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Tacloban City is one of the ought-to-discover places in the Philippines where the famous “Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival” is being celebrated. In this site, you can find all the information you need before starting your adventure. Ranging from the legendary history of the place, up to its famous landmarks, including the sparkling jet-black sandy beaches and fabulous hotels and restaurants, and even places outside the City but within Leyte, this site definitely would guide you to your dream vacation. So sit back, explore the site, and plan your once in a lifetime escapade!!! So feel free to surf around our site.. and Discover Tacloban's finest places has to offer! Enjoy!
Tacloban City is the provincial capital of Leyte and the largest city in the Eastern Visayas. In the said region, this city is said to be the core of economic businesses, access to high standard educational establishments, tourism's services at its best, and evidently strong cultural practices and values. It is also known as the home town of the former First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos, and the famed Gen. Douglas MacArthur Park that was built as tribute to the American General.
Tacloban City has in fact paved in to every traveller’s list of worthwhile destinations in the Philippines or maybe in Asia. The talk about Tacloban City reached International Boarders that made this small city's tourism fly off the roofs.
1.How to get here!
If this small city has captured your travelling interest which is very likely and you are now planning a trip to Tacloban City, Leyte Philippines, you should know that Tacloban is conveniently accessible if you are departing from Manila, Cebu or Davao.
There are three modes of transportation available, either by air, sea or land. And this totally depends on you. The difference between the three is primarily based on the length of travel. Going there on plane will take you an hour from Manila and half an hour from Cebu specially served by Air Philippines, Philippines Airlines, and Pacific Air, Or If you are from Davao, there is a land trip service available to Tacloban City. Another choice would be by sea, boarding the ships of Sulpicio and SuperFerry departing from Manila ports. If you are from Cebu, you can have K&T Shipping Lines to assist you across the sea. The last transportation route from Cebu would be by Super Cat and Water Jet Cruise arriving in Ormoc, Leyte. Once there in Ormoc, another two hour ride to Tacloban City either by public buses or vans, giving you more of Ormoc's mountain sceneries.
2.Getting AroundIn the history of Tacloban at the time of the Spanish period, it is very evident that there are many political movement and activities planned and done against the Spanish colonizers. The time when political leaders of Tacloban or Kankabatok at that time used Kalesa, a medium sized carriage driven by a horse or two as their transportation to deliver information and commands to other barrios.
Other than that, large carts or boxes are attached to carabaos and horses that were used back then when commerce and trade were at its bloom in Tacloban City, which is why it was then approved to be the capital of Leyte rather than Carigara.
Later then, the Cancabato Bay in the San Juanico Strait was filled with trading ships of small and large cargo filled with goods and spices from different places in the Philippines, that up until recently ports and other sea activities are well preserved and developed.