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'''Palo''' (IPA: [[Help:IPA/Tagalog|[pɐ'loʔ]]]), officially the '''Municipality of Palo''' (((lang-war|Bungto han Palo)); ((lang-tl|Bayan ng Palo))), is a 3rd class [[municipality of the Philippines|municipality]] in the [[Philippine Province|province]] of [[Leyte (province)|Leyte]], Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 76,213 people, making it the most populous municipality (non-city) in the province.((PH census|current))

The municipality is the seat of most government departments, bureaus and regional offices of Region VIII, although some are situated at the neighboring city of [[Tacloban]]. The municipality is also home to the offices of the ecclesiastical government of the [[Archdiocese]] of Palo; the archbishop's residence; as well as the secondary, tertiary and theology seminaries of the archdiocese.

On March 17, 2022, the new Leyte Provincial Capitol in Palo was inaugurated by President [[Rodrigo Duterte]],<ref>((cite web | url = https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1570351/large-statue-of-lapulapu-in-leyte-elates-duterte | title =  Large statue of Lapulapu in Leyte elates Duterte | publisher = Philippine Daily Inquirer | date= 18 March 2022 | accessdate = 3 April 2022))</ref> officially moving the seat of provincial government to the municipality pending an enabling law changing the provincial capital from the current highly urbanized city of Tacloban.

==Etymology==
According to existing records those who went to Kutay after the tribal war in Bunga were all equipped with ''palo'', a sort of club for fighting or self-protection. Being the settlement of a tribe with ''palos'', this is likely the reason why the community was known as "Palo".

However, the late Justice [[Norberto Romualdez]], in an issue of ''Noli Me Tangere'', a Tacloban-based newspaper of that time, asserted on June 9, 1909, that this town was named Palo because of its many carpenters sporting hammers (mazo or palo).

Believers in superstition and the supernatural ascribe the origin of the Palo name to the town's experience during pre-Spanish time often being visited by typhoons every eight (walo) days. They called the phenomenon walo-walo, hence walo-palo (eight-hammer).

==History==
The first settlers of Palo were the tribes Panganuron, Kadampog, Manlangit, Kamagung, Kawaring, Kabalhin, Kumagang Maglain, Bilyo and Dilyo. They lived peacefully in an area resembling the shape of a bridge in what is now Barrio Bunga (present-day San Joaquin), which spanned an area on both sides of the river bearing the same name. As the population increased, tribal feuds would cause the people to disperse. Survivors would settle in Payapay, and others in Canpetik. The bulk went to Kutay. Those in Kutay would eventually establish the town of Palo.

=== Barangay and pueblo ===
The settlers in Kutay moved to Bangon river and there started the first barrio, Barangay de Palo, in 1521. Barangay de Palo would then become Pueblo de Palo in 1768. Its first elected [[gobernadorcillo]] was Capitan Balasabas. The first curate was R. P. Fray Matias Rosel, O.S.A., an Augustinian friar from Andalucia, Spain.((Citation needed|date=May 2022))

'''The Missions'''

In October 1596, the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] Frs. Cristobal Jimenez and Francisco Encinas left Dulag traversing to Palo along the eastern coasts They were accompanied by principales Don Alonso Ambuyao and four others. They found there only two small houses used by the two servants of the encomenderos. A few boys that attended the mission schools in Dulag welcomed the two priests and taught them the dialect. These missionaries opened the first school in Palo and taught the children to play the flute. Later when Fr. Encinas was called to Carigara, Fr. Jimenez carried on alone until Bro. Miguel Gomez arrived to help him.

Fr. Jimenez learned enough of the local language to be understood but his influence was limited in "his mission area" to only a few. The people probably suspected him of being a tax collector. For a long time the natives avoided him and resisted all his attempts at friendship. Nothing he did or offered to do for them seemed to breakdown their distrust him and he was distressed and worried at their antipathy.

In his rounds of the villages, he noticed that there were many sick of which the greater the number succumbed to diseases for lack of medical attention. This observation gave him an idea. At that time, medical service was very expensive and available only to families of means for they alone could afford to pay work animals, slaves, or the equivalent of the patient's ransom. if he were captured.

