Asian Development Foundation College Leyte Progressive High School CIE British School Tacloban Colegio De La Salle Fondation de Tacloban, Inc. Dr. Vicente Orestes Romualdez Educational Foundation (College of Law) JE Mondejar Foundation College Leyte Colleges National Maritime Polytechnic Remedios Trinidad Romualdez Medical Foundation Sacred Heart College of Tacloban St. Scholastica's College, Tacloban (currently located in nearby Palo, Leyte) St. Benedict College of Tacloban, Inc. Liceo del Verbo Divino (formerly "Divine Word University of Tacloban") St. Therese Educational Center of Leyte (STECL) St. Therese Christian Development Center Foundation, Inc. (STCDCFI) St. Therese Educational Foundation of Tacloban, Inc. (STEFTI) Saint Arnold Janssen College of Tacloban, Inc. Sister cities International Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan Notable personalities Merlie Alunan - poet; instructor Gina Apostol - writer Norberto Castillo - 91st Rector Magnificus of the University of Santo Tomas Andres Centino - 57th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Kim Chiu - Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Winner; television and movie star Dennis Daa - professional basketball player Dino Daa - professional basketball player Bullet Dumas - indie and contemporary folk singer-songwriter Karla Estrada - actress and singer Ted Failon - news anchor; TV and radio personality Jose Mari Gonzales - actor; father of Cristina Gonzales-Romualdez Ruby Ibarra - Filipina-American rapper Iluminado Lucente - the "grand old man of Waray letters"; poet, playwright, and mayor of Tacloban Carlo Francisco Manatad - filmmarker and editor Dan Palami - businessman; manager of Philippine Azkals Rudy Robles - actor Benjamin Romualdez - former governor of Leyte; former ambassador to the US, China and Saudi Arabia Cristina Romualdez - former actress and former mayor of Tacloban City Ferdinand Martin Romualdez - representative of the 1st District of Leyte; speaker of the House of Representatives Imelda Romualdez-Marcos - Former First Lady and former Representative for Leyte's 1st District Lou Salvador - basketball player References External links Official website [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code] Typhoon Haiyan appears to be the deadliest natural disaster on record Official Website of the Provincial Government of Leyte 1770 establishments in the Philippines Cities in Leyte (province) Highly urbanized cities in the Philippines Populated places established in 1770 Provincial capitals of the Philippines