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Philippines / Eastern Visayas / Leyte
Philippines / Eastern Visayas / Leyte / The Island Leyte is one of the number of islands in the Philippines described as economically depressed, or poor in simple language. Agriculture is handicapped by the typhoons as well as the rough terrain. Furthermore, there is comparatively little trade as the center for trade in the region is Cebu, west of Leyte. Few tourists come to the island as it lacks outstanding scenery or man-made attractions, as well as infrastructure. Leyte is an island, divided by a mountain range into two parts quite different from each other. Not only is the eastern part inhabited by another linguistic group(Warays) than the west (Cebuanos); there is also a different focus in agriculture: whereas on the east coast, the main cash crop is coconuts (copra), the main cash crop in the west is sugar, especially around Ormoc City. However, rice is grown in the lowlands on both coasts. The largest city on the island is Tacloban. However, it is not the economic and cultural center of the entire island but only for the east coast. The west coast is oriented toward Cebu City. As a substitute for the lost west coast, Tacloban is also the cultural and economic center for all of Samar island. Part of what today is Leyte province was the first place in the Philippines where a Catholic mass was held.Magellan's group arrived March 28, 1521, on the small island Limasawa which lies west of southern Leyte. The Spanish met a friendly reception by the inhabitants. One day after the landing, Magellan and the local chieftain, Kulambo, entered a blood compact. On March 31, aCatholic mess was celebrated with many natives participating.Magellan's arrival on Limasawa was not the only dramatic landing in what now constitutes Leyte Province. More than 400 years after Magellan, during World War II,US General Douglas MacArthur chose the shores of Leyte for the first landing in the re-conquest of the Japanese occupied Philippines. To be more specific, MacArthur walked ashore on October 20, 1944, at Palo, just south of Tacloban.
Another place just south of Tacloban, Tolosa, gained nationwide fame and some international attention, because the former first Lady of The Country , Imelda Romualdez Marcos, came from there. Tolosa benefited substantially from the luck one of the town's daughters had in marrying a long-time President of The Country . There also is a palatial home of the Romualdezes in Tolosa located on an enormous estate which includes a coastal mountain.
Philippines / Eastern Visayas / Leyte / Geography Area: 8,003sqkm (3,090sqmi) Mountains: Mt Lumas btw Ormoc City and Baybay 1,252m (4,108ft)
Rivers: Binahaan and Naga
Philippines / Eastern Visayas / Leyte / Population Language: Cebuano in the west, Waray in the east Minorities: Mamanua Island Population: 1,691,000 Cities, Towns: (Census of 1990, x1000)
Province Leyte: Abuyog 47, Alangalang 33, Albuera 32, Babatngon 18, Barugo 24, Bato 28, Baybay 82, Burauen 46, Calubian 26, Capoocan 24, Carigara 39, Dagami 26, Dulag 33, Hilongos 49, Hindang 16, Inopacan 17, Isabel 33, Jaro 32, Javier 19, Julita 10, Kananga 36, Lapaz 14, Leyte 33, MacArthur 13, Mahaplag 23, Matag-ob 15, Matalom 28, Mayorga 11, Merida 22, Ormoc City 129, Palo 38, Palompon 46, Pastrana 13, San Isidro 24, San Miguel 13, Santa Fe 12, Tabango 30, Tabontabon 7, Tacloban City 137, Tanauan 38, Tolosa 13, Tunga 5, Villaba 32, Almeria 12, Biliran 12, Cabucgayan 15, Caibiran 18, Culaba 10, Kawayan 15, Maripipi 7, Naval 30.
Province Southern Leyte: Anahawan 7, Bontoc 25, Hinunangan 22, Hinundayan 10, Libagon 11, Liloan 18, Limasawa 5, Maasin 65, Macrohon 20, Malitbog 16, Padre Burgos 7, Pintuyan 8, Saint Bernard 21, San Francisco 10, San Juan (Cabalian) 12, San Ricardo 10, Silago 10, Sogod 31, Tomas Oppus 13. Political Structure Province (Population x1000, area, capital): Leyte (1369, 6268sqkm, 2420sqmiTacloban), Southern Leyte (322, 1735sqkm, 670sqmi Maasin).
