| 单词 | Leyte |
| 例句 | “MacArthur has been kicking butt since he landed at Leyte. Sounds like were going to be celebrating the Fourth of July in Tokyo this year!” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The storm destroyed around 90 percent of the city of Tacloban in Leyte province. Pope heads south to comfort Typhoon Haiyan survivors 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z A 21-year-old volunteer was killed when a scaffolding holding huge speakers was blown over by the wind, Leyte health officials said. Rain-soaked pope braves storm to comfort typhoon victims 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z All that happened in between, he said, was a blur of names of battles on remote atolls and unheard-of beaches – Tarawa, Leyte, Peleliu. Why America preferred to forget about the Pacific war ? until now 2010-04-03T23:06:00Z Subjects from the war in the Pacific include the return to the Philippines of an army under the command of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, the Battle of Leyte Gulf and the campaign in the Marianas. Events of 1944 topic of war conference 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z The pope flew to Tacloban, ground zero of Typhoon Haiyan, which devastated the area around Leyte Island 14 months ago, killing at least 6,300 people, leaving a million others homeless and displacing four million. Rain-soaked pope braves storm to comfort typhoon victims 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z The central province of Leyte was hit the hardest, with landslides completely covering several areas near the city of Baybay. News Roundup: South Africa Floods, Philippines Storm, & Female Coach 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z He fell from his horse, Flag of Leyte Gulf, in his last race of the day at Belmont Park, the site of his Triple Crown triumph. Secretariat’s jockey Ron Turcotte remembers Triple Crown winner who ‘could fly’ on 50th anniversary 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z It took the army nearly three years of bitter fighting in torrid jungles, fetid swamps and on jagged coral islands, but he finally waded back ashore on Leyte Island in October 1944. This city was ravaged in WWII. Why do few remember the suffering and sacrifice? 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Leyte is a 6-10 forward who started 49 games the past two seasons in his four years with the Spartans. Clemson adds Syracuse’s Girard, 3 others to hoops team 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Bas Leyte recorded 12 points and was 4 of 6 shooting and 3 of 6 from the free throw line. Langley puts up 14 as UNC Greensboro defeats VMI 62-50 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Bas Leyte scored 14 points while shooting 7 of 13 from the field, and added seven rebounds. Langley scores 25, UNC Greensboro defeats VMI 72-57 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z When covid hit in 2020, she decided to leave the city and take her family back to her home province of Southern Leyte on the eastern side of the archipelago that makes up the Philippines. Climate change puts more women at risk for domestic violence 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z A mass grave discovered by soldiers in Inopacan town on Leyte Island in 2006 supposedly contained skeletal remains of rebels killed by their colleagues on suspicion they were informants of the military. Philippine Communist Party founder Sison dies in exile at 83 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z Bas Leyte recorded 10 points and was 4 of 9 shooting and 2 of 3 from the free throw line. Langley’s 18 help UNC Greensboro down Marshall 75-67 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z The ferry, which was carrying eight crew members and 157 passengers, including 15 children, was en route to the eastern province of Leyte from Bohol province. World Digest: June 26, 2022 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z The ferry, which was carrying eight crew members and 157 passengers, including 15 children, was en route to the eastern province of Leyte from Bohol. 1 dead, 1 missing, others rescued in Philippine ferry fire 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z She began considering a return to Leyte, more than 500 miles from Manila, where her family is from. Rural Philippines, Long Neglected, Newly Appealing in Covid Times 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z Eighty six of the casualties were in Baybay, a mountainous area prone to landslides in Leyte province, where 236 people were also injured, the city government said in a report. Philippine storm death tolls climbs to 123 as army aids search 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Nearly 200 villagers were injured mostly in the landslides in the hard-hit city of Baybay in central Leyte province over the weekend and early Monday, officials said. Search and rescue efforts bolstered in Philippine disaster 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Villages around Baybay city in the central Leyte province are worse hit. Tropical Storm Megi: Rescuers race to find survivors as death toll rises 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z More than 100 villagers were injured in landslides in the hard-hit city of Baybay in central Leyte province over the weekend and early Monday, officials said. Death toll from Philippine landslides, floods rises to 43 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z In Leyte, where Ms. Zilmar returned to, farming, fishing and construction drive the local economy; the nominal minimum wage is around 60 percent that of Manila’s. Rural Philippines, Long Neglected, Newly Appealing in Covid Times 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z Police, coast guard, and army personnel had by Tuesday retrieved 25 bodies after landslides in mountainous areas in Baybay city in Leyte province, according to the military, with 105 injuries reported. Philippines rescuers race to find survivors after storm wreaks havoc 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Twenty-two people died in landslides in four villages in central Leyte province, a police official said. World Digest: April 11, 2022 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z One of the worst affected areas was the province of Leyte, where 22 bodies had been retrieved after being buried under a landslide, local authorities in Baybay city said on Monday. Tropical Storm Megi: 25 killed in Philippines tropical storm 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Twenty-two villagers died in landslides in four villages in Baybay city in central Leyte province on Sunday and Monday, city police chief Lt. Heavy rains kill at least 25 people in Philippines 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z General Douglas MacArthur, who had been ordered to leave the islands before their surrender in May 1942, waded ashore at Leyte with his troops. