Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A different mansion, in Tacloban, is noted for having been the former site of the "impoverished Quonset hut" which was Imelda Marcos's childhood home. [2] When her husband became president of the Philippines, Imelda transformed the site into a 2000 square meter mansion with a shrine to the Santo Niño and a museum, which has since been dubbed ...
Price established several businesses in Tacloban, providing jobs to its residents and was fondly remembered as the "King of Tacloban". During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines of World War II, Price was interned at the UST camp in Manila. He was freed by General Douglas MacArthur's forces but died in 1945 shortly after his release.
Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Tacloban" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
Experts from Redfin and Fannie Mae and Pulsenomics LLC told USA TODAY in December they expect a 3.8-4% rise in the median home sale price and a 4.2-5.1% bump in home sales in 2025. They also ...
Poverty incidence of Tacloban 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 10.90 2009 20.45 2012 9.75 2015 21.45 2018 8.08 2021 10.70 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Tacloban is the economic center of the entire Eastern Visayas, with an economy largely focused on agriculture, commerce, and tourism. Proximal to the city proper is the 237-hectare Eastern Visayas Agri-Industrial Growth Center (EVRGC), which was ...
Summit Hotels and Resorts is a Filipino brand of hotels owned and operated by Robinsons Land Corporation, the real estate arm of JG Summit Holdings established by Filipino-Chinese entrepreneur John Gokongwei Jr. It began operating in 2009 with the opening of its first hotel, Summit Ridge Tagaytay in Tagaytay, Cavite. As of 2020, the company has ...
The Redoña Residence served a role in World War II, when it became the temporary residence of President Sergio Osmeña when the Allied forces came to return to Leyte in 1944 to end the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. [2] Osmena stayed in Tacloban from October 23, 1944, to February 27, 1945.
Baybay (IPA: ), officially the City of Baybay (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Baybay; Waray: Syudad han Baybay), is a component city in the province of Leyte, Philippines. It has a population of 111,848 people. [5] With an area of 45,934 hectares (460 km 2; 180 sq mi), it is the second largest city in the province after Ormoc.