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. Its capital is the city of Tacloban,administered independently from the province. Leyte is situated west of Samar Island,north of Southern Leyte and south of Biliran. To the west across the Camotes Sea is the province of Cebu.
Eastern Samar,officially the Province of Eastern Samar,is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Borongan. Eastern Samar occupies the eastern portion of the island of Samar. Bordering the province to the north is the province of Northern Samar and to the west is Samar province. To the east lies the Philippine Sea,part of the vast Pacific Ocean,while to the south lies Leyte Gulf.
Tacloban,officially the City of Tacloban,is 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 2020 census,Tacloban has a population of 251,881,making it the most populous city in the Eastern Visayas. The city is located 360 miles (580 km) southeast from Manila.
Maasin,officially the City of Maasin,is a 4th class component city and capital of the province of Southern Leyte,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 87,446 people.
Calubian,officially the Municipality of Calubian,is a 4th class municipality in the province of Leyte,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 31,646 people.
Capoocan,officially the Municipality of Capoocan,is a 4th class municipality in the province of Leyte,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 33,721 people.
Palo,officially the Municipality of Palo,is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Leyte,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 76,213 people,making it the most populous municipality (non-city) in the province.
Iluminado Lucente was a Filipino writer,primarily writing poetry and drama in the Waray language. He is considered to be one of the finest writers in the Waray language.
Jaime Carlos de Veyra y Díaz was a Resident Commissioner to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Philippine Islands from 1917 to 1923 and the 1st Governor of Leyte from 1906 to 1907.
Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport,also known as Tacloban City Airport,is a regional airport serving the general area of Tacloban,a highly urbanized city in the Leyte island of the Philippines. It is the main gateway from Manila and Cebu to Eastern Visayas. It is classified as a Class 1 principal airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. In 2022,Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport served 1.48 million passengers,making it the seventh-busiest in the country.
The legislative districts of Leyte are the representations of the province of Leyte,the independent component city of Ormoc,and highly urbanized city of Tacloban in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province,together with the independent cities are currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through their first,second,third,fourth,and fifth congressional districts.
Daniel Zialcita Romualdez was a Filipino politician who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1957 to 1962. He was first cousin to former First Lady Imelda Marcos.
Florentino Peñaranda was a Filipino educator,legislator and politician in the province of Leyte. He was also an officer of the revolutionary forces in Samar and Leyte who fought for Philippine independence against the Americans. During peacetime,Peñaranda ran for elections and won a seat representing the 3rd district of Leyte in the First Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1909.
Pope Francis made a pastoral and state visit to the Philippines from January 15 to 19,2015. He was the third pontiff to visit the Philippines after Paul VI in 1970 and John Paul II in 1981 and 1995,and officially the first papal visit in the 21st century and 3rd millennium after the title was originally scheduled for World Meeting of Families in 2003 but postponed due to John Paul II was unable to attend because of the progression of his Parkinson's disease. Besides Manila,Francis visited Tacloban and Palo,Leyte,to encourage the victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) and Typhoon Hagupit (Ruby). The Filipinos nicknamed Francis Lolo Kiko as a term of endearment,which he commended. Around 6–7 million attended Francis' final Papal Mass at Luneta,surpassing the crowd at World Youth Day 1995 in the same venue and making it the largest papal crowd in history. The theme of Francis' 2015 visit was "Mercy and Compassion".
The Leyte Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Philippine province of Leyte.
Eastern Visayas is an administrative region in the Philippines,designated as Region VIII. It consists of three main islands,Samar,Leyte and Biliran. The region has six provinces,one independent city and one highly urbanized city namely,Biliran,Leyte,Northern Samar,Samar,Eastern Samar,Southern Leyte,Ormoc and Tacloban. The highly urbanized city of Tacloban is the sole regional center. These provinces and cities occupy the easternmost islands of the Visayas group of islands.
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.
Leyte's 1st congressional district is one of the five congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Leyte. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of the provincial capital,Tacloban,and adjacent municipalities of Alangalang,Babatngon,Palo,San Miguel,Santa Fe,Tanauan and Tolosa. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Martin Romualdez of the Lakas–CMD (Lakas).
Four special elections to the National Assembly of the Philippines were done on September 1,1936. These were to fill up vacancies from four seats.
Local elections in Tacloban City,Leyte were held on May 9,2022,within the Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city elected candidates for the following elective local posts:mayor,vice mayor,and ten councilors. As part of Leyte's 1st congressional district,Tacloban City voters also elected a district representative.