Philippines / Eastern Visayas / Leyte / Tacloban City In spite of not being very big, Tacloban has a fairly crowded downtown which lies around an excellent natural harbor where copra (dried coconut) is loaded. The provincial capitol is located in a large beautiful park. Downtown buildings are less beautiful.
Accommodation Leyte Park Hotel (3) - Magsaysay Blvd, Tel 33-00 to 05 room, cottage $ 40 up; luxury hotel with restaurant, bar, disco, swimming pool
Tacloban Village Inn (39) - Imelda Ave, Tel 29-26 room 119-196 (tb), 159-265 (tb, ac) Tacloban Plaza Pension (27) - Romualdez St, Tel 24-44 room 127-184 (tb, ac); bowling, restaurant Primrose Hotel (18) Salazar cor Zamora Sts; room 70-110, 110-165 (ac) Leyte State College Hotel (19) - Romualdez St cor Rizal Ave, Tel 31-75; room 105-150 (ac); restaurant Imperial Lodging House (13) Romualdez St, Tel 21-37; room 50 up Cecilia's Lodging House (42) 178 Paterno St, Tel 28-15; room 70-120 Manabo Lodge (14) - Zamora St, Tel 37-27 San Juanico Travel Lodge - Romualdez St; room 60-90 Allee Lodge (34) - Burgos St, Tel 23-72; room 30-160 Central Lodging House (15) Romualdez cor Del Pilar Sts; room 50
Restaurants Savory (25) - Zamora St (Filipino) Alas Restaurant (21) - Zamora St (Filipino) Good Morning Food Complex (Filipino) (33) - Zamora St; (110) - Gomez St First Choice (86) - Zamora St (Filipino) Guardia (30) - Zamora cor Sto Niño Sts (Filipino) Asahi Restaurant (23) - Zamora St (Filipino) Park View Food Zone (89) - Romualdez St (Filipino) Mandaue Fast-food (12) - Romualdez St (Filipino) Don's Cabin (12) - Romualdez St (Filipino) Nat's Turo-Turo (29) - Del Pilar St (Filipino) Diner's Court (45) - Juan Luna St (Filipino) Kawilhan Restaurant (44) - Juan Luna St (Filipino) Bistro Uno Restaurant (43) - Juan Luna St (Filipino) Sunburst Fried Chicken (35) - Burgos St (Filipino) Castillian Room (39) - Veteranos St (Filipino) Chinatowm (20) - Zamora St (Chinese) Mandarin House (10) - Romualdez St (Chinese) Great Palace Restaurant (29) - Del Pilar St (Chinese) Goldilocks Dimsum (24) - Salazar St (Chinese) Veranda Cafe and Lobby Sala (3) Leyte Park Hotel, Magsaysay Blvd (international) Rovic Restaurant (22) - Zamora St (international) Royal Seafood Restaurant (17) - Romualdez St Celebrity (10) - Romualdez St (seafood) Lapyahan Seafood House (38) - Real St Sinugba (48) - Barangay San Jose (seafood)
Entertainment Volaro Disco (3) - Leyte Park Hotel, Magsaysay Blvd Solid Gold (130) - Real St; disco Spacer Disco (46) - Real St; disco and bowling lane Stone Age Disco (132) - Veteranos St Sarong Banggi Club (26) - Del Pilar St Sawali Disco Club (26) - Zamora St Folisan Cafe (11) - Romualdez St; live music
Sightseeing Sto Niño Shrine & Heritage Museum (47) - Real St; a collection of paintings of historical events in Leyte. The shrine was also a palace during the Marcos regime, with Olympic-size swimming pool, state dining rooms, about 20 guest rooms and private bedrooms for Imelda, Ferdinand and their children. Imelda's bathroom was luxurious and larger than many Filipino homes. The place was filled with antique ceramics, pottery and collectibles. Imelda stayed there once. 90 pesos entrance fee. People's Center & Library (47) - Real St; historical documents recording the cultural heritage of the islands and pertaining to the tribes of Samar and Leyte
Price Mansion (53) - Romualdez St; mansion where General MacArthur once had his headquarters and residence Divine Word University (41) - Veteranos St; library and museum containing relics and artifacts of Leyte and SamarSto Niño Church (37) - Real cor Zamora Sts, across from Rizal Park (36); catholic church Redona Residence (9) - Claudio St; once the residence of President Osmeña Madonna of Peace (32) - near city hall; landscaped garden with a goddess of peace statue
