Tacloban City Tourism Website

Alodia Gosiengfiao judges the first Cosplay competition in Region 8

admin — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 02:11:12 +0000

A year has passed since Club 65hundred has started to give the best party destination that Taclobanons have ever seen. As it celebrates its first anniversary, Club 65hundred and 5th Elements Productions have created the very first “Animaze! Cosplay Competition 2011” in Region VIII.

The competition is open to all individuals (no age limit), under three different categories: Male Individual, Female Individual, and Group (consists of three to six members).
The Cosplay Queen of the Philippines Alodia Gosiengfiao along with her sister Ashley Gosiengfiao joins as special guests and judges in the said competition that would surely hype all the Anime fanatics in the region.

Cosplay, short for “costume play”, is a type of art performance in which participants wear costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea. Characters are often drawn from popular fiction in Japan, but recent trends have also included American cartoons and Sci-Fi characters.

“Animaze! Cosplay Competition 2011” will be held on September 10, 2011 at the Leyte Park CCB Gym, 6 PM. For more information about the competition, interested parties can visit and like our Facevook page at www.facebook.com/animazetac1.

Tacloban Welcome Arc

admin — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 02:26:37 +0000

Around the City

admin — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 02:25:23 +0000

San Juanico Bridge

jeremiah — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:25:03 +0000

San Juanico Bridge, about 15 minutes away north of Tacloban City,

is a 2.16-kilometer long S-shaped span connecting the islands of Leyte and Samar.

Calvary Hill

jeremiah — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:14:05 +0000

Overlooking the city and San Juanico Strait, Calvary Hill, is where

larger-than-life statues of Jesus Christ and other personages, in tableaux, depicting

Christ’s sacrifice and suffrings.

Boy Scout Monument

jeremiah — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:09:12 +0000

Erected in 1941, right in the center of the Fatima Village round about stands a

life-size statue of the world’s first Boy Scout Monument in human form.

Tacloban City Convention Center

jeremiah — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:02:03 +0000

New to the city skyline is the Tacloban City Convention Center.

Popularly known as the astrodome, i is the venue of the basketball tourneys and

other sporting activities, concerts and other big gatherings.

Sto. Niño Shrine and Heritage Museum

jeremiah — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:50:37 +0000

Built from 1979 to 1981, the Sto. Nino Shrine and Heritage Museum is a showcase of Filipino ingenuity.

On Display are collection of art objects, priceless furniture’s, fine porcelain, ivory

sculptures of local and foreign origin.

People’s Center and Library

jeremiah — Tue, 31 May 2011 03:34:49 +0000

Along Real street is the People’s Center and Library. It house volumes of books from the

US, Europe and other countries. It is often visited by local students as well as researchers

coming from other parts of the Philippines.

Philippine-Japan Commemorative Peace Park

jeremiah — Tue, 31 May 2011 03:28:04 +0000

The Philippine-Japan Commemorative Peace Park is a stone’s throw away from the City Hall.

It was donated by the Tokyo Survivors Association on honor of soldier and

paramilitary personnel who perished in WWII.