Captivating Catbalogan

Captivating Catbalogan Catbalogan: The City of Captivating Contrasts Catbalogan City is the provincial capital of Samar.
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Blessed with a unique landscape, palatable cuisines and warm people that will surely make your stay memorable and unforgettable.

๐™๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ค๐™™ ๐™œ๐™ช๐™™ ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™– ๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐™œ๐™– ๐™ ๐™–๐™—๐™–๐™ฉ๐™–๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™๐™– ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ, ๐™ข๐™–๐™œ๐™ ๐™–๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ข๐™œ๐™– ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™™๐™ค!This was true to last night's cultural show...
03/12/2022

๐™๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ค๐™™ ๐™œ๐™ช๐™™ ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™– ๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐™œ๐™– ๐™ ๐™–๐™—๐™–๐™ฉ๐™–๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™๐™– ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ, ๐™ข๐™–๐™œ๐™ ๐™–๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ข๐™œ๐™– ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™™๐™ค!

This was true to last night's cultural showcase that served as an opening salvo to the 2022 Kapaskohan ha Katbalogan as audiences were treated to song numbers, dance showcases and the highlight was the theater play entitled "Tiunay".

Special shoutout to Teatro Balaug, Katig Manarayaw Organization and Sayaw Kultura d' Balaug for the superb performances last night as well as to D'Chimpz for the guest performance that collectively showcased the rich talents and skills of Catbaloganon youths.

All these are part of our โ€œKapaskohan ha Katbaloganโ€, which is our annual celebration anchored on the rich cultural traditions of families and the gatherings of cheerful people that always find reasons to celebrate.

For this year, our theme is โ€œKAPASKOHAN HA KATBALOGAN: Identity, Unity, and Positivityโ€ to highlight the purposes of showcasing our culture as an identity, celebrating as a form of unity, and promoting welfare to share positivity among all people.

Visit our City Plaza and bring your family, friends, and loved ones and together letโ€™s share the season of Christmas!

๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ค ๐™๐™จ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™œ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ!


๐™†๐™–๐™ฅ๐™–๐™จ๐™ ๐™ค๐™๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™๐™– ๐™†๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ, ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™œ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ง๐™–๐™ฎ๐™–๐™ฌ ๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™œ๐™จ๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ-๐™ช๐™ง๐™ค๐™œ!โ€œKapaskohan ha Katbaloganโ€ is our annual celebration anchored...
02/12/2022

๐™†๐™–๐™ฅ๐™–๐™จ๐™ ๐™ค๐™๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™๐™– ๐™†๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ, ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™œ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ง๐™–๐™ฎ๐™–๐™ฌ ๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™œ๐™จ๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ-๐™ช๐™ง๐™ค๐™œ!

โ€œKapaskohan ha Katbaloganโ€ is our annual celebration anchored on the rich cultural traditions of families and the gatherings of cheerful people that always find reasons to celebrate.

For this year, our theme is โ€œKAPASKOHAN HA KATBALOGAN: Identity, Unity, and Positivityโ€ to highlight the purposes of showcasing our culture as an identity, celebrating as a form of unity, and promoting welfare to share positivity among all people.

See you all at the City Plaza on the different schedules!

๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ค ๐™๐™จ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™œ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ!



Congratulations to the five (5) accommodation establishments and one (1) food establishment who recently secured their r...
01/12/2022

Congratulations to the five (5) accommodation establishments and one (1) food establishment who recently secured their renewal and new accreditation with DOT Eastern Visayas.

These are the following:

1. Our Choice Hotel
2. Casa Cristina Hotel
3. Payao Mangroves Grill and Restaurant
4. SC Hotel - Catbalogan
5. Rosescent Pension House
6. Your Choice Hotel.

Derecho Uswag Catbalogan!

(Photos by DOT8 Accreditation)



Calling all painters, visual artists and art enthusiasts in Catbalogan City, join the painting contest and be part of a ...
01/12/2022

Calling all painters, visual artists and art enthusiasts in Catbalogan City, join the painting contest and be part of a worthwhile camapign!

