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Ocho Seafood and Grill has been serving Tacloban with fresh options of a fusion of Filipino and Chinese cuisine since 2002. From a small eatery, it has grown to become one of the city's top food spots and the surely the preferred place for the best seafood in town. Everyday, we at Ocho pick only the best and freshest ingredients to offer you on the Ocho counters. With a varied and diverse menu, you are sure to find that seafood indulgence with every visit. Not on the menu? Not a problem. Tell us how you want your food done – and we'll cook it the way you want! Ocho accepts dining and meeting reservations, catering and large orders.
We are open daily from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Visit us today
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Ocho Seafood and Grill
Senator Enage StreetOcho Seafood and Grill has been serving Tacloban with fresh options of a fusion of Filipino and Chinese cuisine since 2002. From a small eatery, it has grown to become one of the city's top food spots and the surely the preferred place for the best seafood in town. Everyday, we at Ocho pick only the best and freshest ingredients to offer you on the Ocho counters. With a varied and diverse menu, you are sure to find that seafood indulgence with every visit. Not on the menu? Not a problem. Tell us how you want your food done – and we'll cook it the way you want! Ocho accepts dining and meeting reservations, catering and large orders.
We are open daily from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Visit us today
The Little Green Kitchen's Village Chefs is all about serving the favorite regional Filipino and Asian dishes of my family and friends. I like to use healthy ingredients and at present organic vegetables from my edible landscape. After decades of training and cooking these dishes for my family all of my cooks have mastered them to perfection and can whip up any of these “favorites" even in my absence. So I figured, why not gather and serve all of these “favorite recipes" in a homey gate away that's just a convenient five minutes away from downtown Tacloban?
Village Chefs by The Little Green Kitchen
The Little Green Kitchen's Village Chefs is all about serving the favorite regional Filipino and Asian dishes of my family and friends. I like to use healthy ingredients and at present organic vegetables from my edible landscape. After decades of training and cooking these dishes for my family all of my cooks have mastered them to perfection and can whip up any of these “favorites" even in my absence. So I figured, why not gather and serve all of these “favorite recipes" in a homey gate away that's just a convenient five minutes away from downtown Tacloban?
calle Z café serves great food and drinks at affordable prices. Our bestsellers include: the best bulalo in town, sizzling bangus sisig, lechon kawali, beef tapa, fried ribs, crispy
tenga... the list goes on...
We serve fun and great music, too, with our more than 10,000 music titles of different genre in our music library. From the 40's to the current hits, from jazz fusion to chill-out, reggae
to acoustic, rock 'n roll to latest standards... and much more!
It's the perfect place for the gang to chill-out, great for reunions, birthday parties, graduation blow-outs, and plain reminiscing...
We provide services for small-group private functions
calle Z café
39 Independencia Stcalle Z café serves great food and drinks at affordable prices. Our bestsellers include: the best bulalo in town, sizzling bangus sisig, lechon kawali, beef tapa, fried ribs, crispy
tenga... the list goes on...
We serve fun and great music, too, with our more than 10,000 music titles of different genre in our music library. From the 40's to the current hits, from jazz fusion to chill-out, reggae
to acoustic, rock 'n roll to latest standards... and much more!
It's the perfect place for the gang to chill-out, great for reunions, birthday parties, graduation blow-outs, and plain reminiscing...
We provide services for small-group private functions
McDonald's first, and still their best, restaurant in Tacloban. Located in the Downtown area of Tacloban, next to the port area. They will even deliver!
McDonald's
24 Avenida RizalMcDonald's first, and still their best, restaurant in Tacloban. Located in the Downtown area of Tacloban, next to the port area. They will even deliver!
Entertainment & Activities
Stars
Popular local swimming pool and restaurant/bar. 2 minutes walk from the house.
The Agas-Agas Bridge zipline, now known as "Zipline Leyte", opened in April 2011. The twin zipline, one of the longest in the country at 880 meters (2,890 feet), glides diagonally above the bridge and the riverine below it. A Provincial Pavilion complete with a parking lot and food and souvernir kiosks has been constructed atop of a promontory overlooking the deep ravine of the nearby gorge.
Agas-agas Bridge Zipline
1The Agas-Agas Bridge zipline, now known as "Zipline Leyte", opened in April 2011. The twin zipline, one of the longest in the country at 880 meters (2,890 feet), glides diagonally above the bridge and the riverine below it. A Provincial Pavilion complete with a parking lot and food and souvernir kiosks has been constructed atop of a promontory overlooking the deep ravine of the nearby gorge.
