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- Cities Leyte Province Abuyog, Leyte Albuera, Leyte Anahawan, Southern Leyte Bato, Leyte Bontoc, Southern Leyte Dulag, Leyte Julita, Leyte Mahaplag, Leyte Matag-ob, Leyte Pastrana, Leyte San Francisco, Southern Leyte San Juan, Southern Leyte Sogod, Southern Leyte Tolosa, Leyte Getting There Leyte is accessible by land , sea, and air. A traveler can traverse the Philippines, from up north (Manila) to Leyte, down south to Mindanao, through the Philippine-Japan Friendship Highway. Fast sea-crafts (SuperCat) ply the Cebu-Ormoc City route daily. The Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Cebu Pacific Air service the Manila- Tacloban City route, with a number of Boeing 737 and MD DC9 aircraft flights daily. Created 11/08/06 Updated 11/08/06 Page 1 Leyte Philippines - About Leyte Leyte Leyte is one of the country's historic provinces. It is the site of uprising against the Spaniards and the famous landing of U.S. forces during World War II. This historical consciousness is reflected in Leyte's seal, with stars symbolizing the 49 towns of the province and an alphabet on cross argent representing the ancient letter L. A white cross indicates the second phase of Leyte's development, when Magellan passed through en route to Cebu, while the upper portion commemorates the landing of Gen. Douglas MacArthur through a perspective of the National Freedom Park. http://leyte.cmnworks.com - Hotels and Resorts Sogod Bay Scuba Resort Sogod bay in Southern Leyte offers wonderful scuba diving. There is a huge variety of hard and soft corals plus countless sponges including huge barrel sponges. Prolific marine life ranges from pygmy seahorses to whale sharks. The marine ecosystem provides many colourful nudibranchs plus pipefish and seahorses. Turtles are common as are frogfish. You can discover all of this in quiet surrounds. The area is pristine in nature and not overused - Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte. http://www.sogodbayscubaresort.com Ormoc Villa Hotel Ormoc Villa Hotel is the most convenient place for you and your client while doing business in the pulsating city - Ormoc. The hotel is located at Obrero street, at the heart of Ormocs business hub. Ormoc Villa Hotel is mere minutes away from Leyte's west coast port, not far from downtown area. http://www.ormocvillahotel.com - Dive WhaleOfADive.com - Peter's Dive Resort Protected marine sanctuaries teeming with coral reefs and a wide variety of underwater life. Whaleshark watching tours. Exciting boat and shore dives. All these await you at Peter's Dive Resort, in Lungsodaan, Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte. http://www.whaleofadive.com Southern Leyte Divers We discovered it for you - in English and German - Macrohon, Southern Leyte and Karlsbad, Germany. http://www.leyte-divers.com - History : World War II End of the Japanese Navy: The Battle of Leyte Gulf Timeline of the Battle of Leyte Gulf based on the Naval Chronology 1944 of Byrd Archives. http://history.acusd.edu/gen/WW2Timeline/LUTZ/leyte.html Page 2 Balangiga Massacre and Leyte Landing Two spectacular events in Leyte-Samar history. Two victories in two different wars. Two legacies that contradict each other. Two contrasting lessons for the promotion of nationalism among Filipinos in particular and peace education and development in general. This site provides a different Filipino perspective of viewing the Balangiga Massacre and the Leyte Landing events. http://www.geocities.com/rolborr/baleyte.html War Brides The Allied invasion of Leyte 51 years ago today liberated the Philippines during World War II and became a defining moment for hundreds of Filipino-American U.S. soldiers who met the young Filipino women they would marry - article that appeared in the San Jose Mercury News. http://www.ignacio.org/warbride.html USS Robinson A proud destroyer of the US Navy which saw action at the Leyte and Luzon operations and the consolidation of Southern Philippines during WW II. http://www.ussrobinson.org USS Pollux Supported the Philippine liberation campaign operating out of New Guinea, and running a shuttle service between the islands, servicing forces afloat and bases from the Leyte Gulf to Manila. http://www.usspollux.com USS Pennsylvania BB-38 Saw action at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the most memorable battles in naval history. http://www.usspennsylvania.com USS Henrico Attack Transport 45 It was in Leyte where it made preparations for the invasion of Okinawa in 1945. It was at Leyte that news of the surrender of Japan and the end of World War II reached HENRICO. http://www.henricoapa45.org USS Bush - DD 529 A World War II Fletcher Class Destroyer which saw action in Leyte and other parts of the Philippines. Commissioned May 10, 1943, it was sunk by Japanese suicide planes April 6, 1945. http://www.ussbush.com Afternoon of the Rising Sun A new book about the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest and greatest naval battle ever fought. This book tells the heroic and exciting