REGION 8 Eastern Visayas

• Region 8 has 6 main islands, 6 provinces, 1 independent city, and 1 highly urbanized city.
• Region 8 capital - Tacloban City
• Region 8 total population - 4,547,150
• Region 8 has a total of 4,390 barangay
• in March 1521, Ferdinand Magellan reached the shores of Homonhon
• in March 31, 1521, Magellan sailed to Limasawa to celebrate the first catholic mass in the country.
• in October 1944, allied forces led by General Douglas McArthur landed the shores of Palo and Tacloban.
• Northern Samar was initially part of the larger province of Samar until it was officially separated and established as a distinct province on June 19, 1965 through the Republic Act No. 4221