MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park

 

 

The MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park  is a protected area of the Philippines that commemorates the historic landing of General Douglas MacArthur in Leyte Gulf at the start of the campaign to recapture and liberate the Philippines from Japanese occupation on 20 October 1944. This event led to the largest naval battle and Japan's eventual defeat and surrender after almost three years. The war memorial is located in the municipality of Palo on Leyte island in Eastern Visayas and is one of the region's major tourist attractions. It was declared a national park on 12 July 1977 through Letter of Instructions No. 572 signed by President Ferdinand Marcos.

The MacArthur Landing site sits on a 6.78 hectares (16.8 acres) coastal plain in the barangay of Candahug, some 5 kilometers south of Leyte's provincial capital Tacloban. It was formerly named Imelda Park after former First Lady Imelda Marcos  who hails from Leyte province. The park's focal point are the seven double-life-sized bronze statues on a shallow man-made pool depicting MacArthur and his entourage during the historic. (source of some statements: Wikipedia)

 

 

Even as a tourist spot, it's quite peaceful. There are not much stalls selling stuff, which is good. The place is right next to the sea, and it's very relaxing. You can bring along stuff for a picnic if you want. The all-in-all view of the park is very dumbfounding. You can even take a picture beside the statue in the man made pool and shot all the picturesque site that will surely massage your soul that will tell a story of our history..