St. Bernard, Southern Leyte
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St. Bernard is a 4th class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 23,089 people in 4,746 households.
On February 17, 2006, a tragic series of mudslides killed up to 200 residents with 1,500 people still missing. It's one of the greatest tragedies the Philippines has ever experienced but some critics have [observed] that the romantic life of a former President's daughter have more staying power in the Filipino people's mind.
[edit] Barangays
St. Bernard is politically subdivided into 30 barangays.
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[edit] External links
- St. Bernard, Southern Leyte current Photos
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 2000 Philippine Census Information
- St. Bernard, Leyte from Google Maps
- Bloomberg "Philippine landslide buries village, 200 may be dead" 17 February 2006
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