagkahan Ilong
62-B | Sagkahan Picas
63 | Sagkahan Mangga
64 | Sagkahan Bliss
65 |
66 | Anibong
66-A | Anibong
67 | Anibong
68 | Anibong
69 | Anibong, Happy Land
70 | Anibong, Rawis
71 | Naga-naga
72 | PHHC Seaside
73 | PHHC Mountainside
74 | Lower Nula-Tula
75 | Fatima Village
76 | Fatima Village
77 | Fatima Village
78 | Marasbaras
79 | Marasbaras
80 | Marasbaras
81 | Marasbaras
82 | Marasbaras
83 | Paraiso
83-A | Burayan
83-B | San Jose, Cogon
83-C | San Jose
84 | San Jose
85 | San Jose
86 | San Jose
87 | San Jose
88 | San Jose
89 | San Jose, Baybay
90 | San Jose
91 | Abucay
92 | Apitong
93 | Bagacay
94 | Tigbao
94-A | Basper
95 | Caibaan
95-A | Caibaan
96 | Calanipawan
97 | Cabalawan
98 | Camansihay
99 | Diit
100 | San Roque
101 | New Kawayan
102 | Kawayan
103 | Palanog
103-A | San Paglaum
104 | Salvacion
105 | Suhi
106 | Santo. Niño
107 | Santa Elena
108 | Tagapuro
109 | V&G Subdivision
109-A | V&G Subdivision
110 | Utap

Climate[edit]

Tacloban has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af) but due to the numerous cyclones present in the area, the climate is not equatorial. Tropical rainforest climates are tropical climates in which there is no dry season – all months have mean precipitation values of at least 60 millimetres (2.4 in). Tropical rainforest climates have no pronounced summer or winter; it is typically wet throughout the year and rainfall is both heavy and frequent. One day in an equatorial climate can be very similar to the next, while the change in temperature between day and night may be larger than the average change in temperature between "summer" and "winter".

The average high (daytime) temperature for the year in Tacloban is 31.1 °C (88.0 °F). The warmest month on average is May with an average daytime temperature of 32.3 °C (90.1 °F).[26] The coolest month on average is January and February, with an average (nighttime) temperature of 23.4 °C (74.1 °F).[26]

The highest recorded temperature was 38.0 °C (100.4 °F), recorded on April 6, 1924, and in August.[27] The lowest recorded temperature in Tacloban is 17.5 °C (63.5 °F) which was recorded in December.[27]

The average rainfall for the year is 2,659.3 millimetres (104.7 in), with the most rainfall on average in December with 386.0 millimetres (15.2 in) and the least on average in April with 115.2 millimetres (4.5 in).[26]

hideClimate data for Tacloban City (1981–2010, extremes 1903–2012)
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year

Record high °C (°F)

34.7
(94.5)

34.8
(94.6)

35.9
(96.6)

38.0
(100.4)

37.9
(100.2)

36.5
(97.7)

37.8
(100.0)

38.0
(100.4)

37.2
(99.0)

36.0
(96.8)

35.2
(95.4)

35.0
(95.0)

38.0
(100.4)

Mean daily maximum °C (°F)

29.2
(84.6)

29.9
(85.8)

30.7
(87.3)

31.8
(89.2)

32.3
(90.1)

32.0
(89.6)

31.6
(88.9)

32.0
(89.6)

31.8
(89.2)

31.4
(88.5)

30.7
(87.3)

29.7
(85.5)

31.1
(88.0)

Daily mean °C (°F)

26.3
(79.3)

26.6
(79.9)

27.3
(81.1)

28.3
(82.9)

28.8
(83.8)

28.6
(83.5)

28.2
(82.8)

28.4
(83.1)

28.2
(82.8)

28.0
(82.4)

27.5
(81.5)

26.8
(80.2)

27.8
(82.0)

Mean daily minimum °C (°F)

23.4
(74.1)

23.4
(74.1)

23.8
(74.8)

24.7
(76.5)

25.3
(77.5)

25.2
(77.4)

24.8
(76.6)

24.9
(76.8)

24.7
(76.5)

24.6
(76.3)

