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Tacloban
Tacloban ( ; ), officially the City of Tacloban (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city on Leyte island in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, Tacloban has a population of 251,881, making it the most populous city in the Eastern Visayas. The city is located southeast of Manila. Tacloban is the regional center of the Eastern Visayas region. It is also the largest city and capital of the province of Leyte (province), Leyte, wherein it is geographically situated and grouped under the province by the Philippine Statistics Authority, but the city is governed and administered independently from it. Tacloban City was briefly the capital of the Philippines under the Commonwealth Government, from October 20, 1944, to February 27, 1945. In an extensive survey conducted by the Asian Institute of Management Policy Center and released in July 2010, Tacloban City ranks as the fifth most competitive city in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leyte (province)
Leyte (also Northern Leyte; ; Cebuano: ''Amihanang Leyte''; ), officially the Province of Leyte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region occupying the northern three-quarters of Leyte Island (with the remaining portion being the province of Southern Leyte). Its capital (and largest city) is the city of Tacloban, administered independently from the province, as well as the regional center of Eastern Visayas. Leyte is thus north of Southern Leyte, south of Biliran, and west of Samar Island. To the west across the Camotes Sea is the province of Cebu. The historical name of the Philippines, "''Las Islas Felipenas''", named by Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos in honor of Prince Philip of Spain, used to refer to the islands of Leyte and Samar only, until it was adopted to refer to the entire archipelago. The island of Leyte is known as Tandaya during the 16th century. Leyte is also known as the site of the largest naval battle in mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yolanda Shrine
The Yolanda Shipwreck Memorial Park or the Anibong Memorial Park, colloquially known as the Yolanda Shrine, is a memorial created from portions of MV ''Eva Jocelyn'', a cargo ship which shipwreck, was beached at Barangay Anibong, Tacloban, Leyte (province), Leyte in Eastern Visayas. The monument is dedicated to rebuilding Tacloban after the onslaught of Typhoon Haiyan of 2013, which is known in the country as "Super Typhoon Yolanda." History Beaching of MV ''Eva Jocelyn'' The MV ''Eva Jocelyn'' was originally a cargo ship owned by Mandaue-based Eva Shipping Lines. During the onslaught of Typhoon Haiyan (locally known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Yolanda) on November 8, 2013, ''Eva Jocelyn'' was pushed inland by Storm surge, storm surges. The ship demolished 10 houses and killed eleven. She would provide shelter for more than 30 people near the site during the disaster. The wreck of ''Eva Jocelyn'' would remain in place almost a year later. Eva Shipping Lines hired Phili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santo Niño Shrine And Heritage Museum
The Santo Niño Shrine and Heritage Museum, colloquially referred to as the Imelda Marcos Museum, is a building in Tacloban, the Philippines. It was formerly owned by the Marcos family and now houses a museum. It was built from 1979 to 1981 by then- First Lady and wife of President Ferdinand Marcos, Imelda Marcos. It was among the 20 presidential palaces built during the Martial law era. The property was sequestered by the Philippine government as part of a campaign to recover the Marcos family's ill-gotten wealth. The former residential building was converted to a museum under the management of the Presidential Commission on Good Government and features the collection of Imelda Marcos, as well as artifacts related to the Santo Niño, the city's patron saint. In 2013, the museum was damaged by Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda). It was later renovated. See also *People's Park in the Sky The People's Park in the Sky, often simply called People's Park and originally named Palace in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santo Niño Church (Tacloban)
The Archdiocesan Shrine of Santo Niño, also known as Santo Niño Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Tacloban, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Palo. History The Santo Niño Parish Church was founded in 1770 by the Augustinians, Augustinian. Its namesake, the Christ Child, Santo Niño would be attributed to the end of a cholera epidemic in 1889. The arrival of the image of the child Jesus Christ in the Port of Tacloban, which was previously believed to be lost at sea, on June 30, 1889, was credited to have caused a miracle ending the outbreak. The church underwent restoration in December 2014 after being severely damaged by Typhoon Haiyan (Supertyphoon Yolanda) in November 2013. On November 1, 2021, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the church was elevated to an archdiocesan shrine from a parish. References External links * * Buildings and structures in Tacloban Roman Catholic shrines in the Philippines Churches in the Roman Catholic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of The Philippines
In the Philippines, provinces ( or ) are one of its primary political and administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative divisions. There are 82 provinces at present, which are further subdivided into Cities of the Philippines, component cities and Municipalities of the Philippines, municipalities. The local government units in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region, as well as Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities, independent cities, are independent of any provincial government. Each province is governed by an elected legislature called the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and an elected governor. The provinces are grouped into Regions of the Philippines, eighteen regions based on geographical, cultural, and ethnological characteristics. Thirteen of these regions are numerically designated from north to south, while the National Capital Region, the Cordillera Administrative Region, the Southwestern Tagalog Region (Mimaropa), the Negros Island Region, and the Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Romualdez
