• Calbayog City officials met with SAMELCO I on September 24 to discuss the P2.6997 per kWh electricity rate increase, which the cooperative attributed mainly to higher generation costs.
• Five beauty queens were crowned at Calbayog City’s Miss Hadang Festival 2026, part of the annual fiesta, celebrating culture, service, and local tradition.
• For Calbayog tour guide Jimmy Baleros, Tarangban Falls is a livelihood. He worries about how wind turbine projects and forest changes could affect those who depend on it.
• Calbayog City ramps up disaster prep for Super Typhoon Bavi, with officials assessing readiness for heavy rains, strong winds, flooding, and other hazards.
• 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.
• Mayor Uy warns developers of a 37-turbine wind project in Calbayog City, vowing to halt operations if any local life is endangered during construction, citing safety and equity concerns.
• 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 LGU, SAMELCO I Discuss Rising Power Rates 
Five Calbayognon Women Take Home Crowns in Hadang Festival 2026 
Calbayog activates disaster preparations ahead of Super Typhoon ‘Bavi’ 
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 
Mayor Vows Stoppage of Calbayog Wind Project if a Single Life is Lost 
Man arrested in Calbayog Drug Operation 
DSWD Distributes Cash Aid to Calbayog Tricycle Drivers 
Calbayog LGU Covers Fuel Price Hike for Tricycle Drivers