Miscellaneous Department of Tourism (1) - Children's Park Senator Enage St, Tel 20-48 Post Office (6) - Trece Martires St Philippine National Bank (28) - Romualdez St City Hall (31) - fronting Sto Niño church City Hospital - Marasbaras Leyte Provincial Hospital - Magsaysay Blvd Transportation PAL Office (40) - Veteranos St, Tel 22-12 airport office, Barangay San Jose, Tel 22-13 Shipping Lines William - Martires St, Tel 25-36 Sulpicio - Romualdez St, Tel 23-03 Aboitiz - c/o JD Bus Lines Office, Veteranos St Western Samar (14) - Romualdez St, Tel 25-70 K & T - Romualdez cor Martires Sts Bus Terminals and Destinations buses and jeepneys between public market and harbor to Basey (Sohoton National Park), Biliran Island, Ormoc and Southern Leyte; Philtranco, Ceres Liner and Bachelor Express have their terminal at Real St; buses usually leave btw 3:00 and 16:00
AROUND TACLOBAN Diyo Island Beach Resort - 10min from Tacloban harbor by outrigger; luxury resort with sport facilities MacArthur Landing Memorial / Red BeachPalo, 10km (6mi) south of Tacloban; the famous memorial commemorates the landing of MacArthur on October 20, 1944; larger than life statues.
Acc: MacArthur Park Beach Resort sgl $ 30, dbl $ 35, suite $ 50 Sohoton National Park - see chapter 'Samar'
Philippines / Eastern Visayas / Leyte / Biliran Island and vicinity This sub-province island is connected by a bridge to Leyte. There are direct buses from Tacloban to Naval, the main town. An excellent snorkel site is around Marapipi island which one can get to by hired outrigger from Naval harbor (1 hr).
Agta Beach Resort - 3km (2mi) north of Almeria; cottage 60 Gigatangan Beach Resort - on Gigatangan island, 45min by motor boat from Naval; white coral beaches; place where former President Marcos took refuge during World War II; view from Marcos Hill to Samar, Leyte, Cebu and MasbateTumalists Falls - one can get there from Caibiran by hired outrigger (Naval-Caibiran by Jeepney or outrigger - 4 hrs); beautiful waterfalls
Mt Biliran - inactive volcano, elevation 1178m; to climb the volcano the mayor of Caibiran should be contacted; he will provide a guide through the jungle-like terrain
Philippines / Eastern Visayas / Leyte / Ormoc City Ormoc City is a typical Philippine provincial city. It lacks major sightseeing attractions but has a comparativelypleasant atmosphere. As the surrounding area grows a lot of sugar there is a large sugar mill, located at the southern outskirts of the city. On November 5, 1991, Ormoc City was the site of one of the worst of the series of natural disasters which have plagued The Country in recent years. Heavy rains brought about by typhoon Uring (international code name Thelma) triggered floods that killed thousands in a matter of a few hours. The official death toll was placed at above 6,000, meaning that the Ormoc floods caused more deaths than the July 16, 1990, earthquake around Baguio or the eruptions of Mt Pinatubo in June 1991. Survivors related that the floodwaters in Ormoc rose so suddenly that the people hadno time to save themselves and justdrowned. According to an article by P.R. Arias in the Manila Bulletin of November9, 1991, the principle cause of the flash flooding was the fall of 14.82cm (about 6in) of rain in around three hours,coupled with an incoming high tide that created awall of water 3-4m (ca 9-12ft) high. The fact that the area had been deforested so there was nothing to retard the rushing waters has beenregarded as one of the causes of the flood.However, in a follow-up story inthe Manila Bulletin ofNovember12, 1991, itwas reported that not just roughly 15cm (6in) but 40cm(16in) of rain fell in 3-4 hours.Furthermore it was said that90% of the land area from where the water of the flood originated had been classed as tillable since 1952 and had been planted insugar cane and coconuts. Thelogging originally though to have been partially responsible for the floodmust have occurredbefore that time - but there had been nothing like the flood of November 5, 1991, in the preceding 40 years. Ormoc has a population (1990 census) of 129,456 so if the death toll was 6,000 that is almost 5 % of the population. But in one areawhere 1,800 people lived before the flood only 200 survived or almost90% were killed. TV reports suggested perhaps there was a water spout in conjunction withthe rain and tide.
