According to a “Press Statement of the City Government of Catbalogan on cityhood issue,” published on the Samar News.com website, the issue of Catbalogan’s cityhood is not yet settled. Here is a quote from that statement:
As things stand now, Catbalogan remains and still is a city. No more less than the Chief Justice of the [...]
Posted in Calbayog, Catbalogan, News, Politics | Tagged Catbalogan, Hon. Reynato S. Puno, IRA allocation, Motion for Reconsideration, Supreme Court
One of the reasons why it is so difficult to travel in Samar is because of the conditions of the roads, including the National Highway. Here are some previously unpublished pictures of the road conditions, from my recent trips from Calbayog to Catbalogan. Before I get started with the pictures, though, I want to appologize [...]
Posted in Calbayog, Catbalogan, National Highway, Travel | Tagged blacktop, Calbayog, Catbalogan, cement, National Highway, road construction, samar
I made 1 more trip from Calbayog to Catbalogan and back. This time I took an airconditioned bus. The aircon bus was a much more comfortable way to travel than the ordinary fare busses, or even the vans. The seats are nicer, and even recline. The aircon was evenly distriputed, so we did not get [...]
Posted in Calbayog, Catbalogan, National Highway, Travel | Tagged aircon bus, bus, Calbayog, Catbalogan, National Highway, ordinary fare, San Jorge, transportation, Travel, van
The Supreme Court of the Philippines has ruled that the creation of 16 new cities was unconstitutional. Amongst those 16 is Samar Province’s Capitol of Catbalogan. This decision was in response to a petition by the League of Cities of the Philippines, who objected to the “mad rush” to create cities who did not meet [...]
Posted in Calbayog, Catbalogan, News, Politics | Tagged Calbayog City, Capitol, Catbalogan, cityhood, GMA News, Iloilo, LCP, League of Cities of the Philippines, Mayor Jerry Trenas, Mayor Mel Senen Sarmiento, philippines, Samar Province, Supreme Court, unconstitutional
For our third, and final report, on travelling to Catbalogan, we will show some photos taken along the National Highway.
I have also included a little map, to show where we travelled.
Posted in Calbayog, Catbalogan, Travel | Tagged aircon, banana trees, bus, Calbayog, Catbalogan, children, copras, Gandara, map, National Highway, nipa house, ordinary fare, photos, rice fields, road construction, samar, school girls, Travel, trip
For the second report on our trips to Catbalogan, we will talk about Hotels.
I had read about, and seen pictures of, the CELL.COM Hotel, on San Bartolome Street. It looked like a nice place, with good prices, so we decided to stay there. But, when we got there we were disappointed. They showed us a [...]
Posted in Catbalogan, Hotels, Travel | Tagged aircon, bathroom, budget hotel, cable tv, Catbalogan, Cell.com hotel, cheaper, clean, cr, Del Rosario St, Fortune Hotel, hot water, Hotels, pictures, private bathroom, rooms, safe, San Bartolome St, simple, suite room
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