Shopping
Robinsons Place Tacloban is a shopping mall built by Robinsons Malls in Tacloban City, Leyte. It is the 26th Robinsons Mall in the Philippines and the first Robinsons Mall in Eastern Visayas. Today, it is considered as the largest mall in the Province of Leyte and the whole Eastern Visayas region. The mall is divided into the main building, annex, and the expansion mall. The mall is currently undergoing an expansion project consisting a Summit Hotel, a carpark building, and more retail spaces. The expansion mall's grand opening was on December 8, 2016.
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Robinsons Place Tacloban
Tabuan National HighwayRobinsons Place Tacloban is a shopping mall built by Robinsons Malls in Tacloban City, Leyte. It is the 26th Robinsons Mall in the Philippines and the first Robinsons Mall in Eastern Visayas. Today, it is considered as the largest mall in the Province of Leyte and the whole Eastern Visayas region. The mall is divided into the main building, annex, and the expansion mall. The mall is currently undergoing an expansion project consisting a Summit Hotel, a carpark building, and more retail spaces. The expansion mall's grand opening was on December 8, 2016.
Drinks & Nightlife
If you want a decent bar and club, try Inzomnia along Real Street. It's the big nightlife hotspot in Tacloban, where parties are being held nightly. A party place with the newest hip music (w/ club dj) good food (for dinner & bar chow) and wine/liquor/beer (local and international) at reasonable prices.
Inzomnia
If you want a decent bar and club, try Inzomnia along Real Street. It's the big nightlife hotspot in Tacloban, where parties are being held nightly. A party place with the newest hip music (w/ club dj) good food (for dinner & bar chow) and wine/liquor/beer (local and international) at reasonable prices.
Sightseeing
San Juanico Bridge (Filipino: Tulay ng San Juanico) is part of the Pan-Philippine Highway and stretches from Samar to Leyte across the San Juanico Strait in the Philippines. Its longest length is a steel girder viaduct built on reinforced concrete piers, and its main span is of an arch-shaped truss design. With a total length of 2.16 kilometers (1.34 mi), it is the longest bridge in the Philippines spanning a body of seawater. The bridge was dedicated to Ferdinand Marcos' wife, Imelda Marcos.
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San Juanico Bridge
1San Juanico Bridge (Filipino: Tulay ng San Juanico) is part of the Pan-Philippine Highway and stretches from Samar to Leyte across the San Juanico Strait in the Philippines. Its longest length is a steel girder viaduct built on reinforced concrete piers, and its main span is of an arch-shaped truss design. With a total length of 2.16 kilometers (1.34 mi), it is the longest bridge in the Philippines spanning a body of seawater. The bridge was dedicated to Ferdinand Marcos' wife, Imelda Marcos.
The MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park (also known as the Leyte Landing Memorial Park and MacArthur 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. This event led to the largest naval battle of World War II and Japan's eventual defeat and surrender after almost three years. The war memorial is located in the municipality of Palo on Leyte island in Eastern Visayas and is one of the region's major tourist attractions. It was declared a national park on 12 July 1977
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Nationaal Park Landing Memorial MacArthur
The MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park (also known as the Leyte Landing Memorial Park and MacArthur 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. This event led to the largest naval battle of World War II and Japan's eventual defeat and surrender after almost three years. The war memorial is located in the municipality of Palo on Leyte island in Eastern Visayas and is one of the region's major tourist attractions. It was declared a national park on 12 July 1977
The Santo Niño Shrine is one of the 29 presidential rest houses that the late President Ferdinand Marcos had built. It was built for his wife Imelda Marcos, who was born in Tacloban. It is considered the number 1 tourist spot in Tacloban because of its association with Imelda.
A chapel dominates the ground floor with the image of Sto. Niño as focal point. Elevated by 2-3 steps on the peripheral are 13 guest rooms, each with varied motifs representing the different regions of the country. On the second floor is a very spacious ballroom as well as the bed chambers of the former First Family.
Inside the mansion you can find some collections of paintings of historical events in Leyte.
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Santo Niño Shrine and Heritage Museum
Real StreetThe Santo Niño Shrine is one of the 29 presidential rest houses that the late President Ferdinand Marcos had built. It was built for his wife Imelda Marcos, who was born in Tacloban. It is considered the number 1 tourist spot in Tacloban because of its association with Imelda.
A chapel dominates the ground floor with the image of Sto. Niño as focal point. Elevated by 2-3 steps on the peripheral are 13 guest rooms, each with varied motifs representing the different regions of the country. On the second floor is a very spacious ballroom as well as the bed chambers of the former First Family.
Inside the mansion you can find some collections of paintings of historical events in Leyte.
Parks & Nature
Lake Danao is a guitar-shaped lake on the island of Leyte in the Philippines.
