A land stands at its high grounds of unique features and stories that is situated at an altitude 11 meters above sea level beside the bay facing west is Philippines’ very own “City of Beautiful People”, Ormoc City.

It is an autonomous and the first largest city in the Province of Leyte as far back as the 16th century that was originally called “Ogmok”, an ancient Visayan term which means lowland or depressed plain, which was stuck and finally evolved to “Ormoc”.

Meanwhile, fiestas have been an essential part of the social life of Catholic Philippines and every town has their patron saint whose feast day is celebrated every year same with Ormoc that the colourful annual city fiesta is distinguished during the 28th and 29th day of June called the “Tugob Festival”.

In recent times, the festival was renamed to “Pina festival” to celebrate the bountiful harvest of the product of distinction for the City from which you can see a parade of street dancer in their colorful costumes.

Behind these descriptions, the people of the town was once shattered by two destructive calamities—typhoon Uring that claimed 8,000 lives in 1991 and typhoon Yolanda that was labelled as the greatest debacle in 2013 but the locals are more determined on rebuilding their hopes rather than losing it.

Subsequently, evident are the progress of the town as they became the center of commerce and industry.

Ormocanons may experience down-falls or they may be tested with struggles but they will never bend down for it is on the threshold of regaining its past glory.