Silago, Southern Leyte
It used to be the farthest, most remote, end-of-the-road town of the southern part of the island of Leyte. Billboards along the highway face south towards Hinunangan, Southern Leyte where the main traffic used to come from for decades.
But with the construction of the Abuyog-Silago road, things suddenly turned around 180 degrees. What used to be a 7 to 9 hour trip from Tacloban City has been cut down to 2 hours! And billboards being put up along the highway now face towards north to welcome motorists from Tacloban.
The municipality of Silago, classified as a 5th class municipality, is a coastal town located in the northeastern side of the province of Southern Leyte. It is bounded in the north by Abuyog, Leyte; in the east by Leyte Gulf and the islands of Homonhon and Dinagat; in the west by Sogod and Mahaplag, Leyte; and in the south by Hinunangan. Its land area extends from the shoreline towards the hinterlands up the southern slope of Mt. Nacolot.
Silago, originally a barrio of Hinunangan, has been awarded as the cleanest and greenest town in Region 8. It’s also been cited for its reforestation efforts – one of the region’s best.
Lanang River, above, up in the Silago mountains.
The welcome sign at the boundary of Silago and Hinunangan. This one still faces south welcoming motorists from Hinunangan.
San Pedro and San Pablo islands as viewed from Silago.
The bridge after Silago town-proper as one drives towards Hinunangan, Southern Leyte.
Below, the view from the bridge (is it Silago River? I am not sure.)
The Silago Church
Above, the town plaza.
View my earlier post containing photos taken of Silago entitled, Birthday Thoughts
I love this site. I’m really looking forward to visiting Leyte later this year. I spent a few months in Siquijor last year and really loved the feel of the place; everyone was so friendly in the Philippines. This time I want to explore Leyte. The airport in Tacloban sounds great; hope I’d be able to land there one day! I am looking forward to visiting a friend in Hilongos. I will be coming back to this site often to keep updated on what’s happening there.
Have a great day from… grey, cold, wet London.
Hehehe Yesterday, I had a photoshoot of Taclobanons now based in London. They came home to Tacloban to wed. Ain’t that great?!
great site mate! im stuck here in australia making enough to come back for a stay. i camped out on the beach at silago with my wife and our 6 month old son. we slept in a tent next to our beat up old multicab 6 months ago. i really loved it there and hope the place doesnt become overpriced by too many foreigners moving there. (like i would love to do!).hope to be back there in about a months time…kindest regards and God Bless you all!
philby and emelynski!!!!!
please don’t develop or overdevelop these part of south leyte…
thanks, philby & emelynski!
Amen to that, Michael. Except for developments addressing basic needs of the populace
Nice photos!
i love silago! it’s my mom’s hometown and i spent a lot of my summers there when i was a kid. beautiful place. i haven’t been back for a while, though. but i’m planning to visit next year, this time with my husband. i hope it’s still the same placid and clean place as it used to be 10 years ago.
like ansel adams or andre kertesz. you are very talented…
Thanks, Mikhael
Who’s the mayor of this town? He deserves a good pat in the back for doing a job exceptionally well done. I’ve been to Silago. It’s very clean, very quiet and I love the beautiful beaches.
I love Silago very much. It’s nice, they have clean beaches. I’ll be there soon. We have a house in one of the barrios called Sap-ang. And we’re building a hotel and restaurant called Palm Beach Hotel Pub and Restaurant… hope to see you soon, mga kababayan!
It’s my girlfriend’s place… whenever she tells some stories about her hometown I just don’t mind… but as I have seen this in this website, it’s no wonder why many tourists are yearning to visit this place. So do I…
My mother is from Silago, So. Leyte. We used to visit there when we were kids. Hope I could visit Sap-ang again.
I was born in Brgy. Sudmon, Silago, So. Leyte and my family is there – “Tambule’s Residence.” I got married in that Parish church to my American husband Mr. McCann in 2005. I just moved here to California, USA on August, 2008 with our son named Aidan Marshall McCann. We miss Silago very, very much specially my family who still live there in Brgy. Sudmon. The beaches are wonderful, the water so clean and the people there are friendly (and very talkative hehehe). Me and my husband like to have a carabao butchered for a party and invite lots of people… I miss it all….
Hotel and Restaurant coming soon in Sap-ang Silago So. Leyte
Silago visitors can now stay at the Silago Tourist Inn, right at the heart of town center. Very reasonable rates for everyone to enjoy. It’s even got a cafe and a day spa, aircon and fan rooms, free breakfast!
Hello Joan, I am glad that you haven’t forgetten our motherland, Philippines, especially your hometown Silago… It’s me, Patrick de la Cruz… your cousin’s (Jocelyn “Len2″ Tomol-Vasquez-dela cruz) husband. I am definitely agree with your comments here. I really miss my son, Tristan de la Cruz, now in the custody of my in-laws. I came here to Dubai for my son’s future and to help our fellow ka-Barrio Sudmon. Gusto ko rin makatulong sa abot ng aking makakaya lalo na sa higit na nangangaiilangan. Miss you all.
hi to all silagonian blood
Hello to my kababayan in Sudmon, isa sa mga barrio ng “The Greenest & Cleanest Municipality of Southern Leyte.” Hello to my son, Tristan Jon de la Cruz, to Tatay Constancio Vasquez & Nanay Marta Tomol, also to Mana Cresilda & Manoy Julie Macion. To my wife’s cousins & relatives there – kumusta! To the mayor – good luck and keep up the good work! Miss you all!
first time in silago in the summer of 1993. i was 17 years old when my mother went to her home town after more than 2o years. fond memories of that rock island seen from the beach, with sea snakes on it. now my mom and grandmother have a nice size vacation house right next to the beach. just down the street from the town center, across from the karaoke bar near the beach. most of the family is along the main road in tabuk. i will be there in april 09. also in cebu where i married my beautiful wife. cant wait for the balut and red horse.
nami-miss ko ‘tong place na ‘to when i was studying in high school at silago, lalo na yung mga barkadas ko, batch 2002.
To all the Silagonhon – you did a great job in preserving the natural wonders of our beloved town. We hope that we can visit soon, especially at Brgy. Sudmon.
Hello to all Silagonhon! Nakakamiss ang lugar na yan! Kahit hindi ako nakapunta dyan, alam ko still malinis at maganda pa rin ang mga natural places dyan.
Hello to all my cousins there in Kanipaan Silago! I know you have contributed a lot in maintaining the clean and green program! Hi to Mama Topie, Papa Rufino, Mama Neneng, Nanay Totang, Cynthia, Jun2, Carlo, Lito, Angeline and to all my relatives in Hinundayan.
Hope I can visit there soon…
Hello to all the Silagonhon! I love that town, my husband and I will be retiring there soon. Can’t wait to settle down where I grew up with lots of good memories, the beautiful town, “Siloago…” I will be there in October 09 and I will see you all. Hi to Yuci, Arthur, Bambi, Soling… Let’s hobog na! I will bring the pina colada and margarita’s. Tagay na ta, Yuci hope you make it para completo ang group…he he he…
Thank you so much guys for having this web site. Yes! No place like my home town – I really love it, especially the tuba nga way tungog unja bag-ong dawat. To all Silagonhon based overseas, there’s plenty of reason for you to really miss Silago.