Ferdinand Martin Gomez Romualdez (, born November 14, 1963) is a Filipino businessman, lawyer, and politician who has served as the 24th Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, speaker of the House of Representatives since 2022. He has also served as the representative for Leyte's 1st congressional district, Leyte's first district since 2019 and previously from 2007 to 2016. He was previously the Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House Majority Leader from 2019 to 2022. He is a first cousin of President Bongbong Marcos. Born to the fourth generation of the Romualdez family, he graduated from Cornell University in the United States and pursued legal studies at the University of the Philippines College of Law, being admitted to the bar in 1993. Romualdez entered government in 2007 after being elected to the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives, being subsequently reelected in 2010 and 2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of The Philippines
In the Philippines, regions (; ISO 3166-2:PH) are Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative divisions that primarily serve to coordinate planning and organize national government services across multiple Local government in the Philippines, local government units (LGUs). Most national government offices provide services through their regional branches instead of having direct provincial or city offices. Regional offices are usually but not necessarily located in the city designated as the regional center. As of 2024, the Philippines is divided into 18 regions. Seventeen of these are mere administrative groupings, each provided by the president of the Philippines with a regional development council (RDC) – in the case of the Metro Manila, National Capital Region (Metro Manila), an additional Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, metropolitan development authority serves as the coordinating and policy-making body. Only one, the Bangsamoro, Bangsamoro Auto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Electric Distribution Utilities In The Philippines
This is a complete list of electric utilities in the Philippines. There are 152 electric utilities in the Philippines, country. List See also * List of companies of the Philippines * List of power plants in the Philippines Notes References External links Distribution Utility (DU) Profile {{Authority control Electric cooperatives of the Philippines, Electric power companies of the Philippines, Lists of companies of the Philippines, Electric Electric power-related lists, Philippines Lists of energy companies, Philippines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangguniang Panlungsod
The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) is the local legislature, legislative body of a Philippine city, city government in the Philippines. The name of the legislative body comes from the Filipino language, Filipino words "''sanggunian''" ("council") – ultimately from the root word "''sangguni''" ("to consult") – both of Tagalog language, Tagalog origins, with the latter word also of Kapampangan language, Kapampangan and Old Tagalog origins, and "''lungsod''" ("city") of both Tagalog language, Tagalog ("lungsod" = "city") – but ultimately Visayan language, Bisayan ("lungsod" = town or municipality) – origins; "city council" is therefore often used as an equivalent term in English language, English or Philippine English. Members of the city council are referred to as "''kagawad''"; while in mostly but not only predominantly Bisayan-speaking cities, they are called "''konsehal''" (masc.) and "''konsehala''" (fem.), or "''sehal''". The Local Government Code of 1991 governs the compo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Representatives Of The Philippines
The House of Representatives (; '','' thus commonly referred to as ''Kamara'') is the lower house of Congress of the Philippines, Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the Senate of the Philippines as the upper house. The lower house is commonly Totum pro parte, referred to as Congress, although the term collectively refers to both houses. Members of the House are officially styled as ''representatives'' () and are sometimes informally called ''congressmen'' or ''congresswomen'' (). They are elected to a three-year term and can be re-elected, but cannot serve more than three consecutive terms without an interruption of one term (e.g. serving one term in the Senate ''ad interim''). Around 80% of congressmen are district representatives, representing specific geographical areas. The 19th Congress has 253 Congressional districts of the Philippines, congressional districts. Party-list representatives, who make up not more than twenty percent of the total number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barangay
The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial polities of the same name, modern barangays are political subdivisions of cities and municipalities which are analogous to Village#Philippines, villages, districts, neighborhoods, suburbs, or boroughs. The word ''barangay'' originated from ''balangay'', a type of boat used by a group of Austronesian peoples when they migrated to the Philippines. All Municipalities of the Philippines, municipalities and Cities of the Philippines, cities in the Philippines are politically subdivided into barangays, with the exception of the municipalities of Adams, Ilocos Norte, Adams in Ilocos Norte and Kalayaan, Palawan, Kalayaan in Palawan, each containing a single barangay. Barangays are sometimes informally subdivided into smaller areas called ''purok'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of ZIP Codes In The Philippines
In the Philippines, a ZIP code is used by the Philippine Postal Corporation (PhlPost) to simplify the distribution of mail. While its function similar with the ZIP Codes used in the United States, its form and usage are quite different. Its use is not mandatory but highly recommended by the PhlPost. A ZIP code is composed of a four-digit number representing a locality. Usually, more than one code is issued for areas within Metro Manila, and a single code for each municipality and each city in provinces, with exceptions such as: * Davao City with eleven ZIP codes (8000, 8016 to 8026); * Antipolo with six ZIP codes (1870 to 1875); * Calamba ( Laguna), Cavite City, Dasmariñas, Mabalacat, Mariveles, and the Island Garden City of Samal with three ZIP codes each; and * Angeles City, Bacoor, Baguio Baguio ( , , ), officially the City of Baguio (; ; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Cordillera Administrative Region, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
