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• A 49-year-old construction worker was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation on April 17, in Barangay Bagacay, Calbayog City.
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• A 49-year-old construction worker was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation on April 17, in Barangay Bagacay, Calbayog City.
• DSWD distributed P5,000 cash aid to 1,305 Calbayog City tricycle drivers on April 8 at the city sports center, helping transport workers cope with rising fuel prices.
• Calbayog’s LGU created a fuel subsidy program for tricycle drivers and operators to offset rising fuel costs, partnering with Petron stations after Mayor Uy’s March 17 talks.
• Calbayog City named Most Disciplined Contingent at EVRAA Meet 2026 for third straight year. Delegation of 888 represented the city across over 15 events.
• 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.”
• EVRAA 2026 opens in Baybay City, Leyte, with Calbayog City sending 888 athletes, coaches, and staff to compete across various sports disciplines.
• Calbayog Vice Mayor Rex Daguman joins Tri-City Justice Zone launch, committing to unified regional fight against online child sexual exploitation.
• 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.
• DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon pledges to finish the long-delayed Daang Maharlika rehabilitation in Samar by the end of 2027, with funding secured from the 2026 and 2027 national budgets.
DSWD Distributes Cash Aid to Calbayog Tricycle Drivers 
Calbayog LGU Covers Fuel Price Hike for Tricycle Drivers 
Calbayog Wins Most Disciplined Contingent for Third Year at EVRAA 2026 
Why the “Outside the Zone” Strategy Still Threatens Calbayog’s Last Frontier 
Calbayog Athletes Ready for EVRAA 2026 
Calbayog Joins Regional Front Against OSAEC; VM Daguman Urges ‘Institutional Harmony’ 
Samar PPO Reconvenes Advisory Groups for PGS ‘Institutionalization’ 
The Digital Fortress: Eastern Visayas Unites to Shield Children from Online Predators 