Read the poster below!

The City Government of Catbalogan headed by City Mayor Dexter Uy through the Catbalogan City Gender and Development Focal Point System (GFPS) joins the observance of the 2022 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women, which started last November 25 leading to December 12, 2022.

Derecho Uswag Catbalogan!




City Mayor Dexter M. Uy and City Administrator Atty. Dennis G. Cosmod personally received the Program to Institutionaliz...
28/11/2022

City Mayor Dexter M. Uy and City Administrator Atty. Dennis G. Cosmod personally received the Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence in Human Resource Management or PRIME-HRM Maturity Levell II Bronze Award earlier today, November 28, 2022 at the Waterfront Hotel, Cebu City during the 2022 Conversations of Local Leaders in Eastern Visayas, where Catbalogan is among the only three Local Government Units (LGUs) in the entire Eastern Visayas Region to have been awarded with this recognition.

Organized by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) Regional Office VIII, local leaders of Local Government Units (LGUs), State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), and National Government Agencies (NGAs) from all over the region have gathered today for the CSC Pasidungog 2022 wherein various Government Agencies have been recognized for their competencies in the field of Human Resource Management in the government office.

Representing the City of Catbalogan are Mayor Uy and Atty. Cosmod, together with the focal persons of the four pillars of human resource, and the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Catbalogan. Present also in the event is the co-awardees and co-attendees from Samar State University, DEPED Catbalogan City Divison, and DEPED Samar Division.

Recently, the City of Catbalogan received its Maturity Level II Compliance Certificate from the Civil Service where the agency has acquired 100% rating on all four of the human resource pillars. Todayโ€™s Maturity Level II Bronze Award is a great validation that its human resource policy interventions are working. And as such, this award is a testament of this administrationโ€™s efforts to improve the agencyโ€™s services to the people.

The entire City Government is filled with gratitude and admiration to the members of the four human resource committees, for their hard work especially in the implementation of various Human Resource policies, to the City Government employees, for their patience, commitment and dedication for public service, and to the Civil Service Commission Samar Field Office for its never ending support and technical assistance all throughout Catbaloganโ€™s PRIME-HRM Journey.

This meticulous process is part of the agencyโ€™s commitment to transform the city governance and its public service delivery by elevating the City Human Resource Management to a level of excellence using HRM indicators that are at par with global HRM standards.

DERECHO USWAG CATBALOGAN!






Mauru-aslom nga santol, ano maupay igpadis?Comment your favorite pair for this healthy fruit and together letโ€™s promote ...
26/11/2022

Mauru-aslom nga santol, ano maupay igpadis?

Comment your favorite pair for this healthy fruit and together letโ€™s promote the captivating culinary heritage we have in Catbalogan City.

Derecho Uswag Catbalogan!

(Photo by Ador Hurtado)


๐™‰๐™š๐™ญ๐™ฉ ๐™ฎ๐™š๐™–๐™ง ๐™ฃ๐™–! ๐˜ผ๐™ฃ๐™™๐™–๐™ข ๐™ฃ๐™–?Following the latest meeting held at City Mayorโ€™s Office last November 11, 2022, a meeting was fa...
26/11/2022

๐™‰๐™š๐™ญ๐™ฉ ๐™ฎ๐™š๐™–๐™ง ๐™ฃ๐™–! ๐˜ผ๐™ฃ๐™™๐™–๐™ข ๐™ฃ๐™–?

Following the latest meeting held at City Mayorโ€™s Office last November 11, 2022, a meeting was facilitated by the City Tourism, Culture, Arts & Information Office (CTCAIO) yesterday, November 24, 2022 as assisted by the Catbalogan City Administratorโ€™s Office among representatives of host batches of the different secondary and tertiary schools in the city.

