Victory Island is a small
island
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off the coast of
Samar
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,
Philippines
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, situated in
Leyte Gulf
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. It is locally administered by the
barangay
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with the same name and is controlled by the
municipality
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of
Guiuan, Eastern Samar
Guiuan (Help:IPA/Tagalog, ˆgiËŒwan; , ), officially the Municipality of Guiuan, is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. It constitutes the southeastern extremity ...
. According to the
2020 census, Victory Island has an estimated population of 598.
The island is home to a small catholic church and an elementary school.
Due to its proximity to the
Pacific Ocean
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, Victory Island is exposed and vulnerable to
typhoon
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s. On November 8, 2013,
Typhoon Haiyan
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made landfall in Guiuan, devastating the island and destroying houses and fishing boats, uprooting trees, killing at least one person and leaving fifteen people missing.
The island is situated 5.3 km (3.3 mi) to the west of
Tubabao Island and 4.4 km (2.8 mi) north of
Manicani Island
Manicani is a small island in Leyte Gulf, Philippines. The local governing body is the municipality of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Guiuan of Eastern Samar province. Its 3,000 residents live in four barangays: San Jose, Banaag, Hamorawon and Buenavista. ...
.
See also
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List of islands by population density
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References
Guiuan
Islands of Eastern Samar
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