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In the province of Southern Leyte, evacuation centres were also destroyed, said Roger Mercado, acting chief of the public works agency, as he appealed for tents and construction material. Food running out, Philippine typhoon survivors warn 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z As the storm barrelled westward, it hit the large islands of Leyte, Bohol, and Cebu, causing flash flooding after rivers burst their banks. Super typhoon Rai: Philippine tourist island Siargao among areas hit 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z "I was crying because I know the people buried there and I was also scared because there were mountains behind our house," one Leyte resident told news agency AFP. Tropical Storm Megi: 25 killed in Philippines tropical storm 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z He’d been awarded the Navy Cross in World War II for leading a squadron of torpedo bombers that sank a Japanese cruiser in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Perspective | In 1947, a pilot landed on the Sousa Bridge. In 1949, a midair collision killed 55. 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z They took this gamble on October 23, in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Coast guard personnel rescued villagers who were trapped in houses engulfed in rising floodwater, including in Southern Leyte province, where they carried 40 residents, including children, in waist-deep waters to a gymnasium. Storm leaves 3 dead, displaces hundreds in Philippines 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Disaster officials said a 79-year old man from Southern Leyte province in the Philippines was confirmed dead after he was hit by a fallen tree and one person was missing. Pacific Ocean storm intensifies into year's first super typhoon | Reuters Potter and Nimitz, the notorious incident is recounted wherein, in the desperate battles for Leyte Gulf, Nimitz sent a coded message to Adm. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: A memorial that could be the first step of many toward a reckoning 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z “I’m against the mega-projects that affect the people ecologically, economically, culturally and politically,” Leyte said. Mexicans march to protest major infrastructure projects 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z A construction worker on his way home on a motorcycle was hit by a falling tree and died in the port city of Ormoc in Leyte province, police said. Powerful typhoon leaves at least 4 dead in Philippines 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Johnston, according to Admiral Cox, who said both the Johnston and the Hoel performed with extreme heroism during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. U.S. Navy Destroyer Sunk in World War II Is Found 20,000 Feet Under the Sea 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z The Abraham Lincoln, its strike group of ships – which include the guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf and destroyers from Destroyer Squadron 2 -- and combat aircraft have been operating in the Mediterranean Sea recently. Iranian threat that prompted deployment of US carrier, bombers to Middle East ‘is real’, official warns 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z In 1944, the World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf ended in a major Allied victory over Japanese forces, whose naval capabilities were badly crippled. Today in History 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z His grandfather was an admiral in the US navy during the second world war and was in command at the naval battles of Leyte Gulf and Okinawa. John McCain obituary 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z Life in the province had been hard, especially after Typhoon Haiyan battered the region in 2013, killing at least 6,300 people and ravaging much of Leyte. Emaciated by Cancer and Mistaken as a Drug Addict, Filipino Dies in Detention 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z The kamikaze attack during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippines sank the destroyer, killing 22 sailors. Shipwreck from only WWII battle in America found off Alaska 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z The crew of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s research vessel was working round the clock, searching for sunken World War II ships off Leyte Island in the Philippines. On the hunt for sunken ships, Paul Allen’s team captures rare footage of a sixgill shark 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z The storm tore across the wider region on Saturday, including the neighbouring islands of Samar and Leyte, damaging infrastructure and bringing down electricity lines. Landslides hit Philippine towns 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z Leyte lies among the islands of the Eastern Visayas, one of the most deprived parts of the Philippines. The Philippines has the most persistent poverty in South-East Asia 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Walker laughed at the memory of seeing MacArthur come ashore 30 minutes from when they had landed on Leyte Island. World War II, Korean War veteran to lead Veterans Day parade 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z Sunk in a remote area on 30 July 1945, somewhere between Guam and Leyte, she was incredibly hard for the civilian search team, led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, to find. USS Indianapolis's discovery 'offers closure' to survivors - BBC News 