Palo is well known as the site of Gen. [[Douglas MacArthur]]'s return to the Philippines together with Philippine and American military forces after a period of exile in 1944.<ref name="OfficialGazette">((cite web|title=Leyte Landing|url=http://malacanang.gov.ph/leyte-landing/|website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines|access-date=25 January 2015))</ref><ref name="MB">((cite news|last1=Misagal|first1=Monch Mikko E.|title=Did MacArthur land on Leyte before Oct. 20, 1944?|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/did-macarthur-land-on-leyte-before-oct-20-1944/|access-date=25 January 2015|work=Manila Bulletin|date=16 October 2014))</ref> Hill 522, a hill located near the town center, was the site of fierce fighting between Allied and Japanese forces during the Second World War. The metropolitan cathedral of the archdiocese, located right across Palo's municipal hall, was used as a hospital for wounded Filipino and American forces. A memorial now stands at the beach site where MacArthur and his troops landed, locally known as MacArthur Park. The first Gabaldon Building is also situated in Barangay San Joaquin, Palo, Leyte. It was inaugurated by President [[Sergio Osmeña]].

Palo was also once the capital of Leyte. The town's Purissima Bridge was the first steel bridge built in the province.

In 1957, sitio Campitic was converted into a barrio,<ref name=LawPH>((cite web|url=http://lawph.com/statutes/ra1722.html|title=R.A. No. 1722: An Act Converting the Sitio of Campitic in the Municipality of Palo, Province of Leyte, into a Barrio to Be Known As the Barrio of Campitic|publisher=LawPH.com|access-date=2011-04-12))</ref> while barrio Baras-Candahug was divided into two: Baras and Candahug.<ref name=LawPH2>((cite web|url=http://lawph.com/statutes/ra1723.html|title=R.A. No. 1723: An Act Creating the Barrios of Baras and Candahug in the Municipality of Palo, Province of Leyte|publisher=LawPH.com|access-date=2011-04-12))</ref> Barrio Malirong was renamed as Libertad.<ref>((cite web|url=http://lawph.com/statutes/ra1740.html|title=R.A. No. 1740: An Act Changing the Name of the Barrio of Malirong, Municipality of Palo, Province of Leyte, to Libertad|publisher=LawPH.com|access-date=2011-04-12))</ref>

=== Typhoon Haiyan ===
On November 8, 2013, Palo was severely struck by [[Typhoon Haiyan|Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)]], which destroyed a large portion of [[Eastern Visayas]] and killed a number of residents in the town.<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/11/08/1866931/five-years-later-how-yolanda-hit-areas-look-now|title=Five years later: How 'Yolanda'-hit areas look now|work=The Philippine Star|date=November 8, 2018))</ref> On January 17, 2015, [[Pope Francis]] visited the town as part of his [[Pope Francis's visit to the Philippines|papal visit to the Philippines]] to meet with the surviving victims of the typhoon. He also blessed the Pope Francis Center for the Poor and met with priests, seminarians, other religious figures, and surviving victims of the typhoon at the Palo Cathedral before leaving Leyte.<ref>((cite news|title=Pope Francis arrives in Leyte to console Yolanda victims|url=http://www.rappler.com/specials/pope-francis-ph/81097-pope-francis-leyte-yolanda-victims|access-date=17 January 2015|work=Rappler|date=17 January 2015))</ref>

==Geography==
The municipality is located in the north-eastern part of the province of Leyte, 8 miles from the capital city of [[Tacloban]].

