History of Ormoc

Ormoc City is a first class city in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2010 cencus, it has a population of 191,200 people.

Ormoc City is the economical, cultural, commercial and transportation hub of western leyte. Ormoc city is an independent component city, not subject to regulation from the Provincial Government of Leyte.

The City's name is derived from "ogmok", an old visayan term for "lowland" of "depressed plain".

Ormoc City is the largest city in Leyte by land area and the second largest in Eastern Visayas after Calbayog in Samar. At the head of the Ormoc Bay, the city's terrain is mostly of gently rolling plains.

It is bounded on the northwest by the towns of Jaro, Pastrana, and Dagmi, and in the south by the town of Albuera.

 The primitive Malayans had some well-developed trade and commerce with the Chinese, Javans and Indonesians who frequented the islands in their junks, vintas and sailboats. Pigafetta, the Spanish historian, mentioned “OGMOK” in his chronicles as one place in Leyte where Magellan touched in search of food and water in March 1521.

Today, Ormoc City is a picture of steady progress and stability. With its continuous modernization program, more investors are coming into the city, which contributed to it being adjudged as the 2005 Most Business-Friendly City in the Visayas by the prestigious Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry. And though the city has embarked on modernization, it has also keep attuned to its environmental protection programs as evident in being a consistent Cleanest and Greenest City awardee in Region VIII and one of the Cleanest and Greenest City in the country. This prestigious award is a leading tribute to visualize Ormoc as a "beauty by the bay", a wonderful place to visit whether for business or pleasure.