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z That night, the ship was headed west to the Leyte Gulf in the Philippines, where she was to join the USS Idaho to prepare for an invasion of Japan. ‘We knew the ship was doomed’: USS Indianapolis survivor recalls four days in shark-filled sea 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z The cruiser was traveling unescorted to Leyte, an island in the Philippines, when it was hit by a torpedo from a Japanese submarine at 12:14 a.m. on July 30. Researchers find wreckage of WWII Navy destroyer Indianapolis, 72 years after it sank 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z He is also a local boy made good: Mr Duterte was born 72 years ago in the town of Maasin in southern Leyte. The Philippines has the most persistent poverty in South-East Asia 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z The Indianapolis, with 1,196 sailors and Marines on board, was sailing the Philippine Sea between Guam and Leyte Gulf when two torpedoes from a Japanese submarine struck just after midnight on July 30, 1945. Researchers find wreckage of WWII-era USS Indianapolis 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z The Indianapolis sank between Guam and Leyte Gulf on July 30, 1945. Researchers find wreckage of WWII-era USS Indianapolis 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z The general landed on Leyte in the Philippines in October 1944, having promised two years earlier to return and push back a Japanese invasion; he also came ashore on Luzon in January 1945. No Rest for a Man, 92, Whose Work Went to the Moon and Back 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z The Leyte mayor was shot dead in his jail cell while awaiting trial on drug charges last November. Duterte Reinstates Cops Who Murdered Philippine Mayor 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z “JACKFRUIT is really good because you can make proper money from it,” confides Dominador Villasis, an elderly farmer whose fields lie near the town of Inopacan on the island of Leyte. The Philippines has the most persistent poverty in South-East Asia 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z A Daily Post-Tribune article about Frank’s brother, Anthony, finding him in the Philippines after landing on Leyte island, recounted some of the hellish experiences of the American soldiers: EXCHANGE: Daughter tries to learn more about veteran dad 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z Claxton in Leyte Gulf, a kamikaze pilot attacked it, seriously damaging the destroyer’s starboard side and killing five men. Bob Cerv, Three-Time Yankee and One-Time All-Star, Dies at 91 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z The wounded were brought to a hospital in Hilongos town in Leyte province following the explosion late Wednesday of what initially appeared to be a cellphone-detonated homemade bomb, regional army spokeswoman 1st Lt. Blast Wounds at Least 23 in the Philippines 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z Cherry Junia says the wounded were brought to a hospital late Wednesday in Hilongos town in Leyte province following the explosion of what initially appeared to be a cellphone-detonated homemade bomb. Philippine blast wounds at least 23 people at boxing match 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z Last week, a town mayor detained for illegal drugs and gun possession was killed by officers in a purported gunbattle in his jail cell in central Leyte province. Speaking out for drug war victims, Filipina goes into hiding 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z “Someone else probably had a more horrifying story than I had,” said Iwuk a naval radio gunner on a torpedo plane who participated in a number of Pacific battles, including the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Mystery surrounding WWII soldier and Nazi banner remains 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z And the coastal terrain in Mexico differs considerably from eastern Leyte Island. Hurricane Patricia Strikes Mexico 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z In other images from across Asia last week, rescuers in the Philippines tried to save passengers from a ferry that capsized in choppy waters off the city of Ormoc on Leyte Island. AP PHOTOS: A selection of our favorite images from Asia last week 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z The ferry was heading for the central islands of Camotes, in Cebu province, to the south-west of Leyte, according to local media reports. Philippines ferry sinking: Kim Nirvana owner on murder charge - BBC News 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z A preliminary investigation points to human error after the wooden hulled ferry made a sharp right turn soon after it left port in Leyte province, south of the capital, Manila. Divers search for missing after Philippine ferry sinks, 38 dead 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z In September, the passenger ferry Maharlika 2 sank off the coast of Leyte, killing three people. Dozens Killed as Ferry Sinks Off Philippines 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Rescuers are in the waters off Ormoc city on Leyte Island looking for 19 people still missing. The Latest on Philippines: US man on board tried to help 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z As McDevitt thumbed through more and more of the letters, he realized that his father had participated in amphibious assaults at Saipan, Palau, Leyte, Luzon and Okinawa. EXCHANGE: Man writes about father’s war experiences 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z Here, Japan’s navy leaders made plans for the fiercest battles, including those of Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima and Okinawa from late 1944 to the war’s end in August 1945. Japan’s secret navy bunker gives glimpse of war’s final days 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z They each enlisted in the Navy and went on to serve in Leyte Gulf - the largest naval battle of World War II. Indiana teenager researches his family military roots 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z The sinking occurred at the outset of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval engagements in history, pitting American and Australian forces against