Leyte’s vast potentials can be unlocked by pursuing a development strategy that relies less on its natural resources (which have largely dwindled) and place more reliance on new technologies such as the establishment of BPO centres that do not harm the environment. The provincial government is right in now pursuing a development strategy that entices investors into the province without the allure of natural resources except maybe in the area of tourism. The pristine natural beauty of Leyte with its vast mountain ranges, pleasant climate and clear sandy beaches is sure to attract investors willing to put up hotels and resorts that cater to local and foreign tourists. Perhaps an aggressive marketing campaign that will highlight its beauty will do tricks in bringing in those tourist revenues. Its geothermal power generation plants can be expanded further since it is a clean and renewable energy resource. Leyte has many geothermal fields.

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Further strengthening its educational institutions will attract students to enrol in its prestigious universities such as the Visayas State College of Agriculture (VISCA) which was recently renamed as Visayas State University (VSU) after attaining university status. The expertise of VISCA is in agriculture and marine biology studies that rivals that of USC in Cebu City and Silliman University in Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental Province. If Leyte can put up other schools of higher learning, it will entice students to enrol there rather than go to Manila or Cebu City. Such an attraction will redound to the benefit of the province since a university town can help in the economy of the place where it is located with an influx of students.
ViSCA / LSU…With Goreous sunsets and beautiful dawns
The one other university in Tacloban which was run by the SVD fathers that also operate University of San Carlos in Cebu City was closed down due to a strike by its faculty and staff. It was an outstanding university that rightly earned a sterling reputation for high academic standards but the strike was never resolved satisfactorily by the government’s Department of Labour. The Divine Word University (DWU) was the biggest Catholic institution of higher learning in both Samar and Leyte and its eventual closure caused great dislocation to faculty and staff as well as students who considered it a cheaper alternative to schools in Manila or Cebu City. At its peak, it had a student enrolment of 14,000 enrolled in 20 different degree courses including law and medicine.