Tacloban City: Overview
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24 February 2007
Tacloban is the largest city and regional center of the Eastern Visayas Region of the Philippines. It is also the capital city of Leyte. It is the center of commerce, tourism, education, culture, and government in the region.
Tacloban is a "Waray" speaking city. The dialect is officially called "Leyte-Samarnon". Majority speaks English and Tagalog.
Getting There:
Philippine Airlines, Air Philippines, and Cebu Pacific Air serve Tacloban with daily 1-hour flights from Manila and half-an-hour flight from Cebu.
Philippine Airlines, Air Philippines, and Cebu Pacific Air serve Tacloban with daily 1-hour flights from Manila and half-an-hour flight from Cebu.
Several bus companies ply between the city and Manila. Travel time is 22 hours. Tacloban is also connected to Davao via a 16-hour land trip.
The busy sea lanes between Tacloban and Manila is dominated by WG&A Super Ferry and Sulpicio Lines. The Cebu-Tacloban sea route is serviced by K&T Shipping Lines. Adventurous travelers can pass through Ormoc City via a 2-hour Super Cat or Water Jet cruise from Cebu and then take another 2-hour trip to Tacloban via Ormoc.
GETTING AROUND:
Public utility jeepneys (PUJs) or Jeep ply the major thoroughfares of the city and to its suburbs.
GETTING AROUND:
Public utility jeepneys (PUJs) or Jeep ply the major thoroughfares of the city and to its suburbs.
Another available transportation is Motorcabs or Tricycle. Minimum fare is P5.00 (in 2007). Car rental companies have offices at strategic locations in the city.
Climate: In Leyte, heavy rains occur between November and February while March to April and August to September are the driest months.
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