24.4
(75.9)

23.9
(75.0)

24.4
(75.9)

Record low °C (°F)

18.8
(65.8)

17.6
(63.7)

18.0
(64.4)

20.2
(68.4)

20.5
(68.9)

20.9
(69.6)

21.0
(69.8)

20.6
(69.1)

21.0
(69.8)

19.8
(67.6)

19.4
(66.9)

17.5
(63.5)

17.5
(63.5)

Average rainfall mm (inches)

323.9
(12.75)

238.4
(9.39)

184.4
(7.26)

115.2
(4.54)

144.1
(5.67)

184.6
(7.27)

186.0
(7.32)

160.9
(6.33)

173.7
(6.84)

243.9
(9.60)

318.2
(12.53)

386.0
(15.20)

2,659.3
(104.70)

Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 22 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 214
Average relative humidity (%) | 87 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 85
Source: PAGASA[26][27]

Demographics[edit]

Population census of Tacloban

Year | Pop. | ±% p.a.
1903 | 11,948 | —
1918 | 15,787 | +1.87%
1939 | 31,233 | +3.30%
1948 | 45,421 | +4.25%
1960 | 53,551 | +1.38%
1970 | 76,531 | +3.63%
1975 | 80,707 | +1.07%
1980 | 102,523 | +4.90%
1990 | 136,891 | +2.93%
1995 | 167,310 | +3.83%
2000 | 178,639 | +1.41%
2007 | 218,144 | +2.79%
2010 | 221,174 | +0.50%
2015 | 242,089 | +1.74%
2020 | 251,881 | +0.78%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [28][29][30][31]

According to the 2020 census, Tacloban has a population of 251,881 inhabitants.

Tacloban is predominantly a Waray-speaking city. The language is also officially called Lineyte-Samarnon ("Leyte-Samarnon") and is spoken by more than 90% of the total city population. Waray-Waray, aside from being the native language of the city, is also the lingua franca used in the city among Filipinos of various ethnic groups.

Tacloban is culturally and linguistically diverse. A decade before the end of Spanish sovereignty, it was largely a typical colonial community: most of its residents were either pure Iberian families or the new generations of Spanish-Filipino blood. Today's population consists of a mix of Spanish and Chinese mestizos, foreign expatriates and native Leyteños.[citation needed]

Other Filipino ethnic groups who migrated to the city are the Cebuano/Kana/Visayan speaking populace accounts for 6.08% of the total population, 0.80% are Tagalog, 0.10% are Ilocano, 0.07% are Kapampangan, and 2.95% come from other ethnic origins.

88.52% of the residents of Tacloban City are Roman Catholic; 6.12% are Muslims (most are Maranao migrants from Mindanao); 0.83% are of the indigenous Christian denomination, Iglesia ni Cristo; 0.94% are Evangelicals (born-again Christians); Baptists 0.80%; 0.49% Seventh-Day Adventists. Others comprise 3.10%.

Economy[edit]

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Downtown Tacloban

Rizal Avenue

Crossing Zamora-Salazar Streets

Real Street

Robinsons Tacloban

Poverty Incidence of Tacloban

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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[32][33]
[34][35][36][37][38]

Tacloban is the economic center of the entire Eastern Visayas, with an economy largely focused on agriculture, commerce, and tourism. Proximal to the city proper is the 237-hectare Eastern Visayas Agri-Industrial Growth Center (EVRGC), which was approved and accredited by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 1210 on April 23, 1998. EVRGC serves as an eco-industrial hub with the Tacloban city government as its developer and operator. Several regional broadcasters are also based in the city including ABS-CBN TV-2 Tacloban, GMA TV-10 Tacloban and PRTV-12 Tacloban. The Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport also makes the city a key regional transportation hub.

Tacloban is one of the fastest-growing cities in the Philippines, and has one of the lowest poverty incidence rates in the country (at roughly 9%, while the national poverty incidence stands at 30%). After its massive devastation on November 8, 2013, Tacloban was declared by its local government as a start-up city, which means everything had to start back from scratch. Currently the city is experiencing a rapid economic recovery.