Accommodation Hotel Don Felipe Bonifacio St cor Imelda Blvd; Tel 24-60, 20-07, 28-60 Mountainview sgl 296, dbl 338; Oceanview sgl 324, dbl 366; Delux (ac) sgl 402, dbl 469; Don Felipe Suite 738; Annex sgl 70, dbl 110; Annex (ac) sgl 134, dbl168; Annex Superior (ac) sgl 178, dbl 212; Annex Junior Suite sgl 219, dbl 252; Annex Senior Suite sgl 244, dbl 277 Pongos Hotel (18) - Bonifacio St, Tel 24-82 sgl 65, 100 (ac); dbl 90, 135 (ac) Eddie's Lodging House, Rizal St Tel 24-99; room 25 up Rajah Pension, Rizal St
Communication Ormoc Telephone Company (10) Navarro St corner Lopez Jaena St; Tel 23-00, 25-55 6:00-24:00; domestic long distance & overseas calls RCPI (8) - Bonifacio St, Tel 22-19 Mon-Sat 8:00-20:00; telegrams PT & T (7) - Rizal St Tel 24-39, 23-51, Mon-Sat 8:00-21:00 Telegrams & domestic long distance calls Ormoc General Hospital (22) Mercury Drug (3) - 7:00-20:00 Luz Pharmacy (25) - Tel 20-26
Miscellaneous Philippine National Bank (9) Bonifacio St; Tel 25-31, 25-22 PCI Bank (5) - Burgos St cor Rizal St; Tel 21-43 Metro Bank (16) - Real St; Tel 22-01 Anicita Cinema (29) Public Market (30) Plaza (21) Catholic Church (2) City Hall (6) - Tel 29-83 Ormoc Sugar Company (26) at Barangay Ipil, 4km from the city center; tricycle 3 P Transportation Jeepney Terminal (14) Jeepneys to Baybay, Merida, Isabel, Palompon, Villava, Kananga, Matag Oriental Distributor Bus Line (13) Buses to Baybay (first trip 5:00), Maasin (first trip 6:00), and Liloan (first trip 7:00)
J.D. Bus Line (11) Buses to Tacloban & Burungan (Samar) Philtranco (12) - daily 4:00 bus to Pasay (Metro Manila); at 2:00 it is also possible to board the bus from Isabel bound for Pasay which stops in Ormoc to pick up additional passengers; 253 P + 8 P insurance + 33 P for the ferry between Samar and Luzon.