the Japanese. Japanese warship broke up as it sank near Philippines, researchers say 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z The Musashi was sunk at the outset of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history, pitting American and Australian forces against the Japanese. Billionaire Paul Allen and team find sunken Japanese warship off Philippines 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z It was sunk in the lead-up to the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history, pitting American and Australian forces against the Japanese. Billionaire Paul Allen and team find sunken Japanese warship off Philippines 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z US warplanes sank the Musashi on 24 October 1944 during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, believed to be the biggest naval encounter of World War Two in which American and Australian forces defeated the Japanese. WW2 'Japan battleship wreck found' 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z He drew applause when he told them that he had decided to visit the city of 200,000 in the eastern Leyte province in the days immediately after the storm. Storm shortens pope's visit to area hit by 2013 typhoon 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z The weather bureau has raised the storm alert level for Leyte and nearby provinces. POPE WATCH: Stormy weather may cut short Tacloban visit 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z He will visit the central province of Leyte, which is still struggling to recover from Typhoon Haiyan that killed 6,300 people in 2013. Pope arrives in Philippines amid massive security operation 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z He will be in the bustling capital of Manila and fly over the weekend to eastern Leyte province, where he plans to meet survivors of Typhoon Haiyan that devastated entire villages in 2013. Pope Heading to Philippines, Where Adoring Crowds Await 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Leyte province was especially badly affected, and it is there where the Pope will seek to console survivors on Saturday. Ecstatic crowds greet Pope in Manila 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Tropical Storm Mekkhala, packing winds of 62 mph, suspended ferry services to Leyte and stranded thousands of travelers including some who wanted to see the pope. Storm shortens pope's visit to area hit by 2013 typhoon 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Landslides in the central provinces of Samar and Leyte led to the deaths of 29 people alone, the Philippines' Office of Civil Defense said. Philippines flooding 'kills 53' 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Five people died when a mudslide buried a house in Tanauan town in Leyte, the province hardest hit by super typhoon Haiyan which left more than 7,000 dead or missing in November last year. Dozens die as Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines battered by storms 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z Its effects were felt across the central Philippines, including Leyte island and southern Luzon. Typhoon Hagupit leaves 27 dead in Philippines, heads for capital 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z Local government officials and emergency teams from the Red Cross, army and coastguard were on alert for possible swollen rivers, landslides, flash floods, and storm surges, said Roger Mercado, governor of Southern Leyte province. Schools, offices shut as typhoon bears down on Philippines 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Typhoon Haiyan wiped out or damaged practically everything in its path as it swept ashore on Nov. 8, 2013, destroying around 90 percent of the city of Tacloban in Leyte province. Philippines remembers thousands killed a year after typhoon Haiyan 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z Leyte province was already one of the poorest parts of one of the poorest countries in Asia. Still mourning and trying to survive in Tacloban 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Aquino told reporters while in central island of Leyte to commemorate the 70th anniversary of General Douglas MacArthur landing, the start of U.S. liberation of the Philippines in World War Two. Aquino rejects call to annul U.S.-Philippines forces agreement over murder case 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z In the central Philippines, three people died and 113 were rescued when a domestic ferry sank on Saturday after suffering mechanical trouble six miles off San Ricardo in southern Leyte province. Typhoon Kalmaegi heads out of Philippines, cuts power, damages farms 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z Tacloban, the main city on the Philippines' central island of Leyte, was a wasteland after Haiyan destroyed about 80 percent of houses made of light materials, and is slowly returning to life. Nine months on, Philippines plans $3.9-bln effort to relocate typhoon Haiyan victims 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z The storm will pass north of Eastern Samar and Leyte, the provinces worst hit by Haiyan, where some residents are still living in tent cities due to the slow progress in typhoon rebuilding. Philippines evacuates coastal areas as typhoon aims for Manila 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z The other will be on Leyte, an island slammed by typhoon Haiyan in November. Hawaii pol visits Philippines for typhoon relief 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z In the eastern coastal communities of Leyte, tents are pitched atop what was left of homes made of cement. Recovery Remains a Dream in Typhoon-Ravaged Philippines 2014-03-14T14:15:00Z Running water has been restored in some central areas of Tacloban but is still not available across large areas of devastated Leyte and Samar Islands. In Typhoon Area, Kerry Cites Threats of Warming Planet 2013-12-18T09:58:31Z Police also made inquiries and combed the area, but didn't track down any solid leads on his father's whereabouts, Senior Superintendent Brigido Unay, acting provincial director for Leyte Provincial Police, said in an interview later. CSI Philippines-Style: Extreme Typhoon 2013-12-06T08:37:12Z At the Leyte Park Resort Hotel, Mr. Roxas and his