Sto. Niño Shrine and Heritage Museum
by Jhaypee Guia on July 13, 2012Sto. Niño Shrine and Heritage Museum is a museum that contains a chapel preserving the replica of Sto. Niño de Leyte. There are ecclesiastical antiques and art collections assembled by native daughter Mrs. Imelda Marcos. There are also some decorative arts from France, Italy, and Germany.
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Sangyaw Festival
by Jhaypee Guia on July 13, 2012Sangyaw is an archaic Waray word which means to herald the news. The Sangyaw Festival was created by the former First Lady Imelda Marcos in the 80s. The festival has been revived in 2008 by her nephew and current city Mayor Alfred Romualdez.
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Leyte: One of the Country's Most Historic Provinces
by Jhaypee Guia on July 13, 2012Leyte is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Leyte is located west of Samar Island, north of Southern Leyte and south of Biliran. To the west of Leyte across the Camotes Sea is Cebu Province.
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Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival: Flooding the Streets with an Avalanche of Colors
by Angel Bonifacio on May 29, 2012The Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival is a blast of joyful cultural-religious events held in Tacloban, Leyte during the whole month of June. The climactic highlights are celebrated on the last week, in time for the feast day of Señor Santo Niño, the patron saint of Tacloban.
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