• The 803rd Community Defense Center recognized and promoted officers and enlisted personnel of the 803rd Ready Reserve Infantry Battalion during a ceremony in Catbalogan City on July 18.
• Catbalogan police turned an active shooter drill at SMCC into a dialogue with students on bullying, cyberbullying, delinquency, and rights before the simulation.
• A 21-year-old fisherman was arrested in Samar on July 14 after police seized suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Poblacion A.
• A 24-year-old motorcycle-for-hire driver was arrested on July 4 in Hinabangan, Samar, during a buy-bust for allegedly selling illegal drugs.
• A 24-year-old tricycle driver, alias “Rex,” was arrested on July 9 in Catbalogan City during a buy-bust; police tagged him as a High Value Individual.
• A 22-year-old businessman was arrested in Catbalogan City on July 9 after allegedly selling shabu to an undercover officer during a buy-bust operation.
• A 51-year-old motor cab driver and street-level drug suspect, alias “Tako,” was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Minda, Gandara, on April 17.
• A 45-year-old HVI suspect, alias “Win,” was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Catbalogan City on June 16, for drug-related offenses.
• A fire destroyed 30 to 40 houses near the seawall at Pier 2 in Catbalogan City on June 5. The blaze spread quickly among light-material structures, including boarding houses.
• Police arrested a 37-year-old farmer in Calbiga town on June 2 after seizing suspected shabu sachets in a buy-bust operation conducted by local and anti-narcotics units.
803CDC Promotes, Honors Reserve Personnel in Samar Ceremony 
Catbalogan CPS Takes School Safety Campaign Beyond Emergency Drills 
Fisherman caught with suspected shabu in Tarangnan 
‘Habal-Habal’ Driver Nabbed in Buy-Bust Operation, Firearm Seized in Samar 
Tricycle Driver Arrested, Suspected Shabu Seized in Catbalogan Operation 
Police Seize Suspected Shabu, Arrest Suspect in Catbalogan City 
Suspected HVI Arrested in Catbalogan Buy-Bust, Shabu Recovered 
Catbalogan Police Nab Alleged Drug Pusher in Buy-Bust Operation 
Around 40 Homes Burn Down in Catbalogan City Fire 
Farmer Arrested in Calbiga Anti-Drug Operation