Government[edit]

Kanhuraw – this nickname of the Tacloban City Hall is also the name of the hill where the building stands.

The executive power of the City Government is vested in the mayor. The Sangguniang Panlungsod or the city council has the legislative power to create city ordinances. It is a unicameral body composed of ten elected councilors and certain numbers of ex officio and sectoral representatives. It is presided by the vice mayor, the mayor and the elected city councilors who are elected-at-large every three years. The current city mayor is Alfred Romualdez.

The city government ceased to be under the supervision of the provincial government after it became a highly urbanized city in 2008. The city is now under the direct supervision of the national government.

Tacloban City is part of the 1st District of Leyte, alongside seven other municipalities: Alangalang, Babatngon, Palo, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Tanauan, and Tolosa. The district is currently represented by Congressman Martin Romualdez.

Official seal[edit]

Tacloban City Official Seal

The official Seal of Tacloban is the symbol of the city's identity when it became a city under Republic Act No. 760 on June 20, 1952.

The city's emblem stands for the following physical attributes and character:[39]

Left Portion - Symbolizes the province of Samar (Santa Rita), major supplier of agricultural and marine products to the city, stabilizing its volume of business and trade.

Center - Stands for the beautiful and scenic San Juanico Strait

The Galleon - Illustrates the ship of Ferdinand Magellan who landed in the island of Homonhon, Eastern Samar, the first Philippine island he sighted during the historic circumnavigation of the world

Right Portion - Leyte side, where Tacloban City is located

Culture[edit]

Dancers during the Pintados Festival in 2008

Tacloban City Convention Center, also known as the Tacloban Astrodome

The week-long celebrations peaks on June 30,[40] the Grand fiesta of Tacloban celebrated with the traditional turn-over ceremonies of the "Teniente" made by the immediate past Hermano Mayor to the incoming Hermano Mayor. This is accompanied by the ritual of giving the medallion containing the names of all Hermanos Pasados and the Standartes. Fireworks and grand parades mark the occasion. Every house in the city prepares a feast and opens its doors to guests and well wishers.

Subiran Regatta

Subiran Regatta is a race of one-man native sailboats with outriggers locally called "subiran" along scenic and historic Leyte Gulf. The race is done without using a paddle but only skills and techniques to manoeuvre the sail. The Subiran Regatta is now on its 32nd year and counting. This contest is done annually on that weeklong celebration of the Tacloban City Fiesta. The race aims to preserve the art of sailing with the wind alone, and to showcase the mastery of this art by local boatmen.

Balyuan Park

Balyuan

Organized by the Department of Tourism and the city government, this activity which only started in 1975 is supposedly a re-enactment of a purported exchange of images between Barrio Buscada of Basey and Sitio Kankabatok, now Tacloban City. A local story which only saw print in the 20th century purports that in the old days, Sitio Kankabatok was a small barrio under the jurisdiction of Basey town in Samar. During the Feast of Santo Niño, the residents of Sitio Kankabatok would borrow the bigger image of the saint from the chapel of Barrio Buscada in Basey. Santo Niño is the revered patron saint of both Kankabatok and Barrio Buscada. The image is returned promptly after the festivities. When Kankabatok grew into a barrio of its own, the local Catholic authorities decided that the bigger Santo Niño image be retained in prospering village. However, because of its highly questionable anthropological and historical basis, the story can be best understood as simply etiological. It gives witness to the cultural, ethnographical and historical relationship between the people of south Samar and the eastern seaboard of Leyte. Likewise, stories of the image missing in Buscada and turning up in Kankabatok aided to this decision of honoring this relationship. The Basey Flotilla bearing the church and government leaders goes on a fluvial procession along San Pedro Bay. A budyong (shell) call announces the sight of the flotilla off Kankabatok Bay.

Sangyaw Festival

Sangyaw is an archaic Waray word which means to herald the news. The Sangyaw Festival was created by Imelda Marcos in the 1980s. The festival was revived in 2008 by her nephew, current city mayor Alfred Romualdez. The Sangyaw Festival invites contingents of different performing groups of various festivals in the country to compete in this side of the region. Cash prizes and trophies are at stake as the Sangyaw Festival grooms itself to be a big festival to watch out in the succeeding years.

