Why visit Basey
Townapedia lists 13 museums and landmarks, 15 parks and trails, 224 places to eat, 57 places to stay and 5 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include San Juanico Bridge, Santo Niño Shrine and Heritage Museum, Yolanda Shipwreck Memorial Park and MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park.
Weather in Basey
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About Basey
Basey, officially the Municipality of Basey ( bah-SY; Waray: Bungto han Basey; Tagalog: Bayan ng Basey), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 57,645 people.
From the Wikipedia article Basey (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Basey on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do5
San Juanico Bridge
Bridge · 10.9 km
Long truss bridge in the Philippines
Museums and landmarks13
Santo Niño Shrine and Heritage Museum
Museum · 9.0 km
Museum in Tacloban, Philippines
Yolanda Shipwreck Memorial Park
Monument and historic site · 9.2 km
Memorial park and monument in Philippines
The Philippine-Japan Commemorative Peace Park
Monument and historic site · 7.8 km
University of the Philippines Tacloban College Marker
Monument and historic site · 7.7 km
1 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds15
MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park
Park · 13.7 km
National park in the Philippines
3 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes224
Cafe Esquinita
Restaurant · Filipino, Asian, Coffee Shop, Bubble Tea, Frappe · 8.7 km
Santo Niño Street, Tacloban
Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00
Rafael’s lomi-bulalo-‘silogs
Restaurant · Filipino · 8.6 km
80 Real Street
24/7
Royal Kitchen
Restaurant · Chinese Food · 8.4 km
Justice Romualdez Street, Tacloban
Mo-Fr 08:00-21:00
JO's Milagrina Tacloban
Restaurant · Chicken · 8.6 km
P. Burgos Street, Tacloban
11:00-21:00
KyuKyu Ramen 99
Restaurant · Japanese, Noodle, Pasta, Ramen · 8.5 km
Justice Romualdez Street
Mo-Su 09:00-21:00
Agarun
Restaurant · Chicken · 8.5 km
P. Burgos Street, Tacloban City
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212 more on the map.
Where to stay57
Churches and places of worship16
Christ Lutheran Church
Church · Lutheran · 8.6 km
253 Avenida Veteranos, Tacloban
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Church · Mormon · 8.6 km
P. Burgos Street, Tacloban
Shopping57
Gaisano Capital Tacloban
Shopping center · 8.5 km
Justice Romualdez Street, Tacloban
Gas and EV charging6
Schools, colleges and libraries89
Asian Development Foundation College (ADFC Main Campus)
School · 8.6 km
262 P. Burgos Street, Tacloban
Healthcare39
Eastern Visayas Medical Center - Magsaysay
Hospital · 7.8 km
Magsaysay Boulevard, Tacloban City
Map of Basey
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Getting there and nearby towns
Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 8 km away.
- Tacloban 8 km southwest, about 8 min by car
- Pawing 14 km southwest, about 14 min by car
- Palo 16 km southwest, about 16 min by car
- Tanauan 20 km south, about 20 min by car
- Santa Rita 23 km northwest, about 23 min by car
- Dagami 31 km southwest, about 31 min by car
- Dulag 37 km south, about 37 min by car
- Barugo 36 km west, about 36 min by car
- Burauen 39 km southwest, about 39 min by car
- Carigara 43 km west, about 43 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Boat Samar Philippines, Magalhães, Public domain
- San Juanico Bridge, byron alcantara from Fredon, United States, Public domain
- Santo Niño Shrine and Heritage Museum, Bap Flores, CC0
- MV Eva Jocelyn Shrine (Anibong, Tacloban, Leyte; 04-29-2023), Patrickroque01, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palo Cathedral 01, Jojit Ballesteros, CC BY 4.0
- Street-level photo, DyniseLira, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, danbjoseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, feyeandal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, danbjoseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, feyeandal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Yoanna_Cabacaba, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, feyeandal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, maning, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mipangan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mipangan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, lanz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, feyeandal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, DyniseLira, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wmcfall2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, DyniseLira, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, makkudaren, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, feyeandal, CC BY-SA 4.0
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