17. The region's sea and inland
waters are rich sources of salt
and fresh water fish and other
marine products.
It is one of the fish exporting
regions of the country
18. There are substantial forest reserves in the
interiors of the islands.
Its mineral deposits
include chromite, uranium(inSamar), gold, silver,
manganese, magnesium,bronze, nickel, clay,
coal, limestone, pyrite and sand and gravel.
It has abundant geothermal energy and water
resources to support the needs of medium and
heavy industries.
19.
20. PROVINCE CAPITALCITY
Biliran Naval
Eastern Samar Borongan City
Leyte Palo, Leyte
Northern Samar Catarman
Samar Catbalogan City
Southern Leyte Maasin City
Tacloban City Tacloban City Center (TCC)
21.
22. Waray-Waray is spoken on the island
of Samar, Biliran and north-eastern Leyte.
A Sama language, distantly related to the
languages of the region,
Abakon is spoken in the island
of Capul in Northern Samar.
Cebuano is spoken in western, central,
and southern parts of Leyte and in Southern
Leyte.