TACLOBAN CONVENTION CENTER

TCCC or the Tacloban City Convention Center which can accommodate upto 5000 individuals is located at REAL STREET, KANKABATO bay. this is made for cultural events, conventions, local affairs, concerts and basketball tournaments.

the dome is the biggest indoor venue in the region. part of the city government's project which is to be proud of by all taclobanons. the whole area is being fenced.

every morning at around 4:30 am to 8:00pm are free fresh place for morning exercises. free TAEBO for all health-consciousTACLOBANONS. and you could jog around the dome and it's little baywalk which has length of an approximately 100meters. there is also a gym in one of the stalls of TCCC second floor.

at night, are free open house movie where you could watch while sitting on you car or on the benches built in the whole area.

outside astrodome are bars and restaurant. when the sun sets in, the whole area is lighted with inviting colors and sounds. office workers, students are all welcome to join the party. different kind of party-gig-services are being offered, from a coffee-shop to a disco bar while taking in the fresh breeze from KANKABATO bay. no worries on troubles because police forces are in the whole area.

but the most exciting dates to be watched for are within may-july. the wide vacant space is for rent by the city government set for barbecue kiosks and beer stands with tables facing a fancy stage where local bands play.

on it's left side is the SAGKAHAN BAY WALK facing the DZR airport. there you could enjoy walking or jogging with someone or have a nice view of the dome. the benches also invites you to sit and fell the cold breeze of the bay. at night, you could stay there and enjoy star gazing, or meet the sun rise. there you could also have picnic with your family.

another must see place at night. TACLOBAN is best visited FRIDAY or SATURDAY and wear that funky disco clothes. enjoy the music, the lights and the drinks.

TALLEST BRIDGE IN THE COUNTRY

AGAS-AGAS BRIDGE SOUTHERN LEYTE
The Agas-Agas Bridge in Brgy. Kahupian, Sogod, Southern Leyte – the country’s newest tourism attraction – was formally inaugurated last August 09, 2009 with Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and the Japanese Ambassador to Manila, Makoto Katsura, leading the affair.

The bridge, touted to be the tallest in the country at a height of 75m, was constructed at a cost of PhP1.024B funded by the national government with funding assistance from the government of Japan thru the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

The bridge serves as a vital link between Luzon and Mindanao through the Liloan ferry terminal in Southern Leyte providing a safe, stable link to the landslide-prone Agas-agas area traversing the Mahaplag, Leyte to Sogod, Southern Leyte section of the Maharlika Highway. Its completion along the mountainous terrain will make the road section passable to all vehicular traffic at all times even during bad weather. The opening of the bridge cuts down travel time by one and a half hours from Tacloban to Liloan and vice versa.

Aside from motoring convenience, the modern bridge construction which straddles two mountains at a high elevation and a length of 350 meters has provided the region with good tourism potentials for extreme sports enthusiasts.

Built amidst the panoramic natural beauty of the mountains and rivers surrounding the area, plans are already afoot for the construction of facilities for extreme sports activities such as bungee jumping 30 stories down, rope jumping, rappelling, a zip line and para-gliding, among others.

Photos taken Saturday, August 08, before its formal opening to the public.

LONGEST BRIDGE IN PHILIPPINES THAT CONNECT SAMAR AND LEYTE

SAN JUANICO BRIDGE

The San Juanico Bridge, part of the Pan-Philippine Highway, stretches fromSamar 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),^[1] 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^[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.^[1] Construction commenced in 1969 over
San Juanico Strait from Cabalawan, Tacloban City to the municipality of Santa Rita, Samar,
with completion in 1973.^[3]

The bridge was then named as Marcos Bridge after the era that was built upon. It was said to
have been presented as a Gift and "Testimonial of Love" by the Philippine President
Ferdinand Marcos to the first lady, Imelda, a native of Leyte.

The Candaba Viaduct of Pampanga 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.^[4]