Talk:Tacloban

message: One of Tacloban's strongest selling suit is the fact that the schools located in the city are considered some of the best within the region and the country overall. The student population of the city is approximately 41,000. Some of the schools of the city are the University of the Philippines Visayas-Tacloban College (UPVTC), University of the Philippines School of Health Sciences, St. Scholastica's College of Health Sciences(SSCHS), Philippine Science High School,Remedios Trinidad Romualdez Medical Foundation(RTRMF), Eastern Visayas State University, Leyte National High School, Leyte Normal University, Eastern Visayas College Preparatory School [EVCPS],Sto. Niño SPED Center[SNSC],St. Therese Educational Center of Leyte [STECL],Sacred Heart College [SHC],Liceo del Verbo Divino [LVD] formerly called Divine Word University [DWU],ST. Paul's Business School [SPBS], National Maritime Polytechnic, among others.
I replaced the following with pictures
Historical Sites
*Provincial Capitol of Leyte
*Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport
*Tacloban City Hall
*San Pedro Bay
*Price Mansion (CAP Building)
*Redoña Residence
*Madonna of Japan
Places of Interest
*Sto. Niño Shrine and Heritage Museum
*People's Center And Library
*San Juanico Bridge
*The Crucified Christ
*San Juanico Strait
*Family Park
*Sto. Niño Church
*Rizal Plaza (Rizal Park)
*RTR Plaza
Malls and Shopping Centers
*Gaisano Capital Tacloban
*Gaisano Central Tacloban
*Gaisano Capital Real
*Dynasty Square
*Kevin's
*Robinsons Place Tacloban
*Robinsons North Tacloban
JinJian (talk) 12:31, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

message: This article is so dry. I studied in a college there so I know Tacloban is a small but beautiful city and it has more to offer aside from those written in this article. Could somebody from Tacloban please contribute more information and  some scenic pictures of Tacloban? Bornok 20 07:32, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: MORE OF TACLOBAN, PLEASE!

message: *Asia Stars Hotel
*Baluarte Beach Resort
*Casa Anson
*Casa de Tacloban
*Casa Real
*Five Stars Hotel
*Golden Key Inn
*Hotel Alejandro
*Hotel D' Angelo
*La Rica Hotel
*Leyte Park Resort Hotel
*LNU House
*Manhattan Inn
*Primrose Hotel
*Quarter House Pensione
*Rosevenil Pensionne
*Tacloban Plaza Hotel
*Vic-Mar Beach Resort
*Villa Jessica
*Village Town House
*Welcome Home Pensione
=== Shopping Area ===
*Asia Trading Supermarket and Department Store
*Dynasty Square
*Gaisano Supermarket
*Highway Supermart
*Robinsons ( future mall of the City )
and many more..
=== Restaurants and Cafe ===
*Bo's cafe
*Gloria Jean's Coffee
*Giuseppe's Restaurant
*Leyte Park Floating Restaurant
*Ocho's Seafood Restaurant
*Tempura Haus
*Luck 6 seafood restaurant
*Stephanie's Smokehaus
*Barrio Fiesta Restaurant
*San Pedro Bay reataurant
*many more to choose!
=== Fastfood stores ===
*McDonalds
*Mister Donuts  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.212.66.202 (talk) 04:40, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Accommodation 

message: *McDonalds
*Mister Donuts  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.212.66.202 (talk) 04:40, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fastfood stores 

message: *Smart Wireless Communication
*Globe Telecom
*Eastern Visayas Telecommunication (EVTELCO)
*Bayantel
==== Television Networks ==== 
*Sarraga Integrated & Management Corporation (ABC affiliated station) Channel 4 
*ABS-CBN Channel 2 
*National Broadcasting Network Channel 8 
*GMA Network Channel 10 
*Studio 23 Channel 24 
*ACQ-Kingdom Broadcasting Network Channel 40
Reason: WP:NOT#GUIDE and WP:NOT#DIR. Thank you. --βritand&βeyonce (talk•contribs)  07:16, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Telecommunications 

