MAC ARTHUR LEYTE

LANDING MEMORIAL
PARK
The MacArthur Leyte
Landing Memorial
National Park is a
protected area of the
Philippines that
commemorates the
historic landing of
General Douglas
MacArthur in Leyte Gulf
at the start of the
campaign to recapture
and liberate the
Philippines from
Japanese occupation on
20 October 1944.
MacArthur Landing
Memorial National Park
The Tacloban City Convention Center is located on the eastern
side of central
also known as the Tacloban Astrodome or the Philippines. It is in the
Tacloban City Coliseum, is an indoor arena located municipality of Palo
in Tacloban, Philippines. It has a seating capacity of located in the province of
4,500. The facility which had a soft opening in June Leyte.
2006, was built at a cost of 200 million pesos. It is
used primarily for basketball, concerts, regional
events and other conventions. It is the second-
largest indoor arena in the Eastern Visayas region,
after the Ormoc Superdome in Ormoc.
EVA JOCELYN SHRINE

M/V Eva Jocelyn” is the name of a large cargo vessel that was swept ashore in the coastal barangay of
Anibong amid the huge storm surge triggered by the deadly super typhoon exactly five years ago
Thursday.

It technically never left

its place, as the bow of
the ship has been EVA JOCELYN SHRINE
transformed by the
city government into a M/V Eva Jocelyn” is the name of a large cargo vessel
tourist spot where one
can reenact Kate that was swept ashore in the coastal barangay of
Winslet’s iconic pose
in the “Titanic” movie,
Anibong amid the huge storm surge triggered by the
among other things. deadly super typhoon exactly five years ago Thursday.
It technically never left its place, as the bow of the ship
has been transformed by the city government into a
tourist spot where one can reenact Kate Winslet’s
iconic pose in the “Titanic” movie, among other things.

LEYTE
PROVINCIAL
CAPITOL
The Leyte Provincial Capitol was
the seat of government of the
Philippine province of Leyte until
2019. The historic building situated
in Tacloban also served as the
temporary national capitol in 1944
to 1945 during the World War II
era.

Now a symbol of what

could be called “Yolanda
tourism” in Tacloban, the
bow has been prettied up
for this purpose since the
time it became a landmark.
 HOTEL XYZ

Founded in the year 2012 and a Tacloban-based

conglomerate with major interests in providing
exceptional and heartfelt services. Facilities and
amenities that would cater to the guests who are
yearning for an authentic Waray-Waray hospitality
experience.
XYZ Corporation operates a collection of hotels from
a basic bed and breakfast that provides a better value
proposition for business or leisure traveler who is
looking for “a home away from home” and modern
business boutique hotel with minimalist, classy, and
chic ambiance that offers a wide array of amenities
and services that is surely an urban oasis in the heart
of the city center.
June 2013, another milestone from the Hotel XYZ
collection of hotels open its door to the public with
its finest and minimalist, chic and modern ambiance,
considered as the most sought after business
boutique hotel in the city of Tacloban. Great care is
being taken to ensure that the architecture blends
harmoniously with its natural environment,
combining the intrinsic worth of comfort and
elegance with modern Philippine design and colors.
The Santo Niño Shrine and Heritage Museum
is one of the 20 presidential rest houses built
by late former President Ferdinand Marcos for STO. NINO SHRINE
his wife Imelda, who was originally from
Tacloban. The luxurious structure served as a AND HERITAGE
chapel, museum, and a guest house, with 21
bedrooms. In 1979, a religious landmark was
built in honor of Sto. Niño, the patron saint of
Tacloban City, then became under requisition
of Presidential Commission on Good
Government in 1986. For all its grandeur,
however, it’s said that Imelda stayed in the
house only once..Currently, it is widely
visited by tourists for its affiliation with the
Marcos family.