Transportation[edit]

Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport

The San Juanico Bridge, north of the city

Main article: Transportation in Tacloban

Tacloban is served by air, multicabs, taxis, jeepneys, buses, tricycles and pedicabs. The city host the Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport. The New Transport Terminal of Tacloban City or New Bus Terminal located in Abucay district serves as the land transportation hub to and from various points in the region. The San Juanico Bridge connects the city to the town of Santa Rita in Samar.

Healthcare[edit]

As the regional center of Eastern Visayas, Tacloban offers a range of healthcare services. There are a number of hospitals and other medical institutions serving the city's population.

Public hospitals

Eastern Visayas Medical Center (EVMC)

Tacloban City Hospital

Private hospitals

ACE Medical Center Tacloban (near Robinsons Marasbaras)

Divine Word Hospital (owned by the Benedictine Sisters)

Our Mother of Mercy Hospital (owned by the Religious Sisters of Mercy)

Remedios Trinidad Romualdez Hospital (owned by the RTR Medical Foundation)

Tacloban Doctors Medical Center (owned by a group of locally prominent doctors)

Education[edit]

Main article: Education in Tacloban

The University of the Philippines Tacloban College

Tacloban has a variety of educational institutions both public and private.

Notable institutions include:

UP Tacloban College

Leyte Normal University

Eastern Visayas State University

Holy Infant College

Holy Spirit Foundation College, Inc.

Holy Virgin of Salvacion Foundation College, Inc.

ABE International Business College Tacloban

ACLC College of Tacloban

AMA College Tacloban[41] (currently located in nearby Palo, Leyte)

Asia Pacific Career College

Asian Development Foundation College

CIE British School Tacloban

Colegio De La Salle Fondation de Tacloban, Inc.

Dr. Vicente Orestes Romualdez Educational Foundation (College of Law)

JE Mondejar Foundation College

Leyte Colleges

National Maritime Polytechnic

Remedios Trinidad Romualdez Medical Foundation

Sacred Heart College of Tacloban

St. Scholastica's College, Tacloban (currently located in nearby Palo, Leyte)

St. Benedict College of Tacloban, Inc.

Liceo del Verbo Divino (formerly "Divine Word University of Tacloban")

St. Therese Educational Center of Leyte (STECL)

St. Therese Christian Development Center Foundation, Inc. (STCDCFI)

St. Therese Educational Foundation of Tacloban, Inc. (STEFTI)

Saint Arnold Janssen College of Tacloban, Inc.

Sister cities[edit]

International[edit]

Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan[42]

Notable personalities[edit]

Merlie Alunan - poet and instructor

Gina Apostol - writer

Louis Bulaong - writer

Norberto Castillo - 91st Rector Magnificus of the University of Santo Tomas

Andres Centino - 57th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines

Kim Chiu - Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition winner; television and movie star

Dennis Daa - professional basketball player

Dino Daa - professional basketball player

Bullet Dumas - indie and contemporary folk singer-songwriter

Karla Estrada - actress and singer

Ted Failon - news anchor; TV and radio personality; former Representative for Leyte's 1st District

Nieves Fernandez - World War II guerrilla fighter

Jose Mari Gonzales - actor; father of Cristina Gonzales-Romualdez

Ruby Ibarra - Filipina-American rapper

Iluminado Lucente - the "grand old man of Waray letters"; poet, playwright, and mayor of Tacloban[43]

Carlo Francisco Manatad - filmmaker and film editor

Dan Palami - businessman; manager of Philippine Azkals

Rudy Robles - actor

Benjamin Romualdez - former governor of Leyte; former ambassador to the US, China and Saudi Arabia

Cristina Romualdez - former actress and former mayor of Tacloban City

Ferdinand Martin Romualdez - Representative of the 1st District of Leyte; incumbent Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines

Imelda Romualdez-Marcos - Former First Lady and former Representative for Leyte's 1st District

Lou Salvador - basketball player

Joel Porlares – 14th Supreme Bishop of the Philippine Independent Church

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