Philippine Eagle Bus Line (15) among others aircon bus to Tacloban Aerolift Office (20) - Osmeña St, Tel 28-89; flights to Manila and Cebu on small aircraft; the airport is 7km out of town at Barangay Salvacion
Aboitiz Lines Office (4) Bonifacio cor Burgos St; Tel 22-70 Ships to Cebu City and Manila; for details see 'Transportation' at the end of the chapter Sulpicio Lines Office (23) - Bonifacio St; Tel 21-62 Fish Port (24) Bangkas to Camotes Islands, 20 to 25 P per person AROUND ORMOC Lake Danao - 10km (6mi) northwest of Ormoc; 700m (2,297ft) above sea level; good site for hunters Tongonan Hot Springs National Park 33km (20mi) north of Ormoc; a valley of geothermal power source
Philippines / Eastern Visayas / Leyte / Baybay While Baybay itself is a fairly ordinary provincial town, there is a large agricultural university located some 5km north. The barrio is now called Visca which is nothing but the abbreviation of "Visayan State College of Agriculture". The campus actually is a small town by itself. Hundreds of students live in college-owned houses that look just like ordinary family homes. The area has adecent beach with many shades. It's not the worst place to make friends with Philippine students. Tricycles to Visca depart at the market in downtown Baybay. To the foreign visitor, the highest ranking attraction of Baybay proper is probably the tennis club where visitors can also play for a minimal fee. The tennis club is located near the compound of Baybay High School. One of the courts has floodlight (for which there is a separate fee). The courts are in use from about 5:30 to 8:30 in the mornings, and from about 15:30 until late in the evening. Visitors who are good players can earn themselves a few bottles of beer by defeating some of the local cracks (but more likely the visitors will lose and pay as there are some surprisingly good players in Baybay). The tennis club is the meeting place of the high society of this town, and who wants to do so, can rub shoulders with the major, the police chief, the chief physician or the rich people of the place. M/V April Rose Schedule: Baybay - Cebu: Tuesday / Thursday/ Suday Cebu - Baybay: Monday/ Wednesday/ Friday M/V Rosalia 3 Schedule: Baybay - Cebu: Tuesday/ Thursday/ Sunday Cebu - Baybay: Monday/ Wednesday/ Sunday
Landtrips From Baybay To Any Destinations: Baybay - Hindang,Hilongos,Bato,Maasin Fares: Baybay- Liloan Leyte: First Trip 6 Am Last Trip: 4 Pm Fare: 150 Php Baybay - Tacloban: First Trip: 8 Am Last Trip: 3 Pm Fare: 120 Php Baybay - Ormoc First Trip: 3 Am Last Trip: 6:30 Pm Fare: 70 Php Baybay - Manila Trips: Everyday 4 Am Fare: 1200 Php AROUND BAYBAY Cuatro Islands - west coast, a 30min motor boat ride off Hindang or Inopacan; four lovely isles named Daguio, Api, Mahaba and Himokilan bordered by white sandy shores; clear water with rich fishing grounds.
Philippines / Eastern Visayas / Leyte / Bato and Hilongos These are two small towns along the road from Baybay to Maasin, just 7km apart . Bato is slightly bigger and has public accommodation which is not available in Hilongos. Both towns have good piers, and from each there is a daily connection to and from Cebu City. From Bato there is also a ship to Bohol Island. While practically all connections between Leyte and Cebu are night trips of 5 to 7 hours, there is once a week a day trip departing at 10:00 from Hilongos and arriving at 16:00 in Cebu City - by the MV Guada Cristy (data of September 1989). For more details on shipping connections see 'Transportation' at the end of the chapter. Schedules of buses from Bato to Tacloban and Ormoc (both via Baybay) are coordinated with the arrival times of ships from Cebu City. It takes about 1 hour to Baybay and then an additional 4 hours to Tacloban or an additional 2 hours to Ormoc. While the road from Bato to Baybay is not concrete and the road from Baybay to Ormoc was only in the process of being paved in September '89, the road from Baybay to Tacloban is all paved.All buses from Bato to Baybay, Tacloban, and Ormoc stop in Hilongos to pick up additional passengers. As all the better seats are always taken by passengers boarding in Bato it makes sense for those who want to go to Tacloban to take the ship to Bato rather than Hilongos. From the market of Bato the first bus leaves forTacloban (via Baybay) at 2:30, the second at 3:30 (both Elisa Liner). The first bus normally waits for the arrival of the ship from Cebu City and leaves later, should the ship be delayed. There are three more buses to Tacloban until 8:00, and there are two more in the afternoon, at 13:00 and at 14:30 (Edgarlina). The first bus to Ormoc (via Baybay) departs at 5:00 (Oriental Liner). Until noon, there is a bus to Ormoc almost every hour. Then, there is one afternoon trip departing at 15:00 (Oriental Liner). There are convenient connections to Maasin, with at least one bus or jeepney per hour from 4:00 to 19:00. While north-bound transportation starts at Bato, south-bound transportation begins in Hilongos. One can get jeepneys to Baybay and even further in the direction of Tacloban and Ormoc but in comparison to the buses the jeepneys are very slow and they stop often. While there may be chances to get to Ormoc by jeepneys after the last bus has left, chances to make it to Tacloban are very slim.
