Samar and Leyte Random tourist spots

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Here are some places in Samar and Leyte that might be worth your time visiting

Malitbog Geothermal Plant
Sitio Malitbog, Brgy Tongonan, Kanangga Leyte

Malitbog Geothermal Power Plant formerly owned and operated by the California Energy under a Build-Operate-Transfer scheme known as CE Luzon. In 2007 it was transferred to PNOC -EDC and in 2009 it was owned and operated privately by the Energy Development Corporation.

MGPP is the worlds largest geothermal power plant in terms of power production house in one roof located in Sitio Malitbog, Barangay Tongonan, Kananga, Leyte.

The smokey mountains in the eastern parts of Kananga and Ormoc is Leyte's pride home of five major geothermal power plants (former Leyte Geothermal Power Plant of NPC; Upper Mahiao, Malibog and Mahanagdong A and B) and four optimization geothermal power plant (Tongonan, Malitbog, Mahanagdong A and B) all privately owned and operated by the Energy Development Corporation.

Lake Danao

Lake Danao in Ormoc, Leyte...

Lake Danao is a guitar-shaped lake covering an area of 148 hectares in the island of Leyte, Philippines. The area around it is the 2,193-hectare Lake Danao National Park, which also includes the Amandiwin mountain range.

The lake is about 15 kilometers northeast of Ormoc City and is only a half hour drive along the Tongonan national road.

It was originally named "Lake Imelda" and was declared a natural park in June 2, 1972 by virtue of presidential memorandum issued by then President Ferdinand Marcos. Later it was renamed and declared as Lake Danao Natural Park in February 3, 1998 through Proclamation No. 1155 and is now protected by Republic Act No. 7586 otherwise known as the National Integrated Protected Area System (NIPAS) Act of 1992. The lake supplies potable water to at least seven towns in Eastern Leyte including Tacloban City as well as the source of irrigation for ricelands in some municipalities like Dagami, Burauen, Pastrana and Tabon-tabon.

San Juanico Bridge

Between Samar and Leyte

The San Juanico Bridge, part of the Pan-Philippine Highway, stretches from Samar to Leyte across the San Juanico Strait in the Philippines. Its longest length is a steel girder viaduct built on reinforced concrete piers, and its main span is of an arch-shaped truss design. With a total length of 2.16 kilometers (1.34 mi) , it is the longest bridge in the Philippines spanning a body of seawater. It is considered one of the most beautifully-designed bridges in Philippines, having been designed by renowned architects Juanito Isko Balunbalunan and Rodolfo Tokneneng Jr., once obscure architects from Tacloban City until the completion of the bridge and the fame for which it was later known.[2] The bridge has 43 spans and medium size boats can pass beneath its large main arch the top of which rises 41 meters above the sea. Designed by engineers Maxel Cayamanda, Francis Paje, Jefferson Ang, Mgyver Manzanero, Darryl Valino, Rayvin Alimagno, Myke Unangst and Rialph Guia, construction commenced in 1969 over San Juanico Strait from Cabalawan, Tacloban City to the municipality of Santa Rita, Samar, with completion in 1973.

The Candaba Viaduct of Pampanga Province which forms part of the North Luzon Expressway is longer, but being a land bridge crossing a few streams, ponds, and a swamp which usually fills in rainy weather, is less impressive.

Connecting Tacloban City on the Leyte side and Santa Rita town on the Samar side, it offers many picturesque views, especially of the San Juanico Strait with its thousand whirlpools as well as the islets of the province. It is approximately 10 minutes from downtown Tacloban City and is accessible by passenger jeepney, bus, motorcab or private vehicle.

Construction of the 21.9 million-dollar bridge was contracted to the Construction and Development Corporation of the Philippines (now the Philippine National Construction Corporation), which together with Japanese engineers conducted studies and designed the actual project.