The latest news and headlines from The Calbayog Journal.
CALBAYOG CITY - The controversy over the PHP800 million loan application of the Samar provincial government at the Landbank of the Philippines seems headed for a hiatus after the said financial establishment decided to put it aside because of the unresolved loan-related cases filed against the borrower.
CALBAYOG CITY – A shooting incident that occurred at the entrance of Bagacay Beach Resort located along Maharlika Highway, about two kilometers south of downtown Calbayog at around one o’clock in the afternoon of March 05, 2016 hit and wounded three victims.
CALBAYOG CITY- The "PNP building project is the product of 'Daang Matuwid,' a testament to how good governance, under the Aquino administration, translates to tangible projects," DILG Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento said during the contract signing and the ground breaking ceremony last Tuesday, March 01, 2016 for the construction of a new building that will house the headquarters of the Calbayog police force.
CALBAYOG CITY- Vendors in Calbayog occupying the walk at the side of the street in the city's business district are expected to vacate the place anytime before Palm Sunday on March 20 after they cut a deal with the city government that makes it easier for them to get a stall at the central public market in Barangay Bagacay.
CATBALOGAN CITY- The modernization of the Philippine Army has started, said army commander Lt. Gen. Eduardo M. Año.
CALBAYOG CITY- The move to separate from Leyte and make the island of Samar itself an administrative division now appears to be gaining momentum as the highest-ranking government official in Calbayog City joins the heads of the three diocesan regions of the Catholic church in the island in discussions that are mainly concerned about the idea of creating a "separate region" for Samareños.
CALBAYOG CITY- The construction and rehabilitation of public works in Calbayog City and the rest of the western Samar first engineering district will continue this year with more structures included and with higher budget allocation compared to that of 2015.
CATBALOGAN CITY- The heroism of army captain Nilfe D. Quioco and two of his men- Corporal Kith Richard R. Tan and Private First Class Grengo O. Decena- in the battle with NPA rebels in Pinabacdao, Samar, in December 11, 2015 was given official recognition by the commanding general of the Philippind Army himself, Lt. Gen. Eduardo M. Año.
CALBAYOG CITY – Operatives of the City Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Group (CAIDSOTG) succeeded to arrest 4 suspected illegal-drug dealers in random buy-bust operations and one subject of a Search Warrant in three separate and different operations in four-days’ time – February 16-21, 2016.