small team of government officials gingerly found their way outside and stood, stunned. Typhoon Haiyan: How a Catastrophe Unfolded 2013-11-24T18:04:14Z The country's largest geothermal plant is on Leyte island. Maoist rebels extend truce in Philippine disaster areas 2013-11-24T07:17:13Z Tacloban is situated between the two main provinces of Samar and Leyte, two islands connected by a bridge that withstood the storm and served as a main thoroughfare for the massive influx of emergency relief. Recovery Remains a Dream in Typhoon-Ravaged Philippines 2014-03-14T14:15:00Z Estimates of the death toll have varied widely, and the governor of worst-hit Leyte province said more than 4,000 people could have been killed on the island of Leyte alone. Philippines to split up typhoon relief zone country by country 2013-11-19T05:23:44Z Over the years, Mr. Alonzo became a popular figure in both Samar and Leyte, where he worked his entire police career. CSI Philippines-Style: Extreme Typhoon 2013-12-06T08:37:12Z As Mr. Roxas, the interior secretary, was having a final meeting to discuss storm measures from his team's temporary residence at the hilltop Leyte Park Resort Hotel, the windows blew in. Typhoon Haiyan: How a Catastrophe Unfolded 2013-11-24T18:04:14Z Here, an elderly woman waits for treatment at a hospital in Tanauan town on Leyte. In pictures: Typhoon Haiyan aid stepped up 2013-11-16T18:29:32Z "PEOPLE ARE ANXIOUS" Ormoc, on the west of Leyte, was spared the storm surge. Generators to light streets of Philippine typhoon zone 2013-11-18T06:58:59Z In Cabungaan, a village in the interior of Leyte province's Tanauan district - where as many as 1,200 died - the arrival of a U.S. Villagers Mob U.S. Aid Choppers as Philippine Relief Effort Spreads 2013-11-18T02:15:02.390Z He had confirmed with the Leyte provincial police that Mr. Alonzo was missing, bolstering his belief that Mr. Alonzo was dead. CSI Philippines-Style: Extreme Typhoon 2013-12-06T08:37:12Z In many places, including the mostly flattened city of Tacloban in Leyte province, Masses were held in half-destroyed and flooded churches. Masses held in storm-hit Philippines 2013-11-17T06:10:46Z A survivor walks among the debris of houses destroyed by Super Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban in the eastern Philippine island of Leyte. Veterans and Victims: The Best Pictures of the Week 2013-11-16T11:05:29Z But even one of history's strongest storms is unlikely to dislodge the Romualdez-Marcos clan's sway over Leyte. Captain without a ship - Marcos clan mayor at eye of Philippine storm 2013-11-16T10:07:44Z Even this cathedral in Palo town on Leyte island was not spared. In pictures: Typhoon one week on 2013-11-15T09:13:26Z Many bodies still lying across the islands of Leyte and Samar remain unidentified. Philippines Raises Death Toll From Typhoon 2013-11-15T08:01:38Z The badly damaged islands of Leyte and Samar are largely agricultural, with vast tracts of coconut trees that account for one-sixth of the Philippines' coconut production. After Typhoon, Finding a Ticket Out 2013-11-14T10:35:17Z It hit the coastal Philippine provinces of Leyte and Samar on Friday and swept through six central Philippine islands. Typhoon to cut Philippines growth 2013-11-14T01:42:50Z Hardest-hit Leyte province has only one working airstrip, which is overrun with relief supplies and crowds jostling to evacuate. Monster Typhoon Exposes an Ill-prepared Philippines 2013-11-13T23:15:10.293Z However, a congressman in Leyte told the BBC he believed the government was giving conservative estimates of the death toll "so as not to cause undue alarm". Philippines defends storm response 2013-11-13T13:30:28Z Eight people died on Tuesday as desperate survivors mobbed a government rice warehouse in Alangalang, Leyte, officials said. Storm survivors 'desperate for aid' 2013-11-13T06:32:07Z It tore through the central Philippines on Friday and flattened Tacloban, coastal capital of Leyte province. World Bank May Increase Grants to Poor in Typhoon-hit Philippines 2013-11-12T21:15:02.403Z A man reconstructs his destroyed house in Tacloban, eastern island of Leyte. Pictures: Help on way after typhoon 2013-11-12T15:11:01Z As the surge neared, it was funnelled into the bay between the islands of Leyte and Samar. Ferocious winds drove Tacloban surge 2013-11-11T15:53:50Z They were staying in Beriso Heights, near the devastated city of Tacloban - on the island of Leyte, which bore the brunt of the storm. UK Filipinos search for loved ones 2013-11-12T09:50:53Z In a statement, he said the two worst affected provinces, Leyte and Samar, had suffered massive destruction and loss of life. Race to save typhoon survivors 2013-11-12T03:51:17Z Care International UK Care International UK has a small team already on the ground in the coastal province of Leyte which has been badly affected. UK aid agencies prepare Philippines relief 2013-11-11T19:43:52Z He walked for six hours to the nearest satellite point in Palo Leyte to file a live report describing the destruction. Scrawling messages of survival from Tacloban 2013-11-11T15:23:32Z All over Leyte, the same nightmare is being repeated. Total Devastation After Typhoon 2013-11-11T11:35:27Z Among the worst hit areas is eastern Leyte island and the city of Tacloban where the devastation resembles the aftermath of a tsunami. In pictures: Tacloban in ruins 2013-11-10T08:34:42Z "People are walking like zombies looking for food," said Jenny Chu, a medical student in Leyte. Survivors 'Walk like Zombies' after Philippine Typhoon Kills Estimated 10,000 2013-11-10T17:45:02.010Z The charity has already sent its rapid assessment teams to the affected areas of Samar, Leyte and northern Cabu to provide emergency supplies of water, sanitation and shelter. UK aid agencies prepare Philippines relief 2013-11-11T19:43:52Z Police chief superintendent Elmer Soria said it destroyed 70 to 80 percent of structures in the city of Tacloban, the capital city of the Leyte province, which was hit the hardest. Philippines Copes with Mass Devastation as Vietnam Braces for Haiyan 2013-11-10T15:35:26Z “The sea engulfed Tacloban,” he said, explaining that a major part of the city is surrounded on three sides by the waters between Leyte and Samar islands. Deadly Typhoon Slams the Philippines 2013-11-09T12:35:30Z In the central Philippines, nearly