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  Leyte
The province of Leyte is one of the six provinces of Eastern Visayas Region in Central Philippines.
Carigara Bay bound it on the north, San Juanico Strait and Leyte Gulf in the east, Visayas Sea and Ormoc Sea in the west, and the province of Southern Leyte in the south.
Leyte is a showcase of rich history and culture set in an unspoiled environment of natural beauty and rustic elegance.
darfu8.tripod.com /rp_leyte.htm   (1586 words)

  
 Leyte: Dagami
Dagami was one of the early mission stations established by the Jesuits on Leyte island in 1595.
In 1655, Dagami was raised to the status of residence until a fire destroyed the parochial house, after which the residence was transferred to Palo.
Huerta attributes the Dagami church, a structure of stone and brick, to the Jesuits.
www.admu.edu.ph /offices/mirlab/panublion/r8_dagami.html   (269 words)

  
 Municipality of Dagami   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dagami is relatively a fifth class municipality, which merely depends its development on agriculture.
It is lying along the ranges of the famous mountain “Amandewing” which is bounded in the north by the municipality of Pastrana, on the northwest by Albuera, on the south by Burauen, on the east by the towns of Tabon - Tabon and Tanauan.
It has a total land area of 20,125.8 hectares whose location is thirty — two kilometers (32) south of the city of Tacloban and fourteen kilometers (14) directly from the Leyte Gulf otherwise known as the seashore of Tanauan Leyte.
elgu.ncc.gov.ph /ecommunity/dagami-leyte   (126 words)

  
 Leyte Province Region Visayas
Leyte has a population of 1,572,000 in Tacloban City (the capital), Ormoc City, and forty-four towns.
It was on Leyte that Gen. Douglas MacArthur returned to the Philippines in 1944, accompanied by President Sergio Osmeña and Gen. Carlos P. Romolo of the Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands.
Hill 120 on Leyte, where American soldiers raised the Stars and Stripes less than two hours after their landing, is a memorial to the victors in that war, one of many.
www.kykofc.com /kentucky/koc_sites/int/Philippines/leyte.htm   (215 words)

  
 Leyte
One of the larger islands of the Philippine archipelago, Leyte extends 110 miles from north to south and ranges between 15 and 50 miles in width.
Preliminary operations for the Leyte invasion began at dawn on 17 October with minesweeping operations and the movement of the 6th Rangers toward three small islands in Leyte Gulf.
Meanwhile, on the west side of Leyte, the XXIV Corps received welcome reinforcements on 7 December with the landing of the 77th Infantry Division, commanded by Maj. Gen.
www.army.mil /cmh-pg/brochures/leyte/leyte.htm   (9348 words)

  
 G.R. No. 79497
The Police Logbook of Dagami, Leyte was presented in Court by the defense thru Pat.
After he came home from the police station at about 1:00 o'clock in the afternoon of April 15, 1985, his wife related to him that she was also raped by the six accused the night before.
Minok immediately went back to the police station in Dagami, to report the rape against his wife but he did not know if his additional report was entered in the Police Log Book.
www.lawphil.net /judjuris/juri1991/feb1991/gr_79497_1991.html   (1485 words)

  
 HyperWar: US Army in WWII: Leyte: The Return to the Philippines [Chapter 7]
The defenders were to inflict as many casualties as possible upon the invaders and also to prevent them from using the Leyte airfields, but the decisive battle for the Philippines would be fought on Luzon.
The part of Leyte Valley where the Americans hoped air and supply bases could be developed is a broad and level plain inside a quadrangle formed by the main roads linking Tanauan, Dulag, Burauen and Dagami.
The 16th Engineer Regiment (less three platoons) was to be prepared to demolish the roads connecting Dagami and Burauen and those connecting Dagami and Tanauan, in order to check the advance of American tanks.
www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USA/USA-P-Return/USA-P-Return-7.html   (8787 words)

  
 LEYTE WARTIME TALES REFUSE TO DIE
Leyte was the site of one, if not the biggest aerial, sea and land battles during the Second World War.
In fact, it is said that the guerrillas in Leyte paved the way for the return of General MacArthur to fulfill his "I Shall Return" promise.
One of Kangleon's field commanders was Maj. Alejandro Balderian, a native of Dagami, Leyte and a law graduate of the University of Manila, who headed the guerrilla group in northern Leyte.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/771675/posts   (3047 words)

