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. |
