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The Church of Catbalogan


After centuries of being a trading center and a “melting pot,” it evolved into what it is today - a “Booming Metropolis” or the center of In Migration where it is now branded as the, “Trucking Services Capital of the Region.”

by Jhaypee Guia on July 14, 2012

A great fire destroyed the beautiful church that the Jesuits built in Catbalogan, which had been under their administration for some 152 years. However, when the following King Charles II’s order of the previous year expelled them from all Spanish territories, the Jesuits left Catbalogan in 1768. Their place had been taken over by the Franciscans. Historically and perennially, Catbalogan has been the  “Cabecera” Capital Place since the pre-Spanish time up to the present. In the 1600s, Samar Island became one province. Later on, the Island Province was divided into three provinces, and Catbalogan remained to be the Provincial Capital of Western Samar – now Samar.

After centuries of being a trading center and a “melting pot,” it evolved  into what it is today - a “Booming Metropolis” or the center of In Migration where it is now branded as the, “Trucking Services Capital of the Region.” Its external trading partners are Luzon, Cebu, and Mindanao, linked by Maharlika Nautical Highway where Catbalogan is the midpoint and lone corridor from Luzon to Mindanao making the place the Main Regional Terminal of inter-regional buses.

Accommodations

  • Bay View Inn

Address: Brgy. Mercedes, Catbalogan City

  • Casa Cristina Hotel

Address: Brgy. 11, San Roque St., Catbalogan City

  • Fame Hotel

Address: 6th St. Brgy. Muñoz, Catbalogan City

  • Maqueda Bay Hotel

Address: Brgy. 03, Tomaletis Area, Catbalogan City

  • Rolet Hotel

Address: Brgy. 03 Mabini Ave., Catbalogan City

  • Traveler's Lodging House

Address: Brgy. 04 Rizal Ave., Catbalogan City

Accessibility

By Air

Currently, no commercial flights to Catbalogan City are available. However, the Catbalogan City Airport at Buri Island is accessible to private and charter jets from Manila and elsewhere.

By Sea

The Port of Catbalogan (Piers I and II) is classified as a national port that can handle passengers and cargoes to and from Manila, Cebu, and other places.

By Land

Bus transit is the dominant public land transport to Catbalogan City from Manila or Tacloban City passing through the Pan-Philippine Highway (Maharlika Highway).

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