REGION 8

(Eastern Visayas)
 San Juanico Bridge
“Most Beautifully Designed and Longest Bridge in the
Philippines".
REGION 8
 Cultural Groups
The Waray-Warays

Region 8 is inhabited by the Waray-Warays.

EASTERN SAMAR
• “The Land of Good Harbors”
• Eastern Samar was the first area of the Philippines sighted by Magellan on
March 18, 1521.
• Its capital is the city of Borongan
AMANDARAGA WATERFALLS
in Lawaan
HOMONHON ISLAND
PADUL-ONG HOMONHON LANDING
FESTIVAL FESTIVAL
BINAGOL PINATO
LEYTE PROVINCE
• The historical name of the Philippines, "Las Islas Felipenas", used to
refer to the islands of Leyte and Samar only, until it was adopted to
refer to the entire archipelago.
• The province is the site of the largest geothermal plant in Asia,
making it one of the resource-rich provinces of the Philippines.
• Its capital is the city of Tacloban.
MacArthur Landing Memorial
National Park
LAKE DANAO
PINTADOS- KASADYAAN FESTIVAL
PASAKA FESTIVAL
Vacuum Fried
Jackfruit BUKAYO
BILIRAN
PROVINCE
• is an island province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas
region (Region VIII). Biliran is one of the country's smallest and
newest provinces.
• Guinness Book of World Records listed Biliran as the source of the
world's Sweetest Water.
• Its capital is the municipality of Naval on the western coast of the
island.
SAMBAWAN ISLAND
Mainit Hot Spring
ULAN-ULAN WATERFALLS
in Caibiran
HUDYAKA BAGASUMBOL
FESTIVAL FESTIVAL
Smoked Fish
Tinapa SUMAN BILIRAN
 SOUTHERN LEYTE
• Southern Leyte comprised the third congressional district Leyte until
it was made into an independent province in 1959.
• Southern Leyte includes Limasawa, an island to the south where the
first Roman Catholic Mass in Philippine soil is believed to have taken
place and thus considered to be the birthplace of Roman Catholicism
in the Philippines.
• Its capital is the Maasin City.
Monte Cueva Shrine
TANGKAAN
BEACH LIMASAWA ISLAND
WAWA-BRIDGE AJONAY FESTIVAL
SUMAN-LATIK ROSCAS
 SAMAR PROVINCE
• Samar is connected to the island of Leyte via the San Juanico Bridge.
• Catbalogan City, is the capital of the province of Samar, Philippines.
SOHOTON CAVES
TARANGBAN FALLS CALICOAN ISLAND
PAHOY-PAHOY
FESTIVAL KARABAW FESTIVAL
PUDPOD CORIOSO
NORTHERN
SAMAR
• Its capital is Catarman
• Hidden paradise of Visayas.
BUSAY FALLS
PANINIRONGAN BEACH
BANKATON EMBAJADA
FESTIVAL FESTIVAL
KAMUNTAHA KARE-KARE
 Illuminado Francisco
Lucente Alvarado

His most famous work is the “Hihaga” was his famous

“An Iroy Nga Tuna” work.