Mc. Arthur Park,
Tacloban
Routing: Cebu – Tacloban –
Cebu
Departures: usually Thursdays from Cebu
and Saturdays from Tacloban
Crossing Time: 12 hours
Vessel: M/V Asia Pacific, a purely cargo
vessel
Passage Rates: * All in fares
inclusive of applicable taxes (12% VAT) & surcharge
(Php 25.00)
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2nd Class
Tourist
Cabin
Presidential Suite |
Php 420.00
Php 565.60
Php 756.00/pax
Php 868.00/pax |
Cargo rates: exclusive of applicable
taxes (12% VAT)
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Class A
Class B
Class C |
Php 704.43
Php 563.39
Php 458.46 |
Points of Interest
Places
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San Juanico Bridge – beautiful S-shaped bridge
that links the island provinces Leyte and Samar
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Price Mansion
(now CAP building) – was the official headquarters
of Gen. Douglas McArthur during the Liberation of Leyte.
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Maria Kanon Madonna of Peace Shrine – a lovely
statue of an Asian Madonna fashioned from a solid piece
of rare Miyagi stone by a famous contemporary sculptor
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Sto. Niño Shrine and Heritage Museum –
home to priceless art objects
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Philippine-Japan Peace Commemorative Monument and Park
– a multi-tiered park overlooking the Cancabato Bay
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Plaza Libertad – a statue of liberty, Filipino
version
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Boy Scout Monument – the first Boy Scout monument
in the world in human form erected in 1941
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Stations of the Cross – 7-foot concrete statues
of Jesus Christ and other biblical characters. On top of
the hill is the 18-foot monument of the Sacred Heart
Events
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Subiran Regatta – June
28, an exciting race of one-man native sailboats
with outriggers locally called “subiran” along
scenic historic Leyte Gulf.
Pintados Festival – June 29, a dance festival of painted
dancers celebrating important events like exploits of war
and worship of nature.
»Balyuan – June 29,
a celebration of the Feast of Sto. Niño, re-enacting
the historical exchange of images between Barrio Buscada
of Basey, Samar and Sitio Kankabatok, now Tacloban City.
»Pintados Festival - June 29, Tacloban City, Back during pre-Hispanic years, tattoos denoted courage among the natives of Tacloban. These days they symbolize a cultural revival, and a wild, wild fiesta called the Pintados. Join the town residents as they decorate themselves out in body paint, imitating the warriors of old while dancing to the frantic beat of drums
» Sto. Niño de Leyte Fiesta – June
30, grand fiesta of Tacloban celebrated with the
traditional turn over ceremonies of the “Teniente”
made by the immediate past Hermano Mayor to the incoming
Hermano Mayor.
Best Buys
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Binagol – sweetened taro pudding with nuts;
derived from talyan, a specie of gabi.
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Moron – chocolate rice roll; made from ground
malagkit rice flavored with dark chocolate.
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Masapan – a sweet mixture of banana, coconut
oil and starch fashioned into candy form.
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Roscas – a local cookie that is hard on the
outside yet soft inside.
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Others – Seafoods, abaca and banig products,
shell and wood crafts.
Trade & Industry
Sugar and mollases, Copra oil and pellets, Tuba,
Coco-based products, Copper concentrates and cathodes, Handicrafts
(abaca & sinamay based materials), Gifts & toys,
Food processing, Seaweeds, Ceramic moulding
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