all houses in Tacloban in Leyte province with a population of about 220,000, were toppled and casualties were feared to be massive, a disaster official said. Typhoon Haiyan flattens houses, triggers floods in Philippines; at least four dead 2013-11-09T01:17:00Z Super typhoon Haiyan destroyed about 70 to 80 percent of structures in its path as it tore through Leyte province on Friday, said police chief superintendent Elmer Soria, before weakening and heading west for Vietnam. Survivors 'Walk like Zombies' after Philippine Typhoon Kills Estimated 10,000 2013-11-10T17:45:02.010Z Power and communications in the three large islands of Samar, Leyte and Bohol were almost completely down but authorities promised to restore them within 24 hours. Super typhoon Haiyan slams into Philippines, at least three dead 2013-11-08T11:39:32Z Zumwalt served in destroyers during World War II and was awarded a Bronze Star for valor at the Battle of Leyte Gulf. U.S. Navy’s largest destroyer arrives on time, on budget; named for late admiral 2013-10-20T21:57:37Z Its job done, the warship, with 1,197 men on board, was sailing west towards Leyte in the Philippines when it was attacked. 'You could see the sharks circling' 2013-07-28T23:45:37Z Trained as a radioman, Mr. Sulzberger went through the Leyte and Luzon campaigns in the Philippines, then landed in Japan as a jeep driver at Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s headquarters. Arthur O. Sulzberger, Publisher Who Changed The Times, Dies at 86 2012-09-29T14:28:37Z A radio reporter in Leyte province, near Samar, said people had run out of their homes when the quake struck. Quake of 7.6 Magnitude Strikes off Philippines 2012-08-31T15:45:05.163Z "Our school is now packed with evacuees," an elementary school teacher in Southern Leyte, who gave her name only as Feliza, told a radio station. Super typhoon Haiyan slams into Philippines, at least three dead 2013-11-08T11:39:32Z In imitation of those of Bohol, he raised an insurrection among the Indians in the island of Leyte, so that it became necessary to send a force against them. An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol I (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. 2012-03-01T03:00:24.137Z On Leyte, Bancao was speared in battle, and one of the heathen priests suffered the penalty, prescribed by the Inquisition for heresy—death by burning. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z Certainly from this formidable gathering of notables, it is clear that there was about to take place in Leyte what our friends of the Lambs’ Club in New York would call “An all star performance.” The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z He was one of the photographers who snapped the famous images of Gen. Douglas MacArthur keeping his vow to return to the Philippines by wading ashore during the Leyte landing on Oct. Burt Reinhardt, Ex-CNN President, Is Dead at 91 2011-05-12T01:30:13Z Their latest bulletin said that soldiers and government personnel were evacuating more people in Samar and nearby Leyte island. Philippines floods toll tops 40 2011-01-12T05:05:34Z The bad example of the people of Bohol was followed by those of the island of Leyte, and was fomented by an Indian who was not suspected of disaffection. An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol I (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. 2012-03-01T03:00:24.137Z Three years later, however, the natives of Leyte were again in revolt. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z Leyte was four to five hundred miles from Manila. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z The one-year-old and his five-year-old sister were swept away near St Bernard township on Leyte Island. Weather toll rises in Philippines 2011-01-03T07:02:49Z In Leyte it is stated that it grows in the rice fields along with the rice crop and appreciably diminishes the crop. Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 The rich islands of Leyte and Mindanao contribute practically nothing. The Boys of '98 They had gathered there, either they or their ancestors, from the villages of the same islands, as well as from Zebù, Leyte, and others, to escape the punishment due them for their crimes. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. Samar and Leyte are separated, where nearest together, by a most picturesque winding strait bordered with densely wooded hills. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z He seems to have spent most of his life in the Visayan Islands—Sámar, Cebú, Leyte, etc.—but to have visited most of the peoples in the archipelago at some time or other. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Then come Zebu, Mindanao, Leyte, Samar, and Negros, varying from the above numbers down to fifty thousand. Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers The first islands to revolt were Luzon, Mindanao, and Leyte. The Boys of '98 Leyte is surrounded by many other small islands, both inhabited and desert. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 28 of 55 1637-38 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century This was followed by disorders in all the other large islands of the department, Negros, Panay, Cebu, and Leyte. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z Consequently, they chose as the place for their grave some assigned spot,23 like one old man who lived on the seacoast between Dulac and Abuyog, which is in the island of Leyte. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century As late as February, 1902, an attempt was made to revive the war in Leyte Island. The Philippine Islands It is brought from the vicinity of the volcanoes in Bisayas: the best is said to come from Leyte, which is worth about one and a quarter dollar per pecul. Recollections of Manilla and the Philippines During 1848, 1849 and 1850 This island is the eastern extension of Leyte, being separated from it by a very narrow strait, into which a ship can scarcely enter with the spring tides. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 28 of 55 1637-38 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century And yet it was a matter of common knowledge all over the Visayan Islands that Jaime Veyra, then Governor of Leyte, elected by the people, was one of the most obnoxious anti-Americans in the archipelago. