TACLOBAN CITY WORTH A VISIT

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TACLOBAN A CITY WORTH A VISIT
What a great improvement three years post Typhoon Yolanda. There appears to be a good amount of investment in the Tacloban area. New hotels, restaurants and various new businesses. I have noticed an increase in foreign visitors. Some I presume are tourists and others involved in charity and ongoing aid work. In addition there are many Filipinos visiting as tourists and to visit family. The airport has greatly improved and my hope one day it becomes international
VIEW FROM LEYTE PARK RESORT


Increase in the number of hotels
What really stands out is the increase in new hotels which points to needed demand. I drive into the city regular and see the Oriental hotel in Palo is open again with repairs still ongoing. The new hotels are smaller but many of them appear very well presented from the exterior. New hotels being built means more visitors to the city. This is good for Tacloban. More visitors, more spending points to a growing economy. Most important is the creation of employment and an improved standard of living.

Basic housing be erected
Homes are being built by charity groups. In my area these types of homes in the picture below are being erected in significant numbers in outlying areas. They are a Philippine style barangay home with an iron roof. You can see the people happy. They have somewhere to live and raise their families. A place to call home.

Shopping centers
Robinsons Mall is one of the main shopping complexes and has opened there extension in the last few months. This complex is quite large with a movie theater, supermarket, variety stores and many places to eat. Other shopping centers down town are Gaisano Mall and Save more. Some of these stores sell imported foods.

Attractions in Tacloban
The sites to visit in Tacloban City are well documented including: San Juanico Bridge ( linking the islands of Leyte and Samar), Nino Shrine, MacArthur Memorial Park Landing (Palo). Leyte Island. It can be exciting and interesting to just explore the city.

In future blogs we will go into more detail on the attractions and places to visit.


The MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park


Transportation within the city is not too expensive
The cost to hire a van or car can be expensive for some people. The transport around Tacloban is not too expensive. A trike can cost you 8 peso (20 cents) per person to get to most areas in the city. The other form of transport is the multicab which can be described as a small bus or people carrier. For the foreigner it may not be that comfortable to travel like this but you can put it down to experiencing the way of life here. We can put in another way “when  in Rome do as the Romans do!”
A TRIKE

A MULTI CAB
Tacloban a great place to visit
Hotels and restaurants can be checked on Trip Advisor and other websites. The main thing is Tacloban city is worth a visit and it is not too expensive. There is plenty of sites to see, the people are friendly

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