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Southern Leyte Capitol

SELaplana — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:45:05 +0000

Short note: According to the history of the province of Southern Leyte, Southern Leyte officially became a province on July 1,1960 through the house bill number 1318 (which became the Republic Act 2227) which was authored by Congressman Nicanor Y�iguez and was signed into law by President Carlos P. Garcia.

Last July 1, 2008, the province celebrated its 48th founding anniversary through several activities held like Agri Show 2008, Quiz Bee, Jetzki Tournament, Cycling competition, Cookfest, Miss Southern Leyte, Parade, etc.

The Southern Leyte Capitol

Several days after the celebration of the Southern Leyte’s 48th anniversary, my wife and I visited the Southen Leyte Capitol Building which surprised as of its beauty as shown by the photo below:

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Port of Bato (Leyte), Visited

SELaplana — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:04:40 +0000

The port of Bato, Leyte is one of the gateways of Leyte from/to Cebu and Bohol. The port is not really big compared to the Maasin City port but the availability of vessels and boats bound to Cebu and Bohol is much better that the Maasin City port. Besides, the fare is much affordable compared to when boarding the Cokaliong vessels in Maasin City bound to Cebu.

Malitbog of Southern Leyte

SELaplana — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:54:12 +0000

I am actually currently living with my aunts in Malitbog, Southern Leyte.

According to the script inscribed on the stone walls of the ruins of the two watchtowers called �Baluarte� located 1 kilometer equidistant from the Roman Catholic church. One of the watchtowers is located in Barangay Caaga and the pther one in Barangay Abgao. However, the town of Malitbog was reorganized under the provisions of the Maura Law of 1893. During the American Regime, it was again reorganized under the provisions of Act. No. 82 passed by the Philippine Commission in 1900.

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Sto. Nino Parish Church. One of the oldest
structure in Southern Leyte that holds a significant place in
Southern Leyte�s architectural history.

The San Juan Church

selaplana — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:21:35 +0000

The San Juan church is one of the oldest Catholic churches in Southern Leyte. It was built in honor of the town�s patron saint, John the Baptist. It has a magnificent architecture designed and built by our forefathers.