Villaba, Leyte
Villaba, Leyte
Villaba, Leyte
Villaba
Brief History:
● From “HAMINDANGON”
Spaniards renamed the place to Villa
Alba in honor of the wife of the
Manila Governor, Doňa Pia Alba.
Villa Alba was then shortened to
Villaba and retained the same name
when the town was officially
established on June 10, 1910.
- The Japanese historians of the Leyte operations estimated the total strength of their men was more 70,000 and
59,400 lost their lives approximately 1/5 of their forces in the Philippine islands.
Filipino-Japanese World War 2
Veterans Memorial Shrine
Constructed in the year 1995, this memorial shrine stands near the coast of barangay Balite
and marks the spot where the combined Filipino and American forces who fought the Japanese
Imperial Army.
Peace and Friendship Monument
Erected by a Japanese Citizen alongside the road of Barangay Cabunga-an
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