Present were representatives from Samar National School (SNS), Samar State University (SSU), Samar College (SC), St. Maryโ€™s College of Catbalogan (SMCC), and Catbalogan National Comprehensive High School (CNCHS).

It can be remembered that it was around February of 2020 when all the big four schools (SNS, SSU, SC and SMCC) have jointly agreed to postpone that yearโ€™s alumni homecoming due to the impending COVID-19 virus, followed by the March 2021 declaration of the City Tourism Council (CTC) and the Local Culture & Arts Council (LCAC) suspending the 2021 alumni festivities, and the 1st Quarter CTC and LCAC meeting last March 2022, which also postponed this yearโ€™s conduct.

These series of meetings account for three years already that this annual tradition has been postponed although several schools have continued their hostings but with limited fanfare and reduced audiences as we continue to struggle with the pandemic.

But as the restrictions have eased up already and the vaccination statistics are slowly increasing, traveling as a major tourism drive and as one of the outputs of alumni homecoming is slowly getting back on its feet and people are already eager to return home.

It is on this development and with the news that the 2023 Alumni Festival for all schools are set to return their hosting schedules, that the city government is seeking to extend help manage the influx of visitors, tourists and balikbayans by next year.

Specially so that by 2023, majority if not all of the crown drawing events such as the Manaragat Festival this August, which will be on its 20th anniversary and many other major events are to be held on full face-to-face but still with strict restriction on vaccination statuses.

So as not to strain the economy and to spread out the events all year round in order for the different economic industries to gain from this boom on different months or lengthened peak rather than on short months for a just quick peak and to ensure a peaceful and safe conduct of activities that alumni hosts from the five (5) schools were originally encouraged to hold their homecoming during the new summer of June and July rather than the hectic August of 2023.

All the five (5) schools initially agreed to hold their events between June and July 2023, but Samar National School, which has the biggest number of alumni, participants, and would-be returnees opted to conduct their events on mid of August 2023 leading to the Fiesta Kaadlawan of our Patron Saint, Seรฑor San Bartolome on the 24th, which is also one of the busiest of the yearly Manaragat Festival.

Although the city government understands the reasons of returning Catbaloganon and their local counterparts to just coincide the alumni hosting during the fiesta month to maximize time and resources, it may at a given time cause fatigue to the economy including the different service providers and suppliers since the already crowd-drawing Manaragat will collide with the expected Alumni fever.

These include our accommodation establishments, venues and spaces for events, restaurant and food establishments, suppliers of services like lights and sound systems, photography, videography and many others, which greatly depend on events, activities and related gatherings.

In fact, it is expected that the 2022 tourism statistics from accommodation establishments as the year rounds up will be at par or even surpass already the 2019 pre-pandemic statistics, proving that the 2023 will be even higher in terms of tourist arrivals.

Catbalogan City Government hopes that despite this possible simultaneous conducts, measures will be in placed to ensure safe implementation since after all, these events are not just for the few but for the greater public and the bigger community.

๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ค ๐™๐™จ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™œ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ!

(Report by Ador Hurtado, CTCAI Officer)



As part of its identified Learning and Development (L and D) interventions, the City of Catbalogan through its Human Res...
26/11/2022

As part of its identified Learning and Development (L and D) interventions, the City of Catbalogan through its Human Resource Management Office and Civil Service Commission through its Samar Field Office, conducted a training on Building an Inclusive Workplace last November 22-23, 2022 at Villa Josefa, Catbalogan City, Samar.

Subject matter expert was Director Emmanuel Fuentes of the Civil Service Commission Samar Field Office, which topics were on gender, diversity and inclusiveness in government offices. On the other hand, City Mayor Dexter M. Uy, in his massage, said that the City of Catbalogan is doing all the necessary actions to harness a culture of inclusivity in the agency and to discourage discrimination in all its forms.

