Facilities:
Calicoan Beach and Calicoan Island Resort
Guiuan’s airport has a 2.8 km. runway which could service
light private planes, chartered cargo and military planes.
It also has a municipal and national seaport operational throughout the year.
Telephone companies operating in the municipality includes TELECOM, Globelines and Bayantel.
Smart and Globe cellular phone companies are also operational.
In 2004, Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO) was able to energize Guiuan, Calicoan
Island up to Sulangan covering 37 out of 60 barangays. Island barangays are served with electricity through generator sets
either privately-owned or operated by the barangay council.
Financial Resources.Guiuan is classified as fourth income
class municipality. In 2003, its Total Financial Resources amounted to 33.5 million pesos. Its Internal Revenue Allotment
(IRA) represents 96.1% of its total financial resources.
Adventure Spot Calicoan Island boasts of miles of white sand beaches. With powerful swells
rolling in from the Pacific over the 10,000 meters Philippine Deep, Calicoan is a surfer's paradise. The season for the best
waves is generally from October to March.
Adventure Spot Calicoan Island boasts of miles of white sand beaches. With powerful swells
rolling in from the Pacific over the 10,000 meters Philippine Deep, Calicoan is a surfer's paradise. The season for the best
waves is generally from October to March.
Demography. Guiuan recorded a total population of 38,694
in 2000, the second largest population in Eastern Samar with the highest population density of 220 persons per sq. km. among
the twenty-three (23) municipalities. Majority or 97.7% of the Guiuananons speak the "Waray" dialect. Less than
3.0% speak Cebuano, Tagalog and Boholano. A large percentage though can converse in the English language.
Socio-Economic Activities . Being a fishing community and the only municipality with
the most number of island barangays, the town is rich in fishery and aquatic resources. It is considered by the fisheries
authorities as the best fishing belt in the region.
The coastal waters offer almost all speciesof marine life: euchuema, abalone,ornamental
fish, lobster and the GoldenCowry (known for its extraordinary goldensheen). They also offer delicacies, shellcraft products
as well as fresh andprocessed marine products.
Existing land use indicates a predominanceof agriculture use which covers 38.2% ofthe
total land area. Most of the agriculturallands are dominantly planted with coconuttrees
The rich diversity of the area is evident when one sees the exotic species being sold.
The surrounding waters support several marine based industries such as fish, seaweed, and pearl farming.
Getting There. Calicoan island is readily accessible by land, sea and air. Chartered
flights can land in Guiuan's airport, a 5 minute drive from Calicoan. The nearby regional capital of Tacloban is only two
to three hours away. Several buses and vans on regular schedules shuttle passengers to Guiuan via a scenic two-lane coastal
highway which runs past mountains, steep cliffs, distant rock islands and boat-filled bays. Tacloban is regularly serviced
by scheduled flights from Manila. Alternatively, several bus companies have daily trips to Guiuan from Manila. Travel time
is approximately twenty-one hours.
In the middle of the island are six lagoons ringed by forest, the largest being 30hectares
in size. At the cliff side margin of Calicoan's forests are dozens of caves.
On the northern tip of Calicoan are wet lands like the Everglades, teeming with fish,
shrimp, and crabs. Calicoan Island is envisioned to become the surfing capital and a top tourist destination in Eastern
Visayas.
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