Location and Environment

The municipality of Saint Bernard is strategically situated in the Southern portion of the island of Leyte. It is a costal town along the Panaon, Hinunangan – Silago National Road which fall the jurisdiction of Eastern Visayas, Region VIII.

The place is considered as one of the salient municipalities in the formation of the province of Southern Leyte. The locality is bounded on the north by the town of Hinunangan, two big bodies of water Panaon Strait and Cabalian Bay are on the South, on the east by the municipality of San Juan and Anahawan and the municipality of Libagon on the west.

Specifically, it is between the coordinates of 10° 17’ 30” north latitude and 125°7’30” East longitude.

In general, the target is hilly and mountainous. It is composed of thirty (30) barangays including the Poblacion. In view of geographical location, Saint Bernard is conveniently accessible from any point in the region either by land or sea transportation.

Likewise, the town is conveniently accessible to and from any point in the country also because of the transportation facilities existing in the town.