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Leyte

NOUN
  1. a battle in World War II; the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; the battle marked first use of kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese

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  • The governor of Leyte island blamed the government for failing to impose a total logging ban.
  • Farther to the north-northeast of this island of Leyte lies the island of Masbate, which is about thirty leagues in circumference, and six leagues wide. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 05 of 55 1582-1583 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing
  • UPDATE: Oscar Penaranda also notes that "prau" a prau can be a womb as how his mother carried him during WWII as they fled Manila to return to their home in the Island of Leyte, as well as that "prau" is the provenance, according to folktale, of Princess Urduha's historical and original name. Archive 2007-02-01
  • Two guided missile cruisers, the USS Leyte Gulf and the USS Vella Gulf, a destroyer, the USS Peterson, all set to return to Norfolk and then there's an oiler, which is support ship as well for the battle group, the USS Detroit, which will return to the Earle Naval Weapons Stations in New Jersey. CNN Transcript Mar 27, 2002
  • In a press release of Philippine Information Agency, the surrenderee was identified as communist terrorist Michael Meñoza Aligato aka Neil or Ben, a native of Barangay Sagkahan, Kananga, Leyte, First Lieutenant Gabriel Aranez, spokesman of the 19th Infantry Battalion. Philippines Social Integration Program draws insurgents back into folds of law
  • Yesterday in leyte an earthquake accured and unfortunately cebu's power supply was harmed or something, causes us no power for 3 days or maybe even a week, only night is where we have electricity, but luckily a typhoon signal no. 1 is happening now so it wouldnt be so hot in the afternoo, so that leaves us to no water, no electricity, and no fun Powerless cebu :(
  • The governor of Leyte island blamed the government for failing to impose a total logging ban.
  • Aquino on Nov. 7 declared a state of calamity in Leyte Province.
  • The completion and inauguration of the Naval Port Development Project would see a boost in the economic activity and tourism in the capital town of Naval in Biliran Province and will strengthen the links between the provinces of Masbate, Leyte, Cebua, Samar, Surigao and to other Strong Republic Nautical Highway Eastern Seaboard. Arroyo unveils marker of P52.7 Million Port Development Project
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