• 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.
• 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.
• Five beauty queens were crowned at Calbayog City’s Miss Hadang Festival 2026, part of the annual fiesta, celebrating culture, service, and local tradition.
• 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.
• 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.
• Police arrested a high-value drug suspect, ranked No. 8 on the regional target list, in a buy-bust in Zumarraga, Samar, on August 10.
• Samar board member Beethoven Bermejo Sr. criticizes power distributors for failing to explain high electricity bills, saying they alone have the database to justify costs.
• 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.
• 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.
Calbayog LGU, SAMELCO I Discuss Rising Power Rates 
Catbalogan Walang Gutom Kitchen to Serve 400 Meals Daily Starting October 
Five Calbayognon Women Take Home Crowns in Hadang Festival 2026 
Construction worker shot in Catbalogan 
Police Step Up Patrols After Gunfire in Catbalogan 
Rank 8 Drug Target Nabbed in Zumarraga Buy-Bust 
Unmasking the Black Box 
Construction Worker Arrested on Outstanding Theft Warrant in Samar 
803CDC Promotes, Honors Reserve Personnel in Samar Ceremony