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z The raid of the Mindanao pirates into Leyte. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 25 of 55 1635-36 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century In Leyte Island there were risings of minor importance, instigated by Tagálogs, and chiefly directed against the friars, who were everywhere obnoxious to the people. The Philippine Islands The best hemp comes from Sorsogon and Leyte, and some of the Cebu is also very good. Recollections of Manilla and the Philippines During 1848, 1849 and 1850 The natives, the products of the land, the climate, and other characteristics differ but little from those of the island of Leyte. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 28 of 55 1637-38 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Both the army and constabulary were ordered out in Leyte and a good deal of fighting occurred before order was restored. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z Among these is a relation of the piratical raids of the Moros into Leyte and Panay in 1634; the invaders kill a Jesuit priest. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 25 of 55 1635-36 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century In 1897 a tremendous tidal wave affected the Island of Leyte, causing great destruction of life and property. The Philippine Islands Another rising in Leyte is also put down, and the islands are saved for Spain. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 24 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Opposite the village of Leyte in this island is another small island called Panamao, which has no people, but wild boars and other kinds of game, besides excellent woods for shipbuilding. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 28 of 55 1637-38 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century True, the peace certificate does not ignore the Leyte outbreak. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z Leyte is thickly settled; it may have a population of fourteen or fifteen thousand Indians, ten thousand of whom pay tribute because that has been a people hard to conquer. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 05 of 55 1582-1583 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century For it includes the islands of Leyte, Samar, and Ibabao,18 where the fathers of the Society are carrying on their missions. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. However, it was not sufficient to deter the natives of Leyte from likewise trying their fortune, which resulted as ill to them as to the natives of Bohol. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 24 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Residence of Dulac Part of the island of Leyte and part of that of Ybabao—on that side where those two islands almost join—have four fathers and two brethren in charge. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 17 of 55 1609-1616 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Hence also the seething state of sedition which smouldered in the Visayan Islands in 1906, punctuated by the outbreak in Leyte of that year. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z About three leagues farther east lies the island of Baybay, or Leyte, as it is also called. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 05 of 55 1582-1583 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century Petition for a grant to the Jesuit seminary in Leyte. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 14 of 55 1606-1609 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century In this tour our fathers were honored by his being their guest in the island of Leyte—over which he journeyed on foot, although seventy years of age. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 13 of 55 1604-1605 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century The Jesuits extend their labors to Leyte, which island is described by Chirino; he praises the hospitality and fraternal feeling which prevail among its people. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 12 of 55 1601-1604 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century He said he was very glad I had spoken, because he was expecting a proposal by wireless from the young Sultana-elect of Leyte. The Younger Set Farther to the north-northeast of this island of Leyte lies the island of Masbate, which is about thirty leagues in circumference, and six leagues wide. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 05 of 55 1582-1583 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century On January 18, 1607, the request of the Jesuits for confirmation of a grant in aid of their seminary for the Indians in Leyte is approved by the royal council. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 14 of 55 1606-1609 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century They secure the good-will of hostile natives, quell a threatened revolt among those of Leyte, and reclaim certain outlaws and bandits. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 13 of 55 1604-1605 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century In the islands where our humble Society of Jesus teaches, they caused great loss; and during the past month they attacked Leyte, and captured two of our religious, and more than eight hundred natives besides. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 12 of 55 1601-1604 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century There was that last bitter quarrel—the night you left for Leyte after the dance. The Younger Set The island of Leyte is considered the centre of all the islands mentioned above, because they all lie in its neighborhood. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 05 of 55 1582-1583 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century In the districts of Calamianes and Leyte are eight infantrymen, whose pay amounts to five hundred and seventy-six pesos. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 14 of 55 1606-1609 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Agurto undertook a visitation in Leyte and Samar, but could not complete it on account of those islands being invaded by pirates from Mindanao. