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Tacloban

American  
[tah-kloh-bahn] / tɑˈkloʊ bɑn /

noun

  1. a seaport on NE Leyte, in the central Philippines.


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Organisers had warned him to cancel the 2015 open air mass in Tacloban as the weather had worsened.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

Baluyut and Leano’s group has since expanded to include chapters in Tacloban, Davao, Surigao del Sur, Iligan, Zamboanga and the couple’s base in Los Baños, roughly 30 miles south of Manila.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2022

But over time, authorities built dwellings for up to 16,000 families in several locations, including the Tacloban North community.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022

She also depicts the aftermath of natural disasters, as in an extraordinary picture of a woman giving birth by the roadside near Tacloban, the Philippines, in the wake of a devastating typhoon.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2022

At Guiuan I embarked on board an inconveniently cranky, open boat, which was provided with an awning only three feet square, for Tacloban, the chief town of Leyte.

From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Craig, Austin

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