Officially the City of Tacloban (Waray: Syudad han Tacloban; Tagalog: Lungsod ng Tacloban), is a 1st class

highly urbanized city in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. The city is autonomous from the
province of Leyte, although it serves as its provincial capital. According to the 2015 census, Tacloban has
a population of 242,089, making it the most populous city in the Eastern Visayas. The city is located 360
miles (580 km) southeast from Manila.

Tacloban City was briefly the capital of the Philippines under the Commonwealth Government, from 20
October 1944 to 27 February 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 Philippines, and second in the emerging cities category