Comments on: Leyte

By: james

james — Wed, 09 May 2012 07:04:06 +0000

how about cabalian southern leyte, any info on this town? or any hotspot for tourist to visit in this area.. my relatives mostly grow there.. but im living here now in cebu for quite time thats why I know more Cebu than Leyte.. tnx for this site, it helps a lot..

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:47:23 +0000

Binagol, Moron and Sagmani are the specialties of Tacloban, Leyte and you could also buy Banig.

By: vispi

vispi — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:04:55 +0000

Greetings!

This site surely imparts a lot of info for travelling people.
However, can you cite products and/or novelty items that can be brought home as pasalubongs?

Thanks in advance!

By: Hector Gomez

Hector Gomez — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 20:21:46 +0000

It must also be noted that the airport in Tacloban was once used as an airfield during WWII, as well as the one in Tanauan. However, for some reason, the government of Leyte, up to now, seems to shrugged off the important roles these airfields played during WWII. There is no coordinated effort in re-claiming the historical places and putting up a Leyte Landing memorial museum/building, particularly in Palo, Leyte. They can ask for a donation of WWII aircrafts, naval vessels, etc. that can be housed on a museum and promote tourism to the next level.

By: ellen

ellen — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:04:25 +0000

I’ll be going to Ormoc City by the 2nd week of August (first time). It’s my mom’s hometown. After 56 years, she finally will go back and trace her roots. She was barely ten years old when she left Ormoc to live in Manila. As soon as I knew the plan, I checked on the websites containing infos about the place. Learning from my mom as a young kid, Leyte is really a historical place and she’d always talk about the bravery and heroism of the people of Leyte, hence, a bliever of Gen. McArthur and the American regime.

Thanks guys! I learned a lot about the place, how to get there, what and where to eat. You’ve posted lots of useful infomation especially Grace. Thanks!

By: drach

drach — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:16:20 +0000

when in villaba or palompon try to sample the SALBARO it is a delicacy in the area… it is like a primitive bread its crispy on the outside soft on the inside… its main ingredients are flour, coconut and tuba wine for leavening but nowadays they use the commercial yeast… it is bake in an improvised oven made of tin fueled by coconut husk… makers of salbaro usually accept orders… one can specify to use tuba wine and some shredded young coconut meat for garnish

By: Frederick

Frederick — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 06:34:31 +0000

try Palompon for bird watching and night safari at Tabuk island sanctuary (part of the tres marias islands) and the white beach of kalanggaman island in between Palompon, Leyte and Cebu.

By: badjaw

badjaw — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 01:36:49 +0000

@ryan: . .ahmmf . .have you really been to ormoc? judging from your posts, i believe when you went there you over slept and missed the nightlife :D Have you heard of Dustria, Bistado, Dadas, Maninas, Chebobs, Bebidas, Bo’s, Buffy’s, Maniquin, d’ Drop & Foostreet? I actually have a long list of places you can go hanging out in the evenings in Ormoc . You can even hang out in the plaza during evenings because there are bands playing there. . .
nd yup! Chito’s Chow Bar and Restaurant offer the best chinese dish but it’s not located at the Ormoc city superdome It’s actually beside the veterans park and in front of the food park.

@grace: . . .totally love your post. . .

Hmmmm, if you’d like to learn more try checking Ormoc City’s tourism website, it would help. chow!

By: Jerald

Jerald — Sun, 16 May 2010 12:09:02 +0000

Maybe you’re talking about the Dio Island. I am not really oriented with this place the fact that I’ve never been there before. But this place is seen from a bay at San Jose where we used to go for swimming. It is also near at the Tacloban Airport. As seen from the bay, it is surrounded by white sand and it used to be a resort before. A 10-20 minute canoe boat ride from the shores of San Jose would do.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 24 May 2009 05:54:01 +0000

Apparently Lake Danao aka Lake Imelda is seriously threatened by illegal settlements and has been a victim of slash and burn as well as illegal logging. Poachers from within the area as well outsiders have been hunting doves, pigeons, and hornbills. What is the local government of Leyte doing to stop these practices?