Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) consists of three main islands, Samar, Leyte and Biliran. It occupies the eastern part of the Visayas island group and faces the Philippine Sea to the east. It has six provinces (Biliran, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, Eastern Samar, and Southern Leyte), one independent city (Ormoc) and one highly urbanized city (Tacloban).
The region is a destination for marine adventures like scuba diving, snorkeling and surfing. Massive underwater coral gardens ideal for scuba diving and snorkeling are found in Sogod Bay on the southern end of Leyte island. Biliran is popular to beachcombers with its pristine white sand beaches.
Historical sites such as Homonhon and Limasawa islands, two of the stops Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan made during the first recorded voyage around the world, are located in the region. Red Beach in Palo, south of Tacloban City in Leyte is where where General Douglas MacArthur arrived on October 20, 1944 to fulfill his famous promise “I shall return.”
Popular Destinations
Provinces
Biliran Province Coming soon. Popular Destinations Cities Other Biliran Province Related References Sambawan Island, Maripipi Biliran.jpg - Rodel Bontes / Flickr …
Eastern Samar Province Coming soon. Popular Destinations Cities Other Eastern Samar Province Related References View of the Leyte Gulf and Manicani Island from Guiuan Terminal in April 2022.jpg - Wikimedia Commons …
Leyte Province Coming soon. Popular Destinations Cities Other Leyte Province Related References Kalanggaman Island, Palompon, Leyte.jpg - Debbie Tingzon / Flickr …
Northern Samar Province Coming soon Popular Destinations Cities Other Northern Samar Province Related References Northern Samar Provincial Capitol 01.jpg - Wikimedia Commons …
Southern Leyte Province Coming soon. Popular Destinations Cities Other Southern Leyte Province Related References Southern Leyte State University.jpg - Wikimedia Commons …Cities
Tacloban Coming soon. Other Related Content References Tacloban, Philippines.jpg - Wikimedia Commons …
