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Dhessa del Valle Yorong Ed Sci3-Ecology January 06, 2014
The Heart of the Land
The heart of the region Eastern Visayas of the Philippines, and the capital of Leyte province is Tacloban City. It is strategically located on Cancabato Bay, in the San Juanico Strait which divides the islands of Leyte and Samar. Tacloban City covers an area of 10, 090 hectares characterized mainly rolling plains, mountain and hill ranges. Part of the city sits on peninsula geography and its elevation is approximately 3.05 meters above sea level (Information about Tacloban City, 2010).
The Tacloban’s location and accessibility have made the city commercial, educational, government and political hub as well as the tourism service center of region. In its location, has the convenience of marketing to the metropolis areas like Manila which has 360 miles southeast away. A perfect place also as it situated approximately halfway the entire of Maharlika Highway running from Northern Luzon to South-western Mindanao, from road-weary travellers to unwind. As it is also the focus in tourism in that region, the city has the different beautiful places that can be proud of. Natural or man-made places, indoor or outdo or areas for sports, and also the historical places that are in a way connected with the events during the liberation of the Philippines (Information about Tacloban City, 2010).
The city of Tacloban is also rich in agriculture and the government wants to cultivate and protect it. So the EDC Vice Pres. for the Leyte Geothermal Production Field (LGPF) Manuel Paete said they chose the schools in order the trees will have caretakers while growing. The people in such schools was planted with ten premium but endangered indigenous tree species namely yakal, tanguile, mayapis, white lauan, balete, kamagong, molave, tindalo, dao, amugis and mangkono (Codilla, 2012).
From the Southern Leyte Times (2011), it says that from the two month scientific survey of the province’s natural habitats
The Heart of the Land
The heart of the region Eastern Visayas of the Philippines, and the capital of Leyte province is Tacloban City. It is strategically located on Cancabato Bay, in the San Juanico Strait which divides the islands of Leyte and Samar. Tacloban City covers an area of 10, 090 hectares characterized mainly rolling plains, mountain and hill ranges. Part of the city sits on peninsula geography and its elevation is approximately 3.05 meters above sea level (Information about Tacloban City, 2010).
The Tacloban’s location and accessibility have made the city commercial, educational, government and political hub as well as the tourism service center of region. In its location, has the convenience of marketing to the metropolis areas like Manila which has 360 miles southeast away. A perfect place also as it situated approximately halfway the entire of Maharlika Highway running from Northern Luzon to South-western Mindanao, from road-weary travellers to unwind. As it is also the focus in tourism in that region, the city has the different beautiful places that can be proud of. Natural or man-made places, indoor or outdo or areas for sports, and also the historical places that are in a way connected with the events during the liberation of the Philippines (Information about Tacloban City, 2010).
The city of Tacloban is also rich in agriculture and the government wants to cultivate and protect it. So the EDC Vice Pres. for the Leyte Geothermal Production Field (LGPF) Manuel Paete said they chose the schools in order the trees will have caretakers while growing. The people in such schools was planted with ten premium but endangered indigenous tree species namely yakal, tanguile, mayapis, white lauan, balete, kamagong, molave, tindalo, dao, amugis and mangkono (Codilla, 2012).
From the Southern Leyte Times (2011), it says that from the two month scientific survey of the province’s natural habitats