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Anthony Bourdain

Southern Leyte, Philippines

Southern Leyte (Cebuano:Habagatang Leyte) is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Maasin City is the capital of the province. Southern Leyte was once a sub-province of Leyte before it was divided from the latter. Southern Leyte includes Limasawa, an island to the south where the first Roman Catholic Mass was held and considered to be the birthplace of Catholicism in the Philippines.

The province ranks as the second least populated in the region. According to the 2010 census, the province has a population of 399,137.

Southern Leyte's geological features created several issues in the province after the flooding of the Subangdaku River and the 2006 mudslide in Guinsaugon. Organizations warned the province it was susceptible to natural occurrences like landslides andfloods

Maasin City ( Capital )

Maasin, officially the City of Maasin or simply Maasin City, is the capital city of Southern Leyte, Philippines. A fourth class city with 70 barangays, it is located on the western part of the province with land area of 21,171 hectares (52,310 acres).[2] According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 81,250.[3]

Maasin City is the commercial and religious center of Southern Leyte and the southwestern part of Leyte Island. On August 10, 2000, Maasin was converted into a city.[4] The Diocese of Maasin was founded on August 14, 1968.

Padre Burgos Southern Leyte

Padre Burgos is a fifth class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 10,525 people.[3]

Padre Burgos is named after the priest Padre Jose Burgos of the Gomburza priest martyrs. The town being surrounded by Sogod Bay in the East, Padre Burgos was once called "Tamulayag", a vernacular slang which means "Let's go fishing". Thus, the town's main livelihood is fishing.

Macrohon Southern Leyte

Macrohon is a fourth class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 25,386 people.

The Municipality of Macrohon has a total land area of 12,639.47 hectares (31,232.8 acres). Of this area, 12,338.08 hectares or 97.61% is occupied by the 27 barangays, with Cambaro having the biggest area. About 301.39 hectares (2.38%) is occupied by the Poblacion, composed of three barangays namely Sto. Rosario, San Vicente (Pob.) and Sta. Cruz. Rivers and creeks cross Macrohon; the most prominent ones are the Amparo River and Villa Jacinta River. Along the seacoast are coral reef and sand beaches.

Malitbog Southern Leyte

Malitbog is a fourth class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 22,009 people.

The municipality is located in Region VIII, specifically in the southern part of Leyte Island. It is situated along the coast of Sogod Bay and is bounded on the northwest by the municipalities of Macrohon and Maasin City, the capital town of the province ofSouthern Leyte, on the northeast by the municipality of Tomas Oppus and on the south by the municipality of Padre Burgos. It is two 228 kilometres (142 mi) away from Tacloban City, the regional center of Region VIII. It can be reached by bus and other public utility vehicles and privately owned ones with a travel time of one (1) hour to and from Maasin City and forty five (45) minutes to Sogod.

Tomas Uppos Southern Leyte

Tomas Oppus is a fifth class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2010 census it has a population of 15,807 people

Bontoc Southern Leyte

Bontoc is a fourth class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 28,079 people.[3]

The town is home to the Bontoc Campus of the Southern Leyte State University, which offers agricultural and industrial courses.

The town celebrates their fiesta in honor of the Holy Child Jesus. The Ulang Festival, held annually on January 15, is celebrated by colorful participants dancing in honor of the icon of the Señor Santo Niño (Holy Child Jesus). Some devotees to the Señor Santo Niño said that it can performed miracles that can heal sickness of those who touches the said icon.

Sogod Southern Leyte

Sogod (pronounced [ˈsuɡud]), officially the Municipality of Sogod, is a second class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines.[1] Founded in the early 1600s, Sogod became a regular municipality on June 10, 1853. The name of the municipality originated from the Cebuano word, sogod, meaning "to start". Sogod was one of the few indigenous settlements onLeyte Island during the pre-Hispanic era.

Having a total land area of 192.7 square kilometers, Sogod is the second largest municipality in the province. According to the 2010 National Statistics Office (NSO) census, it has a population of 41,411 inhabitants

Libagon Southern Leyte

Libagon is a fifth class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 14,352 people.[3] It is the home the province's frontier mountain, Mount Patag Daku.

Libagon celebrates its town fiesta every 8th day of December, the feast of Immaculate Concepcion. Another fiesta that is celebrated by the Libagonians is the feast of the Virgin of Mount Carmel every July 16.

The people's main sources of income are copra, abaca, farming, and fishing.