 connotes warm welcome, progress, and religious homage, and is the native word for assumption. The dance parade is a symbolic send-off of Our Lady of the Assumption where dancers in native costumes carry offerings to the town’s patroness as she is assured into heaven.
Lubi-Lubi Festival (August 15; Calubian, Leyte)
Lubi Lubi is a dance festival extolling the many uses of the coconut parts as costumes, props, and accessories. The dance is in homage to the town’s patron saints, Our Lady of Fatima and St. Roque. This street dance and merrymaking depicts the origin of the town’s name, which means abundance of coconuts (lubi) which is considered as the “tree of life.”
Buyogan Festival (August 19; Abuyog, Leyte)
Adjudged as one of the ten best festivals of the Philippines, Buyogan’s artistic choreography and realistic costumes focus on the appearance and movement of the honeybee locally called“buyog” from where the town’s name originated.
Leyte Gulf Landing’s Anniversary (October 20; Palo and Dulag, Leyte)>
The Anniversary is a commemorative program which marks the anniversary of the Ocotber 20, 1944 landing on Leyte of the Allied Forces of Liberation. The historic event is usually attended by national government officials and dignitaries from embassies of United States, Japan, and Australia as well as World War II veterans who come on a sentimental journey.
Karisyohan han Pasko ha Palo (December 6 – January 6; Palo, Leyte)
The town of Palo, which is the religious center of Eastern Visayas, is transformed into a veritable ”Christmas Village” where the whole community participates in the beautiful Filipino traditions of celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. In 1989, Enrico M. Saboren, a tenor based in California, started to decorate his family ancestral house with artistic Christmas decor from abroad. This “House of Fantasy” fascinates people from all walks of life who make it a point to visit Palo to enjoy the unique sights. As part of its annual entertainment, community competitions like best decorated barangay, best belen( nativity scene), best parol (lantern), old traditions of pastores and Christmas carol singing, drum and bugle corps, and other festivities make Christmas in Palo truly enjoyable.
Leyte is accessible by air, land and sea. Tacloban City, the regional center is the transportation hub for both inter and intra regional tours. A traveller can traverse the Philippines, from up north (Manila) to Leyte, down south to Mindanao, through the Philippine-Japan Friendship Highway. Fast sea-crafts (SuperCat) ply the Cebu-Ormoc City route daily. The Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Cebu Pacific Air service the Manila-Tacloban City and Cebu-Tacloban City routes, with a number of Boeing and Airbus aircraft flights daily.
Manila to Tacloban by Plane:
Flight Schedule from Manila -Tacloban and Tacloban- Manila (Daily)
Philippine Airline Manila to Tacloban:
4:55 AM; 7:45 AM; 1:45PM; 3:55 PM
Cebu Pacific Manila to Tacloban:
4:55 AM; 10:35AM; 3:40PM
Zest Air Manila – Tacloban Daily:
4:00 AM and 5:55AM
Manila to Tacloban by Bus:
From Pasay Bus Terminal, and Cubao (Farmers) Bus Station, take Buses that go to Tacloban. The fare is P700.00 for air-conditioned and P600.00 for non air-con, inclusive of ferry ticket). Price quoted is off peak season. During Christmas, Holy Week and All Saints Day fare can increase by 50%.
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