• The Walang Gutom Kitchen in Catbalogan City begins regular operations in October’s first week, serving 400 daily meals—200 breakfast and 200 lunch—prepared by DSWD Eastern Visayas.
• Catbalogan City is in pursuit of a suspect who shot a construction worker in the head over a personal dispute.
• Police increased patrols in Barangay Mercedes after three minors fired shots during a chase, with no injuries reported, and urged the public to wait for verified information while handling the case with care due to the minors involved.
• A 26-year-old construction worker was arrested in Catbalogan City on August 2 for theft, with a P10,000 bail recommended for his temporary release.
• A mother’s plea demands health system reform after her 10-year-old son died from preventable failures in Samar’s hospitals and roads.
• 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 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.
Catbalogan Walang Gutom Kitchen to Serve 400 Meals Daily Starting October 
Construction worker shot in Catbalogan 
Police Step Up Patrols After Gunfire in Catbalogan 
Construction Worker Arrested on Outstanding Theft Warrant in Samar 
How Many Lives Must We Lose?: A Boy’s Death Exposes the Rot In Our Health System 
803CDC Promotes, Honors Reserve Personnel in Samar Ceremony 
Catbalogan CPS Takes School Safety Campaign Beyond Emergency Drills 
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