===Barangays===
Palo is politically subdivided into 33 [[barangay]]s.((PSGC detail|area)) Each barangay consists of [[purok]]s and some have [[sitios]].
((Div col|colwidth=15em)) 
*Anahaway
*Arado
*Baras
*Barayong
*Cabarasan Daku
*Cabarasan Guti
*Campetic
*Candahug
*Cangumbang
*Canhidoc
*Capirawan
*Castilla
*Cogon
*[[San Joaquin, Palo|San Joaquin]]
*Gacao
*Guindapunan
*Libertad
*Naga-naga
*Pawing
*Buri ([[Poblacion]] barangay)
*Cavite East (Pob. barangay)
*Cavite West ([[Poblacion]])
*Luntad ([[Poblacion]])
*Santa Cruz ([[Poblacion]])
*Salvacion
*San Agustin
*San Antonio
*San Isidro
*San Jose
*St. Michael ([[Poblacion]])
*Tacuranga
*Teraza
*San Fernando
((div col end))

===Climate===
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| Jan high C = 28
| Jan low C  = 22
| Feb high C = 28
| Feb low C  = 22
| Mar high C = 29
| Mar low C  = 22
| Apr high C = 30
| Apr low C  = 23
| May high C = 30
| May low C  = 24
| Jun high C = 30
| Jun low C  = 24
| Jul high C = 29
| Jul low C  = 24
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| Nov high C = 29
| Nov low C  = 23
| Dec high C = 28
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| Jul precipitation mm = 142
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| Nov precipitation mm = 169
| Dec precipitation mm = 144
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| Oct rain days        = 26.4
| Nov rain days        = 23.0
| Dec rain days        = 21.0
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| title =  Palo: Average Temperatures and Rainfall
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| date = 29 February 2020 
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==Demographics==
[[File:Palo Municipal Building.JPG|thumb|The Palo Municipal Building]]
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In the 2020 census, the population of Palo, Leyte, was 76,213 people,((PH census|current)) with a density of ((convert|((sigfig|76,213/221.27|2))|PD/km2|disp=or)).

Literacy rate in Palo is 99.5%.

The town's native language is [[Waray language|Waray-Waray]], the major language and lingua franca in the [[Eastern Visayas]] region.

===Religion===
Palo is the seat of the ecclesiastical province, the Archdiocese, where the Roman Catholic archbishop resides in Bukid Tabor. One can also find the archdiocese's [[Palo Cathedral|Metropolitan Cathedral]] in Palo. Meanwhile, Palo is also a seedbed of vocations to the priesthood with the Sacred Heart Seminary and the St. John the Evangelist School of Theology. Two Paloan nuns also became Superior Generals in their respective congregations. To date, there are 158 ordained priests and 106 nuns from the town alone.

==Economy==
((PH poverty incidence))
Palo is the seat of the 6.8-hectare Leyte Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Park and the 22-hectare Leyte Mikyu Economic Zone.<ref>http://peza.gov.ph ((webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328023639/http://www.peza.gov.ph/|date=28 March 2013))</ref> The Leyte ICT Park hosts two [[Business process outsourcing|BPOs]] while the Leyte Mikyu Ecozone is undergoing development.

The town's historic municipal building was the former seat of the Provincial Government of Leyte.

Agriculture is the municipality's dominant industry. The area produces and ferments the local coconut wine called [[palm wine|''tuba'']].<ref name=Interaksyon>((cite news|title=DOST Eyes Palo, Leyte as Country's Coco Wine Capital|url=http://www.interaksyon.com/business/65319/dost-eyes-palo-leyte-as-countrys-coco-wine-capital|access-date=25 January 2015|agency=Philippines News Agency|publisher=Interaksyon.com|date=1 July 2013))</ref><ref name=Tempo>((cite news|title=Boosting Philippines' Coconut Wine Industry|url=http://www.tempo.com.ph/2013/07/20/boosting-philippines-coconut-wine-industry/|access-date=25 January 2015|publisher=Tempo|date=20 July 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150125180504/http://www.tempo.com.ph/2013/07/20/boosting-philippines-coconut-wine-industry/|archive-date=25 January 2015|url-status=dead))</ref> ((clear-left))

