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CEBU & TACLOBAN IMAGES: LESTER LEDESMA
THE MACARTHUR LANDING MEMORIAL PARK IN
LEYTE — THE SPOT WHERE GENERAL DOUGLAS
MACARTHUR LANDED — WAS DECLARED A
NATIONAL PARK IN JULY 1977.
DID YOU
KNOW?
Go on a guided
city tour. The
itinerary
typically includes
historical/heritage sites
such as the Provincial
Capitol Building, Sto. Niño
Shrine, MacArthur Landing
Memorial Park and the San
Juanico Bridge. Contact
Leyte Gulf Travel and Tours
at tel: +63 53 321 3197.
Maria Lourdes
Bernadette V. Ruiz
travel consultant
Tacloban
Area code
53
Touchdown
Daniel Z. Romualdez
Airport
Get to town via
jeepney, van for hire,
chartered vehicle
Head to Espacio
Verde on Dayao
Road for a
wide variety of sumptuous
seafood dishes. Visit the
biggest bell in Asia at Sta.
Monica Church in Pan-ay.
And go to Suhot Cave and
Spring in the municipality
of Dumalag, which is just an
hour away from the city.
DongMarucut
area manager
Roxas
Area code
36
Touchdown
Roxas City Airport
Get to town via
tricycle, multi-cab
