Typhoon Fengshen lashes Philippines Jun 20, 2008
Its eye was 60km away from the island's main city Calbayog at 4pm (local time), the weather office said. President Gloria Arroyo urged local governments to prepare for the storm that could trigger flooding and landslides. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
* Philippine city welcomes US Mercy after 20 years Jun 16, 2008
AP, CALBAYOG, PHILIPPINES Monday, Jun 16, 2008, Page 5 ... X Lucena Mendoza, patient at clinic in Calbayog, Philippines ... After a mayor waited five years in vain for Filipino politicians to make good on a promise to build a badly needed health clinic in Calbayog, US Navy Seabees helped local troops construct it X in just 30 days. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Police: Man with knife kills 10 Jun 3, 2007
The man first attacked and wounded five members of his cousin's family with whom he lived in a remote village outside Calbayog city in central Samar province at around 2 a.m. local time, said Senior Police Officer Jessie Gianan, desk officer at the Calbayog police station ... The husband, a fisherman, was at the Calbayog fishing port when the attack occurred, a niece of the woman said by telephone from a local funeral parlor. (CNN -- International)
* World News Quick Take Jun 3, 2007
The man first attacked and wounded six members of his own family in the remote village outside Calbayog City in central Samar Province around 2am, police desk officer Jessie Gianan said by telephone. The man then barged into two neighboring homes where he stabbed and hacked at the sleeping occupants, Gianan said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Moderate earthquake hits Samar, Philippines Jan 7, 2007
9 degrees east longitude, or near Samar, about 150 km east-southeast of Calbayog. There has been no casualty reported so far. (Xinhuanet, China)