message: *Sarraga Integrated & Management Corporation (ABC affiliated station) Channel 4 
*ABS-CBN Channel 2 
*National Broadcasting Network Channel 8 
*GMA Network Channel 10 
*Studio 23 Channel 24 
*ACQ-Kingdom Broadcasting Network Channel 40
Reason: WP:NOT#GUIDE and WP:NOT#DIR. Thank you. --βritand&βeyonce (talk•contribs)  07:16, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Television Networks 

message: This is article is loaded with pictures in relation to Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival and Sangyaw Festival; should we create a separate article for such festivals??? Kevin (talk) 10:20, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes.  The article should be splitted so that the cultural festivals will have their own articles distinct from the host city.  Other articles regarding the host city in the Philippines and cultural festivals have been splitted or were created separately.
# Cebu City ---> Sinulog
# Iloilo City ---> Dinagyang
# Davao City ---> Kadayawan
# Bacolod City ---> Masskara
# Baguio City ---> Panagbenga Festival   --Dihamsal (talk) 00:05, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Pictures/Splitting

message: Hi.  The cultural traditions part of the article is relatively long compared to other aspects of the city.  I have not completely eliminated the cultural references but rather direct the readers into the new articles Pintados-Kasadyaan and Sangyaw.  These two festivals are distinct from each other.
:These cultural festivals are only celebrated two days in a year and form only a fraction of the over-all culture of its inhabitants.  These festivals actually include participants from other cities and municipalities as well.  While worth mentioning in the article of Tacloban regarding these festivals, it does not warrant writing full articles regarding these festivals inside the article of the host city.  
::Right now these two articles may be stubs they will hopefully grow into full articles just like the other Philippine festivals.   Other articles for similar festivals and host cities in the Philippines are separated as mentioned in Talk:Tacloban City.  Proper labelling for splitting has been done as provided for Wikipedia:Splitting#Procedure. 
If there is any copyright violation despite the reference [The text about Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License.], I already corrected it in Pintados-Kasadyaan article.  Please see revision history of Pintados-Kasadyaan regarding the tagging and removal of copy violations.  I hope the issue will be resolved soon.  Feel free to discuss things with me especially with regards to my compliance of Wikipedia policies.  Thanks  CC:User talk:Drmies#Tacloban--Dihamsal (talk) 05:51, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The listing has come due at WP:CP, and I see it's already completed. Thanks for clearing out the section. :) I've added the  template to this page just to help avoid inadvertent restoration. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 15:11, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Pintados-Kasadyaan/Sangyaw

message: Hi! I just removed the following from main article and transferred it to here.
:"And Tacloban is one of the less poverty rate cities in the Philippines." 
::I'm from Tacloban and I agree with your statement.  However please see WP:BURDEN.  Thanks --Dihamsal (talk) 22:27, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Economy

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thread_title:  Copyright problem removed 

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message: There is a rather fine looking building on the corner of Romualdez and del Pilar streets.  It is completely lacking in any name plate outside.  It must have been spectacular in its day, but looking a bit sad and lost now.  Anyone know what it is, what's its name, original function, etc.?  
PS best restaurant I've been to in Phils is Ocho in Senator Enage st.
John of Cromer in China (talk) mytime= Mon 23:30, wikitime=  15:30, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: The name of the building is Eye Referral Center.  It was an eye clinic.  --JinJian (talk) 08:10, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

text: Maybe it is now, but I'm sure that's not what it was built for.  In fact  tells us:
<quote>PCGG set to repossess sequestered properties
 
Tacloban City - Mayor Alfredo "Bejo" Romualdez may have to give up some sequestered properties in his possession in favor of the Presidential Commission on Good Government.
 
A top official of the PCGG regional office identified these sequestered properties as the Eye Referral Center Building, the residential "Green House" and several warehouses, all located in this city.
 
"There is a big possibility that these properties will be returned to the control of the PCCG," the PCGG official, who requested anonymity, said.
 