Accommodation in Bato Port View Lodge - Juan Luna St; Ancor Lodge - Rizal St; Green House Lodge - Rizal St;
Philippines / Eastern Visayas / Leyte / Maasin A provincial town without major attractions. Even though it does not give the impression, it really is a provincial capital. Accommodation GDS Hotel (11) - Oppus St; Sky View Lodging House (7) - Garces St formerly Maasin House; Eureka Hotel (8) - Oppus St;
Restaurants IVY Restaurant (7) - Garces St; Tel 470; 6:00-22:00 Avenue Restaurant (10) - Oppus St, Tel 383 6:00-24:00, sing-along 20:00-24:00 Valtivian Restaurant (9) - Oppus St, Tel 612 8:00-24:00, sing-a-long 20:00-24:00 Communication Post Office (4) - Oppus St PLDT (3) - Demetrio St, Tel 208; 6:00-24:00 RCPI (6) - Oppus St, Tel 678 Mon-Sat 7:00-20:00, Sun 8:00-17:00 PT & T (5) - Oppus St; Mon-Fri 8:00-20:00 Sat 8:00-19:00, Sun & Holiday 8:00-17:00
Transportation Shipping Offices (2) - Port Area, Demetrio St Buses to Tacloban from 4:00 to 15:00 approximately every two hours. Buses to Ormoc from 4:00 to 16:00. Buses to Sogod from 5:00 to 17:00.
AROUND MAASIN
Philippines / Eastern Visayas / Leyte / Festivals Jan 20-30 - Navaleña Festival in Naval, Biliran Island Holy Week - Pamalandong in Palo Jun (movable) - Subiran Regatta in Tacloban Jun 29 - Balyo-an Festival in Tacloban Jun 29/30 - Sangyaw on the entire island Nov (corn-planting season) - Kalipayan on the entire island
Philippines / Eastern Visayas / Leyte / Transportation Land Transportation Tacloban - Capoocan - Ormoc - Palompon buses in the morning and early afternoon Tacloban - MacArthur - Baybay - Maasin several buses during daytime, the route Baybay-Maasin is plied mainly by jeepneys; the last bus for Baybay leaves Tacloban in the late morning; this is extremely inconvenient if one arrives in the late morning by plane in Tacloban as one has to rush to get that bus (a very crowded minibus); from Baybay, there is, however, an afternoon bus to Tacloban that arrives early enough to catch a plane to Manila
Tacloban - MacArthur - Sugod - Liloan frequent buses during the day; this stretch is a part of the Pan-Philippine Highway and is served regularly by Philtranco buses
Bato / Hilongos to Baybay, Ormoc and Tacloban - see elaborate entries under Bato/Hilongos Maasin to Tacloban, Ormoc and Sogod - see entries under Maasin Ormoc to Baybay and Tacloban - see entries under Ormoc Luzon - Samar - Leyte - Mindanao Philtranco buses ply the route from Manila via South Luzon (Legazpi, Matnog), Samar (Calbayog, Catbalogan), Leyte (Tacloban, MacArthur, Liloan) to Mindanao (Surigao, Davao or Cagayan de Oro) - see also entries under Ormoc
Sea Transportation To Island (Port) From Port (Company, Frequency, Duration, Vessel) Bohol (Ubay) Bato (10:00 Wed, Fri, 3 hrs, MV Inopacan Express) Bohol (Ubay) Maasin (10:00 daily, 2 hrs)
