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
Most people, who are not living in poverty, take many things for granted. One of those things is running water. You may have heard, or read, about a time when people used to have to go out and fetch water, but have you ever had to do it yourself? When I was a child, growing [...]
Posted in National Highway, Poverty | Tagged Almagro, Calbayog, Catbalogan, fetch water, filipinos, hand pumps, luxery, National Highway, philippines, poor, Poverty, running water, water containers
Continuing with yesterday’s theme, I wanted to show a few pictures of the bridge construction that is taking place along the National Highway. This construction site is a little south of San Jorge, going towards Catbalogan. Notice that much of the work is still done by hand. It’s a lot of work, in a hot [...]
Posted in National Highway, Travel | Tagged bridge, Catbalogan, construction, National Highway, San Jorge
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 Here are some previously unpublished pictures of the road conditions, from my recent trips from Calbayog to Catbalogan.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
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