He pointed out that this is because the new PCGG chairman, Haydee Yorac, is serious in the PCGG's sequestration drive on all assets and properties considered to be ill-gotten wealth of the Marcoses.
 
"In fact," he said, "next month an inventory of all the sequestered properties will be conducted by the central office."
 
He said now that the PCGG is under the helm of Yorac, these "missing" sequestered properties will be returned to the control and management of the PCGG.
 
It was learned from this PCGG official that the imposing Eye Referral Center, the residential Green House and ten warehouses were included in the original sequestration order.
 
"But for unknown reason, these properties disappeared from the list of the original sequestration order," he added.
 
These properties, along with other identified assets by the Marcoses and Romualdezes here in Leyte, were sequestered by the national government in 1986 as all were considered to be part of the ill-gotten wealth of the Marcoses.
 
Also for unknown reason, the previous administrators of the PCGG regional PCGG office did not make any effort to restore the two properties from the sequestration order.
 
The four-story Eye Referral Center, which is located right at the downtown section of the city, was one of the last properties constructed by the Romualdezes here in Tacloban City prior to 1986.
 
It was used for various purposes in which at one time, it was the site of a rural bank owned by the city mayor, and the popular boutique owned by former actress Cristina Gonzales who is the wife of then Rep. Alfred Romualdez.
 
The Green House, on the other hand, is located within the streets of Burgos-Juan Luna here in the city and is now occupied by a close ally, Atty. Arturo Bayaya.
 
Bayaya's occupation of the Green House was contested by the PCGG, but the court has yet to decide.
 
It can be recalled the PCGG central office in Manila had earlier ordered Bayaya to vacate the Green House, but he did not comply.
 
The row of warehouses located in Tarcela Street are now under lease with different local Chinese traders.
 
Mayor Romualdez, when asked for comment, refused to give any statement except by saying that these cases are all pending in court.
 
Meanwhile, it was learned from this PCGG official that out of the original 79 religious icons placed at the Santo Niño Shrine, only 47 icons remain in that place. "Some of them were either taken by Ma'am (Imelda Romualdez-Marcos) or as a result of some robberies," he said.</quote>
John of Cromer in China Philippines (talk) mytime= Mon 19:53, wikitime=  11:53, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is this building? 

message: Wikipedia is supposed to present encyclopedic articles.  A lot of this article reads like a tourist travel guide.  It needs a lot of judicious editing.  See also WP:Puffery
John of Cromer in China Philippines (talk) mytime= Thu 11:26, wikitime=  03:26, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not a travel brochure 

message: "...damages are estimated to be in the billions"
Please place the currency in addition to the much needed citation.GuyHimGuy (talk) 23:33, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added a reference from the article Typhoon Haiyan and the exact amount in both Philippine pesos and United States dollars. --AmaryllisGardener (talk) 20:32, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clarification needed 

message: I think we should add the pronunciation of Tacloban.  How about tah KLOH bahn?  If you're like me, you wouldn't know where the accent fell.  --71.163.153.146 (talk) 01:20, 11 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Christopher Sundita has added this English pronunciation in IPA to the article: /təkˈloʊbɒn/. They also added the Waray-Waray and Tagalog pronunciation as /takˈloban/. --AmaryllisGardener (talk) 20:10, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronunciation 

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message: We know that Tacloban was named after a snail, Taklobo? ACQ322Acuity (answer me) 09:52, 10 March 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tacloban was said to be named after Taklobo a snail 

message: The list of barangays should be tabulated by number & name. See list of barangays in Caloocan. This list may help. ASTIG😎 (ICE T • ICE CUBE) 04:48, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re: Barangay List 

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message: Why on earth is Tagalog listed as a native language not just for Tacloban, but for pretty much every city and municipality in Visayas? Tagalog is taught in schools, but definitely NOT a native language in Visayas. WTF?
Visayans even have a reputation for speaking English better/more frequently than we speak Tagalog. Antuwanga (talk) 21:41, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tagalog as a native language?