This coincides with the thrust of the administration of City Mayor Dexter Uy to equip its workforce with the sufficient knowledge and skills as well as develop the right attitude towards providing efficient and effective service to clients.

DERECHO USWAG CATBALOGAN!



Congrats han team han Samar State University nga nagdaug como Regional Winner han Philippine Startup Challenge para han ...
25/11/2022

Congrats han team han Samar State University nga nagdaug como Regional Winner han Philippine Startup Challenge para han ira startup nga gintatawag nga โ€œTraysiCallโ€.

Usa gihapon hira han Top 10 nga team nga umapi han National Finals han Philippine Startup Week han Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).

Philippine Startup Challenge is an annual competition conducted by IIDB that aims to encourage Filipino youth to create ICT products and services to potentially develop into viable business ventures and solve the countryโ€™s societal problems.โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ
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This initiative is geared towards promoting the spirit of entrepreneurship in ICT among Filipinos and ensuring the continuous creation of investible ideas and startup founders that will expand the Philippine Startup ecosystem.โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ

Derecho Uswag Catbalogan!
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โ€œAton gin-inaugurate kanina an aton Bahay Pag-Asa.โ€This was the statement of City Mayor Dexter Uy as the city officially...
25/11/2022

โ€œAton gin-inaugurate kanina an aton Bahay Pag-Asa.โ€

This was the statement of City Mayor Dexter Uy as the city officially launched yesterday, November 24, 2022 in Barangay Payao the Bahay Pag-asa facility, which is said to be the first LGU facility for children in conflict with the law (CICL) and children at-risk (CAR) in the whole island of Samar.

โ€œManiniguro kita nga masiguro nga waray na bata an maabuso, mapapariwara, ngan maagaawan hin maupay nga kabubuwason. Aton ibabalik ha tama nga dalan adton mga nawawara o nabuburong tungod han mga diri asya nga panhitabo ha ira mga kinabuhi,โ€ Mayor Dexter shares.

The event was coincided with the National Childrenโ€™s Month celebration this November 2022.

โ€œDamo nga salamat hadton mga bumulig nga maging realidad ini nga aton mga plano. Padayon an aton pagpakusog han mga programa nga makakabulig ha aton mga kabataan kay hira it paglaum hit aton kabubuwason,โ€ Mayor Dexter further shares.

Derecho Uswag Catbalogan!






๐™Ž๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™–๐™˜๐™˜๐™ง๐™š๐™™๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™˜๐™–๐™ง๐™–๐™ซ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ก๐™ก๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ!Great appreciation to the Provincial Tourism Office and the Departm...
24/11/2022

๐™Ž๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™–๐™˜๐™˜๐™ง๐™š๐™™๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™˜๐™–๐™ง๐™–๐™ซ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ก๐™ก๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ!

Great appreciation to the Provincial Tourism Office and the Department of Tourism, Region VIII for the conduct of the 10th Mobile Accreditation Caravan in the province held last November 22, 2022 at Nana Manuela, Catbalogan City.

Twenty-five (25) Tourism Establishments (TEs) attended the said caravan and four (4) of which are from Catbalogan City since several of our accommodation establishments have already attended the earlier caravan last June 2022.

๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ค ๐™๐™จ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™œ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ!



The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) together with the partner agencies, city offices, and vo...
23/11/2022

The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) together with the partner agencies, city offices, and volunteer groups and organizations conducted a Fire Simulation Drill last November 18, 2022 at Barangay Canlapwas, Purok 4.

This activity aims to make emergency response on fire hazard much more systematic and effective. With the cooperation of the Catbaloganons residing in the area, the activity has been performed successfully.

Padayon an kamaandam!

DERECHO USWAG CATBALOGAN!

The Local AIDS Council (LAC) of Catbalogan City was convened yesterday, November 22, 2022 as called for by City Mayor De...
23/11/2022

The Local AIDS Council (LAC) of Catbalogan City was convened yesterday, November 22, 2022 as called for by City Mayor Dexter Uy.