  
 Leonard Brostrom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Citation: He was a rifleman with an assault platoon, which ran into powerful resistance near Dagami, Leyte, Philippine Islands, on 28 October 1944.
From pillboxes, trenches, and spider holes, so well camouflaged that they could be detected at no more than 20 yards, the enemy poured machinegun and rifle fire, causing severe casualties in the platoon.
Brostrom died while being carried from the battlefield, but his intrepidity and unhesitating willingness to sacrifice himself in a l-man attack against overwhelming odds enabled his company to reorganize against attack, and annihilate the entire enemy position.
www.preston.k12.id.us /phs/alumni/leonardbrostrom.htm   (275 words)

  
 A Call to Save Samar and Leyte's Biodiversity
A coalition of environmental NGOs, local government officials, church and civic organizations plus many concerned individuals are working to stop this event, which they fear will destroy one of the last areas of virgin rainforest in the Philippines.
The islands of Samar and Leyte contain the remaining extensive tracts of old growth forests in eastern Visayas.
While the Filipino is known for his hospitality and friendliness, we do not take kindly to disrespect, and while we are known to be non-confrontational, we are not afraid to institute the appropriate legal actions and initiate advocacy campaigns in defense of the environment of the islands of Samar and Leyte.
www.philsol.nl /B99/Elf-mar99.htm   (2138 words)

  
 G.R. No. 66508   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Accused Pablo Gonzales, who pleaded guilty to and was convicted of the lesser offense of homicide, chose to withdraw his appeal.
According to him, he was in his house at Barangay Pandan, Burauen, Leyte, when the crime was perpetrated.
The Court believes, and so rules, that the alibi theorized upon by appellant is unavailing because he failed to show convincingly that his presence at the locus criminis was physically impossible.
www.lawphil.net /judjuris/juri1999/nov1999/gr_66508_1999.html   (2661 words)

  
 Leyte
In 1700, Palompon, reputedly named after a clump of mangrove that protected the shore of this western Leyte town, was founded as a mission by the Jesuits.
Biliran, an island off the northern coast of Leyte, was a mission of the Jesuits.
In 1712, Biliran became a town but obtained permission to establish a parish on 22 February 1782.
www.admu.edu.ph /offices/mirlab/panublion/r8_leyte2.html   (969 words)

  
 Dagami, Leyte - Wikipedia
An Dagami usa ka ika-upat nga klase nga munisipyo o bungto ha probinsya han Leyte ha Sinirangan nga Kabisay-an nga rehiyon han Pilipinas.
Sumala han 2000 census, an Dagami mayda populasyon nga 29,240 ka tawo ha 5,776 nga panimalay.
An Dagami mayda kaunman kag lima (65) nga baranggay.
war.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dagami,_Leyte   (68 words)

  
 WWII_A-F
Place and date: Over Borneo and Leyte, 10 October to 15 November 1944.
Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action above and beyond the call of duty in the Southwest Pacific area from 10 October to 15 November 1944.
Though assigned to duty as gunnery instructor and neither required nor expected to perform combat duty, Maj. Bong voluntarily and at his own urgent request engaged in repeated combat missions, including unusually hazardous sorties over Balikpapan, Borneo, and in the Leyte area of the Philippines.
www.jrotc.org /WWII_AF.htm   (21487 words)

  
 Philippine News -- Manila Standard Today -- Waray-Waray gang head collared -- june28_2006
A week after the National Bureau of Investigation agents hauled in three members of the Waray-Waray kidnap-for-ransom gang, the leader himself was captured in San Mateo Rizal.
Nestor Mantaring presented Noel Enacmal, 29, a native of Jaro, Leyte, who was arrested Monday at his residence in Barangay Mali.
Lasala said his whereabouts were traced with last week’s arrest of his cohorts identified as Andres Lucero, 35, a native of Dagami, Leyte; Fromencio Enacmal, 27, from Jaro, Leyte, both residing at Genes Street, Rosario Village, Rosario, Pasig City; and Gualberto Castillaja, 55, a native of Pastrana, Leyte, now residing at Paliparan, Dasmariñas, Cavite.
www.manilastandardtoday.com /?page=police03_june28_2006   (362 words)

  
 Passé or Not, there is no way to the next generation but the CHILDREN
Nenita M. Talavera, Head Teacher of Barangay Cabuloran Elementary School in Dagami Leyte, very well appreciated the supply of 5 sacks of rice every month from the start of the next school year embedded in the amount of more or less P55 thousand pesos as sustaining fund for the program.
For their part, the parents of the 186 pupils will supply vegetables from their backyard gardens and they will help cook the food and assist the teachers during the feeding sessions.
Mesa National High School in Dagami Leyte, has brought delight not only to the principal Mr.
www.samarnews.com /news2006/apr/f620.htm   (716 words)

