Old Leyte Provincial Capitol (Tacloban City)

Philippines / Eastern Visayas / San Antonio / Tacloban City / Sen. Enage St., 34
 palace, capitol building, presidential palace, 1907_construction

The Leyte Provincial Capitol is located at the corner of Sen. Enage Street and Magsaysay Boulevard, Tacloban City. Built in 1907, it is the seat of the provincial government of Leyte. It was also the seat of the Commonwealth Government of the Philippines when President Sergio Osmeña, Sr. came in 1944 with the WW II Liberation Forces. A viewing of murals depicting of the First Christian Mass in the Orient is on the wall of the left building and General Douglas MacArthur’s Landing is on the right wall building.
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Coordinates:   11°15'1"N   125°0'14"E
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