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PROFILE OF THE REGION
Political Subdivision
The Provinces
Biliran, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Southern Leyte, Western Samar
The Cities
Borongan Baybay Maasin Calbayog
Ormoc Catbalogan
Tacloban
The Municipalities
Almeria Arteche Abuyog Allen Anahawan Almagro Biliran Balangiga Alangalang Biri Bontoc Basey Caibiran Balangkayan Albuera Bobon Hinunangan calbiga Cabucgayan Can-avid Babatngon Capul Hinundayan Daram Culaba Dolores Barugo Catarman Libagon Gandara Kawayan Gen. MacArthur Bato Catubig Liloan Hinabangan Maripipi Giporlos Burauen Gamay Limasawa Jiabong Naval Guiuan Calubian Lao-ang Macrohon Marabut Hernani Capoocan Lapinig Malitbog Matuguinao Jipapad Carigara Las Navas Padre Burgos Motiong Lawaan> Dagami Lavezares Pintuyan Paranas Llorente Dulag Lope de Vega St. Bernard Pagsanghan Maslog Hilongos Mapanas San Francisco Pinabacdao Maydolong Hindang Mondragon San Juan Jorge Mercedes Inopacan Palapag San Ricardo San Jose de Buan Oras Isabel Pambujan Silago San Sebastian Quinapondan Jaro Rosario Sogod Sta.Margarita Salcedo Javier San Antonio Tomas Oppus Sta. Rita San Julian Julita San Isidro Sto. Ni�o San Policarpo Kananga San Jose Tagapul-an Sulat La Paz San Roque Talalora Taft Leyte San Vicente Tarangnan MacArthur Silvino Lubos Villareal Mahaplag Victoria Zumarraga Matag-ob Matalom Mayorga Merida Palo Palompon Pastrana San Isidro San Miguel Sta. Fe Tabango Tabontabon Tanauan Tolosa Tunga Villaba Climate:
The western part of the region receives rainfall more or less evenly throughout the year while the eastern part receives maximum rainfall from November to January. Eastern Visayas lies in the typhoon belt and the region often experiences calamities brought about by strong and powerful typhoons.
Dialect
The main languages spoken are Cebuano and Waray-Waray (speakers of these languages also call their languages “Visayan”). A third language known as Inabaknon is spoken in the island of Capul in Northern Samar
MAJOR INDUSTRIES
Agriculture is the main economic activity. Main products are rice, coconut, sugar, corn, abaca, banana, poultry, hog, cattle, and fish.Large manufacturing plants include a fertilizer and copper refinery plant, a sugar mill, and coconut oil mills. The region is rich in geothermal energy and its geothermal plants generate electricity not only for the region but for Central Visayas, parts of Luzon and Mindanao Regions as well.
Famous Activities/Festivals
Pintados FestivalJune 29, Pintados Festival, Tacloban City. A dance festival of painted dancers celebrating important events like exploits of war, nature worship in narrative dance movements depicting their own folk practices and beliefs.
Sto. NiñoJune 30 Sto. Niño de Leyte Fiesta Tacloban City.
Buyogan FestivalAugust 19 Buyogan Festival Abuyog, Leyte. Adjudged as one of the ten best festivals of the Philippines, Buyogan’s artistic choreography and realistic costumes focus on the appearance and movement of the honeybee locally called “buyog” from where the town’s name originated.
Leyte Gulf LandingOctober 20 Leyte Gulf Landings Anniversary Palo and Dulag, Leyte. A commemorative program which marks the anniversary of the October 20, 1944 landing on Leyte of the Allied Forces of Liberation. General Douglas MacArhur and his men waded ashore at “Red Beach” in the town of Palo where statues of the liberators now stand. The historic event is usually attended by national government officials and dignitaries from embassies of United States, Japan, and Australia as well as World War II veterans who come on sentimental journey.
Kasadya-an FestivalKasadya-an Festival Tacloban City. Leyte’s festival of festivals participated in by various municipalities in order to preserve cultural traditions, thus enhancing the town’s touristic appeal.
Balangiga EncounterSeptember 28 Balangiga Incident Balangiga, Eastern Samar. The 1901 Philippine – American encounter is commemorated through a pageant as a reminder of the Filipinos’ quest for freedom.
Population and Land Area:
As of 2007 census, the region has a population of 3.9 million, of which more than 70% live in rural areas. 40% of the families live under the poverty line. The average household size amounts to 5 persons. 40 % of the population is younger than 15 years. The unemployment average rate is 18%. 30% of the employees are ´underemployed´. Average poverty incidence of the region’s 6 provinces is very high at 47.6 in 2006. Its contribution to the national economy is very small at 2.12%.
The land area of the region is 21,431 sq. km.
