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Administrative region of the Philippines
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Eastern Visayas is one of the four administrative regions in the Visayas group of islands, and is designated Region VIII out of the 17 regions of the entire Philippines.
By land
All cities and capital towns in the region are accessible by bus from Manila, Cebu, Davao.
By sea
For scheduled passenger ferries, Ormoc City is the main entry point from the province of Cebu while the town of Bato, Leyte is the entry port from the island of Bohol.
Bridges connect Leyte Island to both Samar Island and Biliran Island.
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