• Calbayog Vice Mayor Rex Daguman inspected hotels to assess the city’s readiness as a MICE hub, aiming to attract regional conferences and large-scale events to Northern Samar.
• Calbayog City was reduced to a mere “witness” in a green energy deal hosting most infrastructure, sparking concerns over local autonomy and the true development costs.
• Matuguinao, Samar is opening its first college extension this August to boost its economy and secure peace, marking its shift from a conflict-affected area to a growth center.
• DAR continues transforming Filipino farmers from marginalized “slaves of the soil” into self-reliant landowners amid rapid agricultural changes.
• Conflict stems from lack of inclusive development. To help rebels return home, local governments must build roads and connectivity, turning fragile hope into lasting peace.
• Balikbayan boxes symbolize OFWs’ love and sacrifice, but over 54,000 abandoned, rotting boxes at piers reveal exploitation and a heartbreaking reality.
• A retired policeman traded his badge for a plow, becoming a farmer in Samar. His story critiques Philippine agriculture while offering a model for sincere, effective government intervention.
• Calbayog Pan-as protected landscape is 20% developed, with over 1,013 hectares impacted. City council warns remaining dipterocarp forests are a “fortress under siege.”
• Over 600 residents in Maslog, Eastern Samar, were affected by a shearline. Preemptive evacuations in flood-prone areas were conducted as the local government activated disaster protocols.
• JSCC activates Tri-City Specialty Justice Zone in Tacloban, Ormoc, and Calbayog to combat online child sexual abuse, marking the 2nd specialty zone nationwide.
Calbayog Vice Mayor Checks Hotels, Pushes Plan to Turn City into Region 8’s Mice Hub 
The Price of a Spectator Seat: Calbayog’s Sovereignty in the Shadow of Wind Turbines 
From Conflict to Campus: Matuguinao to Open First College Extension This August 
DAR 2026: From Landless to Landowner—A Legacy of Social Justice 
The Road to Peace: Paving Over the Roots of Conflict in Las Navas 
The Balikbayan Box Betrayal: When ‘Modern-Day Heroes’ Become Low-Hanging Fruit 
The Thin Green Line: Lessons from a Cop in the Paddies 
Why the “Outside the Zone” Strategy Still Threatens Calbayog’s Last Frontier 
Samar PPO Reconvenes Advisory Groups for PGS ‘Institutionalization’ 
The Digital Fortress: Eastern Visayas Unites to Shield Children from Online Predators