Maasin City's on-going commercial and residential developments
Development, Investment & Retirement in Southern Leyte
Welcome to Maasin City, the capital of Southern Leyte and the rest of the green province! Through these colorful pictures, we hope to portray and share with you the best description and impression for the travelers, tourists, developers, investors and/or retirees who are seeking for the ideal haven to take a vacation, hold and attend a conference or meeting, tour and pursue adventure trips in a tropical, ecological and historical island province. A couple from Western Europe rode their bicycles from Luzon down to the Visayas (including Southern Leyte) and Mindanao provinces, for example.
As a founding member of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Philippines' economy grew by 7.3% last year as measured in Gross Domestic Product, the highest in 24 years. The GDP was achieved due to the high foreign trade and the presidential election spending of last year. It was in 1986 that the Philippine economy performed strongly after the first People's Power revolution had toppled a former president who managed to stay in power for over two decades. "The strong economic growth came during a period of peaceful political transition for the Philippines as [former Senator Benigno S.] Aquino easily won the presidential elections in May last year to succeed former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as the nation's leader. Year-on-year comparison showed that GDP for 2010 grew by leaps and bounds as against the dismal 0.9 percent GDP performance in 2009, the country's lowest in 11 years as the Philippines struggled amid the global financial crisis."
The economic crisis in one of the APEC members across east of the Pacific Ocean calls for the Philippines to monitor and do something constructively and positively with regards to the latest unemployment reports in the United States of America in which there are more than four million Filipino-American citizens and permanent residents. The national jobless rate in the U.S.A. as of January 2011 is shocking: "Looking at the unadjusted data, the unemployment rate jumps to 17.3 percent for January 2011, not the 9.0 percent originally reported in the monthly BLS unemployment rate release." Corsi added, "Clearly the Obama administration will do anything possible
-- including manipulating data -- to avoid having to admit to the American public that after having spent billions in stimulus funds and trillions in deficits, unemployment in the United States for January 2011 was 17.3 percent." Moreover, there are millions of "baby boomers" and retirees living in the APEC and non-member economies who are seeking for a warmer or tropical "paradise" to retire and continue to live with comfort, dignity and hospitality the rest of their lifetimes.
Our truly green province is the ideal destination for would-be retirees and you to take a vacation, to tour, explore, to hold and attend a conference or meeting, to conduct feasible business projects, and to live breathing the fresh air, seeing the green vegetation and feeling the warm hospitality and weather each day throughout the year! The Koreans are the top tourists in the Philippines followed by the Americans, Japanese, Chinese and those from Hong Kong, Australians, Taiwanese, Singaporeans, Canadians and British visitors (the past 6 months from January to June 2010).
Thus, we would like to present to you the landscape and scenic photography about the on-going economic, travel or tourism developments and the ideal locations for you to consider investing in our tropical island. No doubt, you could also shot, produce and direct your on-site or location commercials, TV shows and programs, and movies for the national and international viewers. Leyte island, composed of the Province of Leyte and the Province of Southern Leyte, is one of the top historical and ecological islands in the Republic of the Philippines.
Maasin City Seaport
Maasin Seaport and the city
Maasin City reclamation projects
Maasin City Public Market & Bus Terminal
One of 5 or more first-class buses departing daily from Maasin City to Metro Manila and vice versa
Villa Romana Hotel & Kinamot sa Abgao Restaurant
Villa Romana Hotel & Kinamot sa Abgao Restaurant
Maasin City and farther to the southeast are Macrohon and Limasawa (island), Southern Leyte
Kinamot sa Pugaling Restaurant
Sogod & its bay, Southern Leyte
Ferry from Liloan, Southern Leyte to Lipata, Surigao del Norte
San Ricardo Ferry Terminal, So. Leyte to Lipata, Surigao del Norte
Right now from the coast of Maasin City to Silago, to San Ricardo and Limasawa in Southern Leyte, there are hundreds of available agricultural and real estate lands which the developers, investors and retirees can build their tropical business establishments, ideal vacation homes and retirement communities. Being located in East Central Philippines in which few cities and many towns are just less than a kilometer to the foothills, both Leyte provinces are the logical and strategic sites for some companies, distributors, industries, manufacturers, organizations, and other establishments to relocate from the very low elevation in Metro Manila. They need to relocate so as to avoid suffering again, again, and again from the next heavy rains and floods which hit Metro Manila numerous times in the past months and years. Some of the available and safe properties are elevated several feet above the sea level which are very advantageous when, not if, the high sea water occurs or rises someday due to the continuing melting of the ice in the North Pole and South Pole, and the increasing numbers of reclamation projects in many countries such as Holland, Dubai, United States, Philippines and other countries.
If you search Maasin City using the Google Earth, you will notice that Maasin City is the most strategic site for the famous Costco or Sam's Club in the U.S.A., for example, to open a Philippine subsidiary. They have tremendous business opportunites to provide and serve the wholesale buyers in East Central Visayas and from the northern cities in Mindanao, if or when the fast passenger hovercraft transportation is established. Also, to save time for the travelers from Iligan City, Ozamiz City, Oroquieta City, Dapitan and other big cities and towns in northwestern Mindanao that are going to Metro Manila, the passengers on hovercraft can fast speed to Maasin City. From Maasin's big and clean bus station, they can transfer to the 5 or more modern and fully air-con buses which are the least expensive means to travel by land to Metro Manila. The buses from Maasin City to Metro Manila run daily via Leyte's capital, Tacloban City, then they continue to travel through the entire Samar Island up to its northernmost point. Then they cross by ferry to Albay in Southern Luzon and continue their trip until they arrive at the Pasay or Cubao bus stations in Metro Manila.
Any group, organization and anyone who is a developer, investor or retiree, before you invest or plan to retire anywhere in the green Leyte, green Limasawa and green Panaon islands, we highly suggest that you first Visit Southern Leyte. Most importantly, we recommend that you visit the very historical, ecological and scenic Limasawa island in Southern Leyte and Gen. Macarthur Landing Memorial in northern Leyte. The officials and employees of our local government agencies, the students of high schools and colleges and the residents of Southern Leyte volunteered to plant millions of trees, and they still plant the different varieties of trees on special occasions.
If or when you like our hospitable and peaceful province and our well-known ecological environment with millions of trees, we have our reliable and experienced contacts who can assist you with your travel, building plan and general construction. In developing our self-sustainable community, province and hopefully throughout Region 8, we are going to emulate the excellent examples of the present and future Denmark! Our contacts have so many years of experience in building residential, commercial and government infrastructures. Furthermore, we can assist or help you with your pertinent questions on development, investment and retirement especially in Southern Leyte.
Where else can you find the world's 3rd largest English-speaking country and a haven for comfort, dignity and natural hospitality? Please read the maps, directions and other related information from the Australian, Canadian, U.K., U.S. and other foreign embassies in Metro Manila before you visit, tour or take a vacation, and to invest or retire in Southern Leyte. If or when you need additional information, feel free to contact us or the Trip Advisor. The 7th Millennium Community is one of the top reliable and trusted sources of general information in the country! Please contact now your favorite international airlines or your travel agencies, and make your reservation to travel in the Philippines!
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