Hosted and facilitated by the City Health Office, the meetingโ€™s agenda was to discuss among the activities for the upcoming World AIDS Day (WAD).

Series of activities are to be implemented within the week of December 01, 2022 being the WAD commemoration.

Derecho Uswag Catbalogan!






In partnership with the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Catbalogan City Fire Station, the City of Catbalogan headed by C...
21/11/2022

In partnership with the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Catbalogan City Fire Station, the City of Catbalogan headed by City Mayor Dexter Uy through the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) is continuously conducting drills to make emergency response systematic and effective, like on fire hazard. It has been identified that Barangay Canlapwas, Purok 4 is highly susceptible to this hazard and is difficult to respond to during fire incidents.

Hence, through the initiative of CDRRMO and BFP, a Fire Simulation Drill is being conducted today, November 18, 2022 at the said location.

In photos, the partner agencies, BFP and PNP, together with the city offices, CHO, CSWDO, and CLEAU, and volunteer groups and organizations namely, ACCESS ERT, ALERT Philippines, ALPHA KAPPA RHO, ALPHA PHI OMEGA, TAU GAMMA PHI, WARAYA, Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, CYDRRM, Fil-Chi Fire Volunteer Brigade, KABALIKAT, UKC, REACT, Philippine Red Cross Western Samar Chapter, Ley-Sam, Burak Rescue Team, SAMELCO II and Catbalogan Water District, attended the orientation/planning/briefing activity today, Friday, 8:00 AM at Bliss Covered Court, before the actual simulation.

DERECHO USWAG CATBALOGAN!

๐™‚๐™ค๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™œ๐™ค๐™ก๐™™ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™—๐™ง๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ!Exclusive for offices within the city hall building and other offices under the city government, t...
21/11/2022

๐™‚๐™ค๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™œ๐™ค๐™ก๐™™ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™—๐™ง๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ!

Exclusive for offices within the city hall building and other offices under the city government, the City Offices Christmas Decorating Contest will be a โ€œgoldenโ€ treat for all.

Strengthening the advocacies on environmental protection and cultural protection, designs will feature the creative uses of recycled and recyclable materials. Pre-judging of all participating offices will be on December 09, 2022 and the final judging will be on December 16, 2022.

More contests are being organized by The City Government of Catbalogan headed by City Mayor Dexter Uy as facilitated by the City Tourism, Culture, Arts and Information Office (CTCAIO) to bring hope this Christmas season as part of the 2022 Kapaskohan ha Katbalogan Festival.

๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ค ๐™๐™จ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™œ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ!

(Photo was the 2021 First Place Winner - Catbalogan City General Services Office)


In photos, Sir Jonas A. Ko, Mental Health Coordinator of Catbalogan City Health Office, giving maintenance medication an...
19/11/2022

In photos, Sir Jonas A. Ko, Mental Health Coordinator of Catbalogan City Health Office, giving maintenance medication and Mental Health Counseling to our Clients.

The goal of Mental Health Program is promotion and prevention interventions work by identifying the individual, social and structural determinants of mental health, and then intervening to reduce risks, build resilience and establish supportive environments for mental health.


Three in a row!Now we have bounded to our third stop, with another symposium in Pangdan National High School. The Catbal...
19/11/2022

Three in a row!

Now we have bounded to our third stop, with another symposium in Pangdan National High School. The Catbalogan City Population and Youth Development Office together with the Catbalogan City Supreme Student Council Federation, we express are warmest thanks to Pangdan National High School as we continue to advocate for our youth-focused platform to increase awareness of the dangers of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), particularly HIV/AIDS, we appreciate your attention to our call for action.

As we get going, we are sure to advocate even more. Para ha kabataan han siyudan han Catbalogan.