The lake is covering an area of 148 hectares (370 acres). It is situated in the 2,193 hectares (5,420 acres) Lake Danao Natural Park, which also includes the Amandiwin mountain range. The lake is 18 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Ormoc City, half an hour drive along the San Pablo - Tongonan and Milagro - Lake Danao roads.
It was originally named Lake Imelda and was declared a national park on June 2, 1972 by virtue of presidential memorandum issued by then President Ferdinand Marcos. Later it was renamed and declared as Lake Danao National Parkon February 3, 1998.
Lake Danao
Lake Danao is a guitar-shaped lake on the island of Leyte in the Philippines.
The lake is covering an area of 148 hectares (370 acres). It is situated in the 2,193 hectares (5,420 acres) Lake Danao Natural Park, which also includes the Amandiwin mountain range. The lake is 18 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Ormoc City, half an hour drive along the San Pablo - Tongonan and Milagro - Lake Danao roads.
It was originally named Lake Imelda and was declared a national park on June 2, 1972 by virtue of presidential memorandum issued by then President Ferdinand Marcos. Later it was renamed and declared as Lake Danao National Parkon February 3, 1998.
Kalanggaman Island is now fast becoming a well known tourist destination in Leyte. The island is located off the coast of Palompon, which is on the western side of Leyte. The island is famous for its vast stretch of sandbars, white beach, clear sea waters, and tranquil surroundings.
This pristine beach destination is known for its picturesque sandbar and turquoise sea. For years, the island was just a secret among locals until a cruise ship passed through the island and dropped off its 400 passengers in 2013. Kalanggaman, which means “bird" in Cebuano, offers so many opportunities for exploration – from the marine life to all the nooks and crannies just waiting to be discovered.
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Kalanggaman Island
Kalanggaman Island is now fast becoming a well known tourist destination in Leyte. The island is located off the coast of Palompon, which is on the western side of Leyte. The island is famous for its vast stretch of sandbars, white beach, clear sea waters, and tranquil surroundings.
This pristine beach destination is known for its picturesque sandbar and turquoise sea. For years, the island was just a secret among locals until a cruise ship passed through the island and dropped off its 400 passengers in 2013. Kalanggaman, which means “bird" in Cebuano, offers so many opportunities for exploration – from the marine life to all the nooks and crannies just waiting to be discovered.
Canigao island is also a must-visit destination when in Leyte. It is a 15-20 minute boat ride from mainland Matalom and it is indeed a stunning island paradise.
Canigao Island is uninhabited, featuring a lighthouse as its only significant man-made structure. The beaches have white sand, with tropical sea creatures and extensive coral reef in the surrounding waters. The climate is tropical and similar to that found in other areas of the Philippine islands. These natural features often attract tourists and scuba divers, who arrive at the island by traveling from Matalom (in the province of Leyte).
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Canigao Island
Canigao island is also a must-visit destination when in Leyte. It is a 15-20 minute boat ride from mainland Matalom and it is indeed a stunning island paradise.
Canigao Island is uninhabited, featuring a lighthouse as its only significant man-made structure. The beaches have white sand, with tropical sea creatures and extensive coral reef in the surrounding waters. The climate is tropical and similar to that found in other areas of the Philippine islands. These natural features often attract tourists and scuba divers, who arrive at the island by traveling from Matalom (in the province of Leyte).
Arts & Culture
Once the seat of the Philippine Commonwealth Government on 1944 under President Sergio Osmeña, Sr. Construction of the Capitol started in 1917 during the administration of Governor Salvador K. Demetrio, completed and inaugurated in 1924 during the administration of Governor Honorio Lopez. The original edifice was renovated, expanded and beautified 40 years after upon assumption to office of Governor Norberto B. Romualdez, Jr. in 1964.
Historic viewing of two murals depicting the MacArthur Landing was unveiled on October 20, 1964 by President Diosdado Macapagal while the First Mass was unveiled on March 31, 1965 by Fernando Lobao de Carvalho of Portugal and the Marquis de Aumon of Spain.
Leyte Provincial Capitol Building
34 Senator Enage StOnce the seat of the Philippine Commonwealth Government on 1944 under President Sergio Osmeña, Sr. Construction of the Capitol started in 1917 during the administration of Governor Salvador K. Demetrio, completed and inaugurated in 1924 during the administration of Governor Honorio Lopez. The original edifice was renovated, expanded and beautified 40 years after upon assumption to office of Governor Norberto B. Romualdez, Jr. in 1964.
Historic viewing of two murals depicting the MacArthur Landing was unveiled on October 20, 1964 by President Diosdado Macapagal while the First Mass was unveiled on March 31, 1965 by Fernando Lobao de Carvalho of Portugal and the Marquis de Aumon of Spain.