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 11 of 55 1599-1602 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century I am writing also to say that the fathers of the Society of Jesus have taken under their charge the island of Leyte, one of the Pintados, which has hitherto had no instruction. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 09 of 55 1593-1597 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century The island of Leyte The island of Leyte is thirty leagues south of Cubu. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 07 of 55 1588-1591 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century It is doubtless the Limasaua of the present day, off the south point of Leyte. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 02 of 55 1521-1569 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century Montero y Vidal says that the island first to receive the name was Leyte. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 01 of 55 1493-1529 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century The rumors of the occurrence of this metal in Panay and Leyte have failed of verification. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 06 of 55 1583-1588 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century The island of Leyte lies in the same southern region. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 09 of 55 1593-1597 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century The gold is reported on Luzon, coal and petroleum on Cebu and Iloilo, and sulphur on Leyte. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient On February 27, that officer reported that in his opinion Iloilo, Capiz, Oriental Negros and Occidental Negros were ready; that Antique might be in a few days, and that Cebú, Bohol and Leyte were not. The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) The best cacao of the Philippines is produced in the small Island of Maripipi, which lies to the north-west of Leyte; and it is difficult to obtain, the entire crop generally being long bespoke. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes The landing of our troops on Leyte was the largest amphibious operation thus far conducted in the Pacific. State of the Union Address In evidence of former volcanic activity are the abundant deposits of sulphur on the island of Leyte, the hot springs in various localities, and the earthquakes which occasionally bring death and destruction. The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire Also a native priest, Señor Pascual Reyes, has arrived here from Cebú, and says that in Leyte General Lucban is committing many abuses and that Colonel Mójica is only a mere figurehead. The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) General MacArthur and his entire staff were captured before March 2, 1900, according to a letter sent to General Moxica of Leyte on that date. The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) The seven next largest islands are Palawan, Samar, Panay, Mindoro, Leyte, Negros, and Cebu; of which the first measures about two hundred and fifty, and the last about one hundred square miles. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes General MacArthur immediately informed the Joint Chiefs of Staff here in Washington that he was prepared to initiate plans for an attack on Leyte in October. State of the Union Address The climate of Samar and Leyte appears to be very healthy on the coasts; in fact, to be the best of all the islands of the archipelago. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes It is questionable whether the sea anywhere washes over a spot of such peculiar beauty as the narrow strait which divides Samar from Leyte. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes About the time that trouble ended in Samar it began in Leyte. The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) On another occasion the crew made a descent upon a hamlet on the north-western coast of Leyte to purchase provisions. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes At Guiuan I embarked on board an inconveniently cranky, open boat, which was provided with an awning only three feet square, for Tacloban, the chief town of Leyte. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes There are no markets in Samar and Leyte; so that whoever wishes to buy seeks what he requires in the houses, and in like manner the seller offers his goods. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes In the Island of Leyte, abundance of sulphur is met with, and from thence the gunpowder works of Manila are supplied at very reasonable prices. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes No leader on either island is known to have communicated with any leader on the other; no fanatical follower ever left Samar for Leyte or Leyte for Samar so far as we are informed. The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) It is separated on the south by the small strait of San Juanico from the island of Leyte, with which it was formerly united into one province. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes The inhabitants of Samar and Leyte, who are at once idler and filthier than those of Luzon, seem to be as much behind the Bicols as the latter are behind the Tagalogs. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes Great purity of manners seems to prevail on the north and west coasts, but not on the east coast, nor in Leyte. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes Of this, however, the smelters at Leyte made no mention, and they even had no apparatus for the purpose, while their sulphur was of a pure yellow color. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes A detachment, marching through Leyte, found an American who had disappeared a short time before crucified, head down. The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) In front of the southern edge of the bay, and to the south-west, many small islands and wooded rocks are visible, with the mountains of Leyte in the high-ground, constituting an ever-shifting series of views. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes Then come Cebu, Mindanao, Leyte, Samar, and Negros, varying from the above numbers down to fifty thousand. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes |
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