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Tacloban City
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| Tacloban City Syudad han Tacloban |
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| Nickname: The Beautiful City By The Bay | |
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| Country | Philippines |
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| Region | Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) |
| Province | Leyte |
| Districts | 1st District of Leyte |
| Barangays | 138 Barangays |
| Incorporated (city) | June 12, 1953 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Alfred Romauldez (2007-2010) |
| - Vice Mayor | Arvin Antoni (2007-2010) |
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| - Metro | Expression error: Unexpected * operator km² (Expression error: Unexpected / operator sq mi) |
The City of Tacloban is the largest city and regional center of the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. It is also the capital city of Leyte province. It is the center of commerce, tourism, education, culture, and government in the region. Tacloban is located on Cancabato Bay, in the San Juanico Strait which divides the islands of Leyte and Samar. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 178,639 people in 34,758 households.
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By air, Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific Air has 3 daily flights each between Manila and Tacloban City; travel time is 1 hour and 10 minutes. Philippine Airlines also has four flights per week between Cebu and Tacloban City.
By sea, Sulpicio Lines takes approximately 36 hours to reach Tacloban, the ship departs from Manila three times a week. The days of departure are fixed a week before.
Buses, jeepneys, tricycles, and pedicabs are readily available to ferry the tourists to the various attractions in and around the city. Hotels can arrange for rental cars with drivers for their guests.
When running around town, you'll see many people using modified pedicabs as freight haulers. The passenger seats are replaced with a flat sheet of metal and a short fence.
Tacloban has an excellent harbor with facilities for handling large ships and overseas trade. The colorful market at the western end of the wharf is full of life. It is culturally and linguistically diverse as it is a center for the region. The main language in and around Tacloban is Waray-Waray. But the languages used as a medium of instruction in schools, communications in big business and institutions, and correspondence with government offices are the national language of Tagalog, and English the international language of the Philippines. Cebuano is spoken in the northwest and southern parts of Leyte.
One of Tacloban's strongest[citation needed] selling suit is the fact that the schools located in the city are considered some of the best within the region and the country overall. The student population of the city is approximately 40,000. Some of the schools of the city are the University of the Philippines, Visayas (UPV) - Tacloban College, UP School of Health Sciences, Philippine Science High School, Eastern Visayas State University, Leyte National High School, Leyte Normal University among others.
Tacloban City is politically subdivided into 138 barangays.[1]
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Tacloban was known as Kankabatok, a name alluded to the first inhabitants of the place – Kabatok. They established their dwelling in the vicinity of the present day Sto. 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. As a whole the combined settlements acquired the name Kankabatok, meaning Kabatok’s property.
By the end of the 16th century, Kankabatok was under the political administration of Palo and part of the parish of Basey, Samar. In 1770, the Augustinian Mission discovered the place, they were superseded by the Franciscans in 1813. During this period, Kankabatok was changed to Tacloban. The change of the name came about in this manner: Kankabatok was a favorite haunt of fishermen. They would use a bamboo contraption called "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 devise to catch these marine resources. Eventually, the name Tarakluban or Tacloban took prominence.
It is not definitely 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 1770. In [[1768, Leyte and Samar were separated into two provinces, each constituting as a politico-military province. Due to its strategic location, Tacloban became a vital trading point between the two provinces.
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 12, 1952, Tacloban was proclaimed a chartered city by virtue of Republic Act No. 760.
Tacloban is a Waray speaking city. The language is also officially called Lineyte-Samarnon ("Leyte-Samarnon"). A decade before the end of the Spanish sovereignty, the place was dominantly 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 healthy mix of Spanish and Chinese mestizos, foreign expatriates and the native Leyteños.
The arrival of Colonel 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: The Leyte Normal School, Leyte High School, Leyte Trade School, Holy Infant Academy and the Tacloban Catholic Institute.
On May 25, 1942, The Japanese Forces landed in Tacloban, they fortified the city, improved its airfield, a since San Pedro Bay was ideal for larger vessels, the Japanese Imperial Naval Forces made Tacloban a port of call and entry. The Japanese started the three years occupation of Leyte. That event was considered the darkest in the history of Tacloban and the entire nation, because men and women and even the ages were tortured. During this time, many guerilla groups sprouted in Late the most notable was the group of Colonel Ruperto Kangleon.
Leyte was the first to be liberated by the Filipino & 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 & American Forces and the fulfillment of MacArthur’s famous promise on "I Shall Return."
Three days later on the 23rd, at a ceremony infront of the Capitol Building in Tacloban, Leyte, General MacArthur accompanied by President Sergio Osmeña made Tacloban the temporary seat of the Commonwealth Government and subsequently the temporary capital of the Philippines until the final lliberation of the country. The provincial government of Leyte and the municipal government of Tacloban were re-established.
Atty. Paulo Jaro was the liberation Mayor of Tacloban. The first mayor of this capital upon inauguration of the Philippine Republic was Mr. Epifanio Aguirre.
On January 8, 1960, General Douglas MacArthur made his "sentimental" journey to Leyte.
Landmarks in the area include the Joseph Price Mansion where General MacArthur setup headquarters in 1944 and the Redoña Residence. These two structures in Tacloban played a vital role during the liberation of the Philippines.
Historical Sites
- Leyte Capitol Building
- DZR Airport
- Tacloban City Hall
- San Pedro Bay
- Price Mansion
- Rodoña Residence
- Tacloban Seaport
- Madonna of Japan
Places of Interest
- Sto. Niño Shrine and Heritage Museum
- People's Center And Library
- San Juanico Bridge
- The Crucified Christ
- San Juanico Strait
- Family Park
- Sto. Niño Church
- Plaza Rizal
- ^ Philippine Standard Geographic Code listing for Tacloban City - National Statistical Coordination Board
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| Municipalities:Abuyog • Alangalang • Albuera • Babatngon • Barugo • Bato • Burauen • Calubian • Capoocan • Carigara • Dagami • Dulag • Hilongos • Hindang • Inopacan • Isabel • Jaro • Javier • Julita • Kananga • La Paz • Leyte • MacArthur • Mahaplag • Matag-ob • Matalom • Mayorga • Merida • Palo • Palompon • Pastrana • San Isidro • San Miguel • Santa Fe • Tabango • Tabontabon • Tanauan • Tolosa • Tunga • Villaba |
| Component Cities: Baybay City • Tacloban City |
| Independent component city: Ormoc City |