Eastern Visayas
Region 8 is composed of the two major islands of Samar and Leyte, separated by the San Juanico Strait.
Leyte is bounded by Surigao on the south whereas Samar is bounded on the north by the tip of the Bicol peninsula. West of the two islands are the Maqueda Bay, the Visayas and Camotes Seas while to the east is the Pacific Ocean.
Physical Characteristics
The Eastern Visayas Region is composed of the six provinces of Leyte, Southern Leyte, Biliran, Samar, Eastern Samar and Northern Samar.
It has four cities: Tacloban, Ormoc, Maasin and Calbayog; 139 municipalities and 4,390 barangays.
The regional center is the City of Tacloban. The region has nine major urban centers located in: Calbayog City and Catbalogan, Samar; Ormoc City and Baybay, Leyte; Borongan, Eastern Samar; Maasin City and Sogod, Southern Leyte; Naval, Biliran; and Catarman, Northern Samar.
Total Land Area
The total land area of the region is 2,143,169 hectares, 47.8 percent (1,023,715 has.) is alienable and disposable and 52.2 percent (1,119,454 has.) is forest land.
Topography
The region's terrain is relatively flat near and along the coasts. The mountainous areas of the region are mostly located in the middle portion of Samar and Leyte islands.
The mountainous terrain of the Leyte island dominates the southern and southwestern portions. The northern portion is extensively flat. Scattered coastal flat lands are at the northwest. Samar island is characterized by mountainous ranges with forest and deep valleys.
Climate
The region has an evenly distributed rainfall throughout the year. Pronounced maximum rainfall is experienced from November to January while a relatively dry season is experienced in the months of April until August.
Demography
The 1995 population of the region was 3,366,917. This increased to 3,610,355 in 2000, showing an annual growth rate of 1.51%. The total household population was placed at 3,602,954 and the average household size was 5.0.
Labor Force and Employment
As of October 2005, population 15 years old and over was recorded at 2.543 million. The labor force participation rate was 68.5 percent. This means that the members of the labor force totaled 1.742 million and out of every 100 economically-active members of the population, 68 were in the labor force. The remaining 31.5 percent was classified as not in the labor force. This included students, housewives, and pensioners, among others. Employment rate was placed at 91.7 percent. Visible underemployment rate stood at 29.9 percent.
The number of employed persons totaled 1.597 million, 49.6 percent (792,000) worked in the agriculture sector, 8.9 percent (142,000) in the industry sector and 38.8 percent (620,000) in the service sector.
Exports
The value of the region's exports in 2005 reached US$489.1 million, or a decline by 2.5 percent against US$501.5 million in 2004. The top export commodity in the region are Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Materials, accounting for almost four-fifths or 79.1 percent of the region’s total value of exports in 2004.
The Chemicals and Related Products and Animal/Vegetable Oil, Fats and Waxes accounted for 10.0 percent (US$50.2 million) and 9.5 percent ((US$47.4 million), respectively.
Major Agricultural Production
The major crops produced in 2005 were abaca fiber (1,009,670 MT), palay (786,953 MT) and copra (569,841 MT).
Fishery production reached 150,262 MT. Municipal fishing contributed 47.6 percent (71,588 MT), while commercial and aquaculture production registered 39.7 percent (59,710 MT), and 12.6 percent (18,963 MT), respectively.
Investments
The following are identified investment priority areas of the region, namely:
1. Coconut-based Industries
2. Abaca-based Industries
3. Aquamarine-based Industries
4. Food Processing Industries
5. Gifts, Toys and Housewares
6. Tourism industry
7. Information Technology
Major Tourist Attractions
Major tourist attractions include: the Marabut Marine Park, Suluan Island and Cuatro Islas, Calbiga Caves (reputed to be the world's second biggest karst cave), Sohoton Caves, Twin Lakes in Mahagnao National Park, Lake Danao National Park, MacArthur Memorial National Park, Magellan's Shrine In Limasawa Island, the Sto. Niño Shrine and the San Juanico Bridge which links the two major islands of the region.
Airport
The region has eight operational airports. The Tacloban Airport is serviced by Boeing 737 and DC9 airplanes of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Cebu Pacific Air. The Calbayog and Catarman Airports are serviced by the DC9 airplanes of Asian Spirit. Seven feeder airports are located in strategic parts of the region.
Telecommunications and Communications Facilities
In 2005, a total of 199,264 telephone lines were installed by both government and private companies bringing the telephone density to six telephone lines per 100 population. There were 53,899 subscribed landlines.
The region also had 147 telegraph stations, 85 public calling offices, 158 post offices and 93 cable TV operators with 34,557 subscribers.
