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"The Soil of their Native Land is dear to all the hearts of Mankind"

Tunga, Leyte is my hometown the place wherein the 6th class Municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. Tunga is an landlocked municipality in the coastal province of Leyte. The municipality has a land area of 7.70 square kilometers or 2.97 square miles which constitutes 0.12% of Leyte's total areas it's population as determined by the 2015 Census was 7,584. Tunga has 8 barangays as shown in the following table.

The municipality of Tunga existed as early as 1860 as a barrio of Barugo. There are different versions that have been told as to why the place was called Tunga. Due to their stronger credibility, only two of there legends have been selected as the possible ones. One state that according to our forefathers, before Tunga became a barrio, people from Ormoc, Carigara, Barugo, Jaro, and Tacloban engaged in trade with each other and they had to stop by or pass this place. And through their exchange of ideas and conversations, they concluded that this place was halfway between Ormor and Tacloban or Carigara and Jaro. Since it had no name ate time people started calling it Tunga.

There's a lot of tourist spot here in Tunga which is the Aurora's Garden, Farm and Resort, located at San Pedro Tunga, Leyte. A family-friendly, green space to reconnect with nature.

Beengo Farm, they give free taste of honey and lectures on distinguishing Authentic Honey from adulterated one's during weekend. Naliwatan River and Lemon Grass, these spot are very good destination for your travel.

The patron saint of Tunga is Saint Anthony of Padua. The Tunga-on celebrate own town fiesta on August 13 every year.

The municipality of Tunga, smallest both in land area and population both in land area and population in Leyte Province experienced the strong intensity of Super Typhoon Yolanda. Almost seven months have passed since typhoon Yolanda. Tunga Central School is one of the Schools in Leyte visited by Tzu Chi volunteers last July 2, Henry Vunez led the volunteers. A group of Tzu Chi volunteers visited the beneficiary schools in the province of Leyte where reconstruction of damaged school buildings last July 2. Teachers and students extended their thanks to the volunteers for their assistance.

I learn that taking care of our native land is very important, because it provides us all with so many wonderful and useful things. We should always remember that we have an obligation and from that idea flows a golden rule within existing environmental law, we haven't established that duty of care.

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