Tacloban City has grown from a small fishing barrio of Basey to a bustling, growing center of commerce and industry, into probably the first most important city in Eastern Visayas.
Ang syudad ng Tacloban ay lumaki sa isang baryo ng Basey at hanggang sa naging sentro ng komersyo at industry, ito na marahil ang unang pinaka-importanting syudad sa Eastern Visayas.