story of the men who fought and died in that momentous struggle in World War II. http://www.battle-of-leyte-gulf.com USS DeHaven Sailors Association The United States Ship DeHaven (DD-727) was commissioned in March 1944 as the second destroyer to bear the name of Lieutenant Commander E. J. DeHaven, an early arctic explorer. Served in Leyte, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Lots of memorabilia especially of Olongapo here. http://ussdehaven.org Page 3 MacArthur's Return: Leyte, 1944 MacArthur's Return recreates in four scenarios & a campaign game the 1944-45 operations fought on the island of Leyte. Included are rules for Japanese parachute drops, additional American & Japanese amphibious landings, variable reinforcements & amphibious tanks - from Avalanche Press. http://www.avalanchepress.com/gameMAC.html Pinamihagan, Biliran, Leyte Home of the Magdaluyo-Bernales Family (and Zaida's Place). This web site has been created for Barangay Pinamihagan and the students of Pinamihagan Elementary School. Visit often and watch it develop over the coming years. http://www.pinamihagan.com - Game Cocks Ricefield Farm Superior fighting cocks located in Southern Leyte. http://mysite.verizon.net/reso5lwy/ - Products Leyte Products Handmade by Leytenos. The province of Leyte is home to a great number of skilled craftsmen. The skill of Leyteños, and the wide variety of available raw material have resulted in products that we can be proud to say "Himong Leyte" (Made in Leyte). And for this reason, the Department of Trade and Industry Region Office was impelled to create a site that would showcase the skill and talent of Leyteños and turn it into a lucrative livelihood. http://www.leyteproducts.com Cecille's Cakes and Pastries at The Viennese Table Specialty home bakeshop located at the heart of Tacloban City, in the province of Leyte. We bake cakes, pastries and other delicacies strictly on a made-to-order basis. To bring you that home-baked goodness, all our creations are baked fresh, from scratch, and prepared specially for our clients. Serving Leyte, Samar and Biliran provinces. http://www.cecillescakes.asoy.biz - Dance Theatre Leyte Kalipayan Dance Company The Leyte Kalipayan Dance Company is one of the best folkloric dance troupes in the Philippines today and has been performing since 1961 in the local as well as international scene. Its repertoire consists of Philippine traditional dances and music showing a kaleidoscope of Philippine culture through the performing arts. http://www.FilipinianaKalipayan.org Leyte Dance Theater After 12 years of artistic pursuits, the Leyte Dance Theater can rightfully claim the title as the premiere dance company in the Visayas-Mindanao rim and one of the top dance companies in the country today. The acclaim and recognition, accrued through the years of performances in major cultural centers in the country and abroad and even in the remotest towns, are testimonies to the excellence they pursue in the field of dance - Tacloban City. http://www.leytedance.com Page 4 - Realestae Rudlin Homes Legacy of love for quality of life with three modern-lifestyle model homes to choose from - Bgy. Abango, Barugo, Leyte. http://www.buildleyte.com - Education Leyte State University The Leyte State University (LSU) was formerly known as the Visayas State College of Agriculture (ViSCA). At present the LSU System has 10 colleges, three institutes and one school. These are the College of Agriculture, College of Forestry, College of Veterinary Medicine, College of Engineering and Agri-Industries, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, College of Fisheries (LSU-Tolosa Campus), College of Agri-Industrial Technology (LSU-Isabel Campus), College of Environmental and Agricultural Technology (LSU-Alangalang Campus), College of Education and Agricultural Technology (LSU-Villaba Campus), Institute of Human Kinetics, Institute of Tropical Ecology, Institute for Strategic Research and Development Studies, and the Graduate School. It also has an Open University which takes care of the distance education program - main campus is in Baybay, Leyte. http://www.lsu-visca.edu.ph Leyte Progressive High School The official website of the Leyte Progressive High Cchool located in Sabang District, Tacloban City, Leyte. One of the leading private schools in Region 8. http://www.lphs.ph.tc Leyte Progressive High School The Leyte Progressive High School (LPHS) is one of the leading private schools in Region VIII of the Republic of the Philippines. Established in 1919 by a group of local Chinese businessmen, the school's vision was to provide adequate education to the children of the Chinese community in Tacloban City. Nowadays, the fruit of this vision can be seen among her alumni who run major business establishments in the country, hold high positions in different government offices (local and national), and very well-known in every field of knowledge they have chosen - Sabang District, Tacloban City. http://www.lphsweb.org Abuyog Academy Abuyog Academy has been molding young minds - Abuyog, Leyte.