==Tourism==
[[File:Guinhangdan Hill Cross IMG 0864.jpg|right|thumb|The giant cross at the top of Guinhangdan Hill]]
*[[MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park]]
*Guinhangdan Hill, a destination of Holy Week pilgrims. The hill is now a forest reserve.
*Japanese Shrine in Barangay Caloogan
*Red Beach - The landmark that has brought Palo to the annals of world history is the Red Beach, in barangay Candahug, where Gen. Douglas MacArthur first landed to liberate the Philippines from the Japanese occupation on October 20, 1944.<ref name=OfficialGazette />
*WW2 Memorial for the Filipino Soldiers
*[[Palo Metropolitan Cathedral]]
*Palo Binangalan coral reefs
*Palo Mangrove Reservation (open season for duck hunting whole year round)
*Palo Municipal Library and Heritage Museum
*Korean Park

==Sister city==
Palo is sister city with [[Palo Alto, California]], USA, since 1963.<ref>((cite web |title=Palo, Leyte Sister City Committee Joins Neighbors Abroad's International Festival in Palo Alto - Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco |url=https://pcgsanfrancisco.org/palo-leyte-sister-city-commitee-joins-neighbors-abroads-international-festival-in-palo-alto/ |access-date=3 December 2023 |date=31 August 2022))</ref><ref>((cite web |title=Palo, Leyte, Philippines |url=https://www.neighborsabroad.org/palo-leyte-philippines.html |website=NEIGHBORS ABROAD |access-date=3 December 2023 |language=en))</ref>

==Education==

===Private===
*Saint Paul School of Professional Studies
*Sacred Heart Seminary
*St. John The Evangelist School of Theology
*Palo Angelicum
*St. Mary's Academy of Palo, Inc.
*St. Augustine College of Practical Nursing
*Bethel International School
*Zion Bible College
*[[AMA Computer College]] Tacloban
*ELA English Language Academy
*Alpha-Omega Learning Center
*St. Scholastica's College, Tacloban

===Public===
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*[[University of the Philippines Manila School of Health Sciences in Leyte]]
*[[Philippine Science High School - Eastern Visayas Campus]]
*Palo National High School
*Palo Central School (Regular)
*Palo Central School (SPED)
*San Joaquin Central School
*San Joaquin National High School
*Libertad Elementary School
*Anahaway National High School
*Kauswagan National High School
*Luntad Elementary School
*Naga-Naga Elementary School
*Arado Elementary School
*Pawing Elementary School
*Guindapunan Elementary School
*Baras Elementary School
*Canhidoc Elementary School
*Palo National High School- Pawing Annex
*San Antonio Elementary School
*Cogon Elementary School
*Salvacion Elementary School
*San Fernando Elementary School
*Candahug Elementary School
*Caloogan Elementary School))

==Notable personalities==
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*[[Francisco Alvarado]] - Waray-language poet and playwright<ref>((cite book|editor-last=Sugbo|editor-first=Victor|title=Tinipigan: An Anthology of Waray Literature|date=1995|publisher=National Commission for Culture and the Arts|location=[[Manila]], Philippines|oclc=645852700|page=270|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pLpkAAAAMAAJ|access-date=27 September 2019))</ref>
*[[Ely Capacio]] - basketball player and coach
*[[Glenn Capacio]] - basketball player and coach
*[[:war:Vicente I. de Veyra|Vicente I. de Veyra]] - Waray-language poet, anthologist, orthographer and phonetician
*[[Iluminado Lucente]] - Waray-language playwright
*[[Carmen Pedrosa]] - journalist and author
*[[Leopoldo Petilla]] - former governor of Leyte

==References==
((reflist))

==External links==
((Commons category))
((Wikivoyage))
* [((NSCB detail)) Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131004104825/http://census.gov.ph/ Philippine Census Information]
*[http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23&frmIdDcfCode=7&fLguType=CM&frmIdRegion=11&frmIdProvince=62&frmIdLgu=1195 Local Governance Performance Management System]

((Geographic location
| Centre    = Palo
| North     = [[Tacloban]]
| East      = ''[[San Pedro Bay (Philippines)|San Pedro Bay]]''
| South     = [[Tanauan, Leyte|Tanauan]]
| West      = [[Pastrana, Leyte|Pastrana]]
| Northwest = [[Santa Fe, Leyte|Santa Fe]]
))
((Leyte))
((Authority control))

[[Category:Municipalities of Leyte (province)]]
[[Category:1768 establishments in the Spanish Empire]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1768]]

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