Cebu (Cebu City) Bato (South Pacific, 21:00 daily, 6 hrs, alternately MV South Pacific and MV Fiji II) Cebu (Cebu City) Hilongos (22:00 Sun, Tue, Thu, 6 hrs, MV Guada Cristy) Cebu (Cebu City) Hilongos (10:00 Sat, 6 hrs, MV Guada Cristy) Cebu (Cebu City) Hilongos (20:30 Sun, Tue, Thu, 7 hrs, MV Florante) Cebu (Cebu City) Hilongos (20:30 Mon, Wed, Fri, 7 hrs, MV Gloria-G) Cebu (Cebu City) Liloan (K & T, 2 trips weekly, 12 hrs, MV Guian) Cebu (Cebu City) Maasin (Trans-Asia, 2 trips weekly, 6 hrs) Cebu (Cebu City) Maasin (Georgia Lines, 00.00 Tue, Sat, 7 hrs)
Cebu (Cebu City) Ormoc (Aboitiz, 23:00 daily, 6 hrs, alternately MV Don Ramon and MV Ormoc) Cebu (Cebu City) Ormoc (Sulpicio, 24:00 Sun, 5 hrs, MV Cebu Princess) Cebu (Cebu City) Palompon (Gothong, 1 trip weekly, 5 hrs, MV Dona Cristina) Cebu (Cebu City) Tacloban (K & T, 3 trips weekly, 12 hrs, MV Leyte Queen) Luzon (Manila) Ormoc (Aboitiz, 22:00 Sat, 32 hrs, via Romblon, MV Legazpi) Luzon (Manila) Baybay (Aboitiz, Sat afternoon, once a week, 48 hrs, via Romblon and Ormoc, MV El Cano, sometimes MV Legazpi) Luzon (Manila) Tacloban (William, 17:00 Sat, 24 hrs, MV Tacloban City) Mindanao (Surigao) Baybay (Aboitiz, 22:00 Thu, 15 hrs, MV El Cano or MV Legazpi) Mindanao (Surigao) Liloan (at least 2 trips daily, 3-4 hrs, car/passenger ferry) Samar (Guian) Tacloban (almost daily, 6-7 hrs) Samar (Catbalogan) Ormoc (Sulpicio, 10:00 Tue, 7-8 hrs, MV Cebu Princess)
Ships, Rates, Schedules MV Fiji II (South Pacific) Bato (Leyte) - Cebu City; Cebu City - Bato (Leyte) Daily alternately with MV South Pacific of the same company, 21:00; travel time 6 hrs; first class 55 P; second class 50 P; third class 45 P MV Florante Hilongos (Leyte) - Cebu City: Sun, Tue, Thu 20:30 Cebu City - Hilongos (Leyte): Mon, Wed, Fri 20:30 travel time 7 hrs; second class 43 P; third class 33 P MV Gloria-G Hilongos (Leyte) - Cebu City: Mon, Wed, Fri 20:30 Cebu City - Hilongos (Leyte): Sun, Tue, Thu 20:30 travel time 7 hrs; second class 43 P; third class 33 P MV Guada Cristy Hilongos (Leyte) - Cebu City: Sun, Tue, Thu 22:00; Sat 10:00; Cebu City - Hilongos (Leyte): Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat 22:00; travel time 6 hrs; first class 50 P; second class 43 P; third class 33 P MV Inopacan Express Bato (Leyte) - Ubay (Bohol): Wed, Fri 10:00 Ubay (Bohol) - Bato (Leyte): Tue, Thu 10:00 travel time 3 hrs; uniform fare 30 P MV South Pacific (South Pacific) Bato (Leyte) - Cebu City; Cebu City - Bato (Leyte) Daily alternating with MV Fiji II of the same company 21:00; first class 50 P; second class 45 P
Flights Philippine Airlines has two to three flights daily between Tacloban and Manila, usually one in the morning, two in the late afternoon. Furthermore, there is a daily PAL flight between Tacloban and Cebu City. Aerolift flies small aircraft between Cebu and Ormoc, maybe also to Manila. (The reader should be aware that minor changes in flight schedules are very common in the Philippines; however, while departure hours are moved, there are only seldom changes in the frequency of flights between major destinations.)
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