  
 S&T Media Service - DOST establishes makapuno nursery in Leyte   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Not all coconut trees bear the high-valued makapuno – the most sought- after coconut delicacy and largely used in making sweet preserves and ice cream.
This reality prompted the Department of Science and Technology through its sectoral council, the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD) to fund the establishment of a 0.8 ha of makapuno seedling nursery in Dagami, Leyte.
The project establishes a tissue culture laboratory equipped with modern facilities to mass propagate makapuno seedlings under controlled condition.
www.dost.gov.ph /media/print.php?sid=231   (468 words)

  
 Citations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Place and date: Dagami, Leyte, Philippine Islands, 28 October 1944.
Citation: He was an automatic rifleman on 28 October 1944, in the attack on Dagami Leyte, Philippine Islands.
A heavily fortified enemy position consisting of pillboxes and supporting trenches held up the advance of his company.
www.wainwright.army.mil /172_SBCT/1_17IN/pages/citations.html   (2570 words)

  
 Land Administration and Management Project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Linked to strong industry and professional associations, this system can be used to effectively illustrate how pre-employment and post employment study can strengthen service delivery to the critical stakeholders.
Majority of the participants came from the university tertiary education and training sector, they are University of the Philippines, FEATI University, Leyte State University, Leyte Institute of Technology, Pamantasan ng Araullo, Northern Mindanao State Institute of Science and Technology and Marikina Institute of Science and Technology.
The Land Administration and Management Project (LAMP) held a consultative meeting for the proposed LAMP II with the Municipal Chief Executives covered by the Leyte Province on July 27, 2004 at Ritz Tower de Leyte, Tacloban City.
www.phil-lamp.org /resources_newsletter2.htm   (1837 words)

  
 People vs Sioc Jr : 66508 : November 24, 1999 : J. Purisima : Third Division   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
dated November 21, 1983 of Branch XV, of the Regional Trial Court, Palo, Leyte, convicting him of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.
“x x x at around 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon of May 13, 1983 he was at home in Barangay Pandang (sic), Burauen, Leyte with his wife who has just delivered a child and Pablito Cuyo who massaged his daughter who had fallen from the stairs.
The distance between Barangay Balatson, where the victim was killed, and Barangay Pandan where accused-appellant resides, does not discount the presence of the latter at the scene of the crime, considering that Pandan and Balatson are neighboring Barangays of Burauen, Leyte.
www.supremecourt.gov.ph /jurisprudence/1999/nov99/66508.htm   (2741 words)

  
 A never-ending debate over Bisaya or Tagalog as RP language
At left is a bound typescript of the Vocabulario de la Lengua Bisaya by Father Mateo Sanchez, SJ, completed in Dagami, Leyte, around 1616 and published in Manila in 1711.
The earliest to take a position was Jesuit Fr.
Pedro Chirino, who was among the first missionaries of his order to serve in Leyte and in the Tagalog areas.
www.geocities.com /rolborr/vinlanguage.html   (960 words)

  
 PHNE: Hometown and Community News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
LEYTE: 2 WINNING BETS KILLED BEFORE ASSUMING OFFICE
- (STAR) Tacloban City vice mayor-elect Cesar Almen and Dagami, Leyte councilor-elect Orlando Cabidog were shot dead before they could assume office.
Almen was shot from behind at dusk on June 13 in front of three witnesses.
www.newsflash.org /2001/06/ht/ht001827.htm   (153 words)

  
 American WWII Orphans Network
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Place of death: Dagami, Leyte, P.I. KIA - GSW - Head
Searching for infor on brother and uncle killed at Leyete October 28 1944 17th infantry regiment 7th infantry division
www.awon.org /discus/messages/10/296.html   (540 words)

  
 Hexapedia - Dagami, Leyte (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
During World War II, Japanese soldiers established a camp in the barangay (or village) of Hilabago, Dagami at the residence of Mrs.
The owner of the house went into hiding when the Japanese soldiers captured the area.
American soldiers captured the camp shortly after the Japanese soldiers fled into the mountains bordering the towns of Dagami and Ormoc City and built fox holes in the area.
www.hexafind.com.cob-web.org:8888 /encyclopedia/Dagami   (285 words)

  
 2003 Return to the Philippines Tour   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Group in Front of 96th Infantry Division Veterans Memorial Library at Dagami,
John Baran and Wife at Dagami Hights Battleground Looking at Japanese Under-
Part of Tour Group at 12" Mortar of
www.96th-infantry-division.com /events/return_2003/return_2003.htm   (120 words)

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