Leyte is bounded by Surigao on the south whereas Samar is bounded on the north by the tip of the Bicol peninsula. West of the two islands are the Maqueda Bay, the Visayas and Camotes Seas while to the east is the Pacific Ocean.
Physical Characteristics
The Eastern Visayas Region is composed of the six provinces of Leyte, Southern Leyte, Biliran, Samar, Eastern Samar and Northern Samar.
It has four cities: Tacloban, Ormoc, Maasin and Calbayog; 139 municipalities and 4,390 barangays.
The regional center is the City of Tacloban. The region has nine major urban centers located in: Calbayog City and Catbalogan, Samar; Ormoc City and Baybay, Leyte; Borongan, Eastern Samar; Maasin City and Sogod, Southern Leyte; Naval, Biliran; and Catarman, Northern Samar.
Total Land Area
The total land area of the region is 2,143,169 hectares, 47.8 percent (1,023,715 has.) is alienable and disposable and 52.2 percent (1,119,454 has.) is forest land.
Topography
The region's terrain is relatively flat near and along the coasts. The mountainous areas of the region are mostly located in the middle portion of Samar and Leyte islands.
The mountainous terrain of the Leyte island dominates the southern and southwestern portions. The northern portion is extensively flat. Scattered coastal flat lands are at the northwest. Samar island is characterized by mountainous ranges with forest and deep valleys.
Climate
The region has an evenly distributed rainfall throughout the year. Pronounced maximum rainfall is experienced from November to January while a relatively dry season is experienced in the months of April until August.
Demography
The 1995 population of the region was 3,366,917. This increased to 3,610,355 in 2000, showing an annual growth rate of 1.51%. The total household population was placed at 3,602,954 and the average household size was 5.0.
Labor Force and Employment
As of October 2005, population 15 years old and over was recorded at 2.543 million. The labor force participation rate was 68.5 percent. This means that the members of the labor force totaled 1.742 million and out of every 100 economically-active members of the population, 68 were in the labor force. The remaining 31.5 percent was classified as not in the labor force. This included students, housewives, and pensioners, among others. Employment rate was placed at 91.7 percent. Visible underemployment rate stood at 29.9 percent.
The number of employed persons totaled 1.597 million, 49.6 percent (792,000) worked in the agriculture sector, 8.9 percent (142,000) in the industry sector and 38.8 percent (620,000) in the service sector.
Exports
The value of the region's exports in 2005 reached US$489.1 million, or a decline by 2.5 percent against US$501.5 million in 2004. The top export commodity in the region are Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Materials, accounting for almost four-fifths or 79.1 percent of the region’s total value of exports in 2004.
The Chemicals and Related Products and Animal/Vegetable Oil, Fats and Waxes accounted for 10.0 percent (US$50.2 million) and 9.5 percent ((US$47.4 million), respectively.
Major Agricultural Production
The major crops produced in 2005 were abaca fiber (1,009,670 MT), palay (786,953 MT) and copra (569,841 MT).
Fishery production reached 150,262 MT. Municipal fishing contributed 47.6 percent (71,588 MT), while commercial and aquaculture production registered 39.7 percent (59,710 MT), and 12.6 percent (18,963 MT), respectively.
Investments
The following are identified investment priority areas of the region, namely:
1. Coconut-based Industries
2. Abaca-based Industries
3. Aquamarine-based Industries
4. Food Processing Industries
5. Gifts, Toys and Housewares
6. Tourism industry
7. Information Technology
Major Tourist Attractions
Major tourist attractions include: the Marabut Marine Park, Suluan Island and Cuatro Islas, Calbiga Caves (reputed to be the world's second biggest karst cave), Sohoton Caves, Twin Lakes in Mahagnao National Park, Lake Danao National Park, MacArthur Memorial National Park, Magellan's Shrine In Limasawa Island, the Sto. Niño Shrine and the San Juanico Bridge which links the two major islands of the region.
Airport
The region has eight operational airports. The Tacloban Airport is serviced by Boeing 737 and DC9 airplanes of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Cebu Pacific Air. The Calbayog and Catarman Airports are serviced by the DC9 airplanes of Asian Spirit. Seven feeder airports are located in strategic parts of the region.
Telecommunications and Communications Facilities
In 2005, a total of 199,264 telephone lines were installed by both government and private companies bringing the telephone density to six telephone lines per 100 population. There were 53,899 subscribed landlines.
The region also had 147 telegraph stations, 85 public calling offices, 158 post offices and 93 cable TV operators with 34,557 subscribers.
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