List of people from Leyte

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The following is a list of notable people who were either born in, lived in, are current residents of, or are closely associated with the province of Leyte, Philippines (including from Tacloban and Ormoc, both independent cities):

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leyte</span> Island in the Philippines

Leyte is an island in the Visayas group of islands in the Philippines. It is eighth-largest and sixth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 2,626,970 as of 2020 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leyte (province)</span> Province in Eastern Visayas, Philippines

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, as well as the regional center of Eastern Visayas. Leyte is thus north of Southern Leyte, south of Biliran, and west of Samar Island. To the west across the Camotes Sea is the province of Cebu.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eastern Samar</span> Province in Eastern Visayas, Philippines

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, which is the most populous. 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ormoc</span> Independent component city in Leyte, Philippines

Ormoc, officially the City of Ormoc, is a 1st class independent component city in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 230,998 inhabitants, making it the second most-populous city in the province of Leyte after the provincial capital of Tacloban. Ormoc is the economic, cultural, commercial and transportation hub of western Leyte.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tacloban</span> Highly-urbanized city and capital of Leyte, Philippines

Tacloban, officially the City of Tacloban, is a highly urbanized city on Leyte island in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. 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.

Earliest accounts of this literature date back to 1668 when a Spanish Jesuit by the name of Fr. Francisco Ignacio Alzina documented the poetic forms such as the candu, haya, ambahan, canogon, bical, balac, siday and awit. He also described the susumaton and posong, early forms of narratives. Theater tradition was very much in place - in the performance of poetry, rituals, and mimetic dances. Dances mimed the joys and activities of the ancient Waray.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taft, Eastern Samar</span> Municipality in Eastern Samar, Philippines

Taft, officially the Municipality of Taft, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,786 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Capoocan</span> Municipality in Leyte, Philippines

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carigara</span> Municipality in Leyte, Philippines

Carigara, officially the Municipality of Carigara, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,656 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Palo, Leyte</span> Municipality in Leyte, Philippines

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tanauan, Leyte</span> Municipality in Leyte, Philippines

Tanauan, officially the Municipality of Tanauan, is a 2nd-class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 57,455 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tolosa, Leyte</span> Municipality in Leyte, Philippines

Tolosa, officially the Municipality of Tolosa, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 20,708 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tunga, Leyte</span> Municipality in Leyte, Philippines

Tunga, officially the Municipality of Tunga, is a 6th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,656 people.

Iluminado Lucente y García 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palo</span> Catholic Archdiocese in the Philippines

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palo is a large administrative diocese of the Catholic Church in the town of Palo in Leyte province, Philippines. It was formed as a diocese on the 28th of November, 1937, and became an archdiocese in 1982, with Calbayog, Borongan, Catarman and Naval Diocese serving as suffragan to it. The archdiocese encompasses 4,620 km2 (1,780 sq mi) and an overwhelmingly Catholic population of 1,165,565. The archdiocese has two districts, Eastern and Western, which are divided among the languages Waray and Cebuano. The Eastern District has seven vicariates of 34 parishes. 13 parishes are in the Western District, with one chaplaincy. The archdiocese contains two seminaries. The elder of these is the Sacred Heart Seminary, which was founded in 1944. Founded in 1988, the St. John Evangelist School of Theology serves additional dioceses. Jose S. Palma, a priest from the Archdiocese of Jaro and Bishop of the Diocese of Calbayog, Samar was the Archbishop of Palo until he was appointed as Archbishop of Cebu following the retirement of the late Archbishop Cardinal Ricardo Vidal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eastern Visayas State University</span> Public university in Tacloban, Philippines

Eastern Visayas State University is a regional state higher education institution in Tacloban, Philippines. It is the oldest higher educational institution in the Eastern Visayas region. It is mandated to provide advanced education, higher technological, professional instruction and training in trade, fishery, agriculture, forestry, science, education, commerce, architecture, engineering, and related courses. It is also mandated to undertake research and extension services, and provide progressive leadership in its area of specialization. Its main campus is in Tacloban.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leyte Provincial Board</span> Legislative body of the province of Leyte, Philippines

The Leyte Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Philippine province of Leyte.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eastern Visayas</span> Administrative region of the Philippines

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: Biliran, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, Eastern Samar, Southern Leyte, one independent city, Ormoc, and one highly urbanized city, 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, hence the region's name. Some historians believe that the oldest ancient kingdom in the Philippines is found in this region, the Lakanate of Lawan, which plays a significant role in the Polynesian and Austronesian intermigration.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leyte's 1st congressional district</span> Legislative district of the Philippines

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).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vicente I. de Veyra</span> Waray-language poet, anthologist and orthographer

Vicente Ignacio Luangco de Veyra, who also used the pseudonyms Vatchoo and Honey Boy, was a Waray poet, writer, anthologist, orthographer and dentist.

References

  1. Sugbo, Victor, ed. (1995). Tinipigan: An Anthology of Waray Literature. Manila, Philippines: National Commission for Culture and the Arts. p. 271. OCLC   645852700 . Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. Sugbo, Victor, ed. (1995). Tinipigan: An Anthology of Waray Literature. Manila, Philippines: National Commission for Culture and the Arts. p. 270. OCLC   645852700 . Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  3. Sugbo, Victor, ed. (1995). Tinipigan: An Anthology of Waray Literature. Manila, Philippines: National Commission for Culture and the Arts. p. 271. OCLC   645852700 . Retrieved September 27, 2019.