TACLOBAN CITY — A barangay chairman was gunned down on Sunday in Purok 7, Barangay Nijaga, Calbayog City. Police identified the victim as Rogelio Salvame, 50, of Barangay Guinbaoyan Norte, Calbayog City. Police Lt. Col. Dinvir Revita, Calbayog City police chief, said Salvame and his 34-year-old...
TACLOBAN CITY – A woman died after a coconut tree fell on a house in Purok 3, Barangay Malajog, Tinambacan District, Calbayog City, during the onslaught of severe tropical storm "Opong" Friday. A report filed by the Calbayog City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) Rescue Team...
TACLOBAN CITY – A barangay chairman was gunned down and his wife was wounded on their way home in Calbayog City, Samar on Wednesday. Police Lt. Col. Dinvir Revita, Calbayog City police chief, identified the fatality as Anastacio Catalan, 59, chairman of Barangay Tapae, Calbayog City, and the...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 60-year-old female fruit vendor was allegedly stabbed to death by her helper, Sunday, July 6, at the Calbayog City Public Market. Police said a witness heard the victim pleading for her life. The witness saw the 20-year-old suspect holding a kitchen knife stabbing the victim...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Maritime Industry Authority has issued a 30-day special permit to seven roll-on, roll-off vessels to operate between Calbayog City in Samar and Ormoc City in Leyte to minimize transport disruption in the region amid limited access to the San Juanico Bridge. Given special...
TACLOBAN CITY – A barangay chairman was shot and wounded in Calbayog City, Samar on Sunday, March 23. CALBAYOG City Hall (Wikipedia) Police identified the victim as Romeo Olojan Sr., 50, chairman of Barangay Sinidman Occidental, Oquendo District. Olojan said he was driving his motorcycle on...
TACLOBAN CITY – The city government of Calbayog will award cash incentives to athletes in the recent 2025 Eastern Visayas Regional Athletics Association (EVRAA) Meet. Calbayog Supersonics athletes who won gold will receive P5,000, P3,000 for silver, and P2,000 for bronze. Non-winning...
TACLOBAN CITY – Police neutralized a notorious drug pusher in Calbayog City, Samar on Thursday, Feb. 20. The suspect was identified as Nex, 31, and a construction worker. THE body of Nex in the hospital. Nex had a long rap sheet with authorities. He was No. 1 in the regional priority target list...
TACLOBAN CITY – A suspected gunrunner was killed and a civilian and three policemen were wounded in a buy-bust operation on Saturday, Jan. 11, in Pido Extension, Barangay East Awang, Calbayog City, Samar. Police identified the suspect as Ricardo Dealagdon, alias Edgar Nayanga, a member of the...
TACLOBAN CITY – A six-year-old girl was killed and her mother was injured after they were hit by a passenger bus on Wednesday, September 4, on the Maharlika Highway in Barangay Tinambacan Norte, Calbayog City, Samar. The bus was traveling from Manila to Tacloban City when it struck the...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard arrested a 39-year-old man after suspected shabu was found in his possession on Wednesday, August 28, in the seaport of Barangay Aguit-itan, Calbayog City. A specialized narcotics dog detected that the suspect had illegal drugs in his possession...
TACLOBAN CITY – Six persons were killed after a self-loader truck rammed seven houses on the Maharlika Highway in Barangay Caglanipao Sur, Tinambacan District, Calbayog City, before dawn on Tuesday, July 2. SIX persons were killed when a truck crashed into seven houses in Calbayog...