(Texts and Photos by CYDO)

๐™‰๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š ๐™ ๐™ค, ๐™ข๐™–๐™œ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™–๐™œ๐™–๐™ก ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฎ๐™ค...Now on its fourth year, we bring back the Mobile Photography Contest as part of our Ka...
17/11/2022

๐™‰๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š ๐™ ๐™ค, ๐™ข๐™–๐™œ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™–๐™œ๐™–๐™ก ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฎ๐™ค...

Now on its fourth year, we bring back the Mobile Photography Contest as part of our Kapaskohan ha Katbalogan competitions to truly capture that captivating celebration we have in Catbalogan.

Online registration and submission of mobile photo entries at bit.ly/2022kapaskohanphotog is only until December 10, 2022 and to know more details, see poster below.

More contests are being organized by The City Government of Catbalogan headed by City Mayor Dexter Uy as facilitated by the City Tourism, Culture, Arts and Information Office (CTCAIO).

๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ค ๐™๐™จ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™œ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ!


November 15, 2022 - The Catbalogan City Cooperatives and Employment Services Office together with DOLE Samar Field Offic...
16/11/2022

November 15, 2022 - The Catbalogan City Cooperatives and Employment Services Office together with DOLE Samar Field Office conducted Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) Orientation to one hundred seventy-six (176) beneficiaries fifty-seven (57) beneficiaries coming from Brgy. Cagutsan and the remaining one hundred nineteen (119) are from Brgy. San Vicente.

The beneficiaries will work for ten (10) days, 4 hours each day, and will receive the amount of P3,500.00 upon completion of the program.

Derecho Uswag Catbalogan!




11 November 2022IN PHOTOS: Catbalogan City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) joins the Bureau of Fi...
16/11/2022

11 November 2022

IN PHOTOS: Catbalogan City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) joins the Bureau of Fire Protection's Intensified Fire Safety Awareness Program called "KAISA", CALL-TO-ACTION AGAINST DESTRUCTIVE FIRE CAMPAIGN.

This aims to strengthen the partnership between the BFP and all Business Establishments within our area of responsibility to support our advocacies as to Fire Prevention is concerned.

In case of fire, medical emergencies and rescue operations, you may contact the following number:
Globe - 0995 532 2202.

(Texts and Photos by Catbalogan City Fire Station)





๐™„ ๐™จ๐™š๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช, ๐™„ ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™ง ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช, ๐™„ ๐™›๐™š๐™š๐™ก ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช...Days to go before Christmas Day, are you ready for our Kapaskohan ha Katbalogan 2022...
16/11/2022

๐™„ ๐™จ๐™š๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช, ๐™„ ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™ง ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช, ๐™„ ๐™›๐™š๐™š๐™ก ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช...

Days to go before Christmas Day, are you ready for our Kapaskohan ha Katbalogan 2022?

What better way to keep memories of the Yuletide season than taking photos of it and dancing to the beat of Christmas joy -- so join the following competitions to make it more meaningful and fun:

- Mobile Photography Contest bit.ly/2022kapaskohanphotog;
- Step High Dance Craze on December 17, 2022
bit.ly/2022kapaskohanstephigh.

See the guidelines below and register at the appropriate links to join the competitions.

More contests are being organized by The City Government of Catbalogan headed by City Mayor Dexter Uy as facilitated by the City Tourism, Culture, Arts and Information Office (CTCAIO).

๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ค ๐™๐™จ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™œ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ!

๐˜พ๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™–๐™ก๐™š ๐™ ๐™– ๐™—๐™–? ๐™†๐™–๐™จ๐™ž ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™œ๐™ค๐™ค๐™™.Form a chorale of six (6) members or at most twelve (12) and register online at bit.l...
15/11/2022

๐˜พ๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™–๐™ก๐™š ๐™ ๐™– ๐™—๐™–? ๐™†๐™–๐™จ๐™ž ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™œ๐™ค๐™ค๐™™.

Form a chorale of six (6) members or at most twelve (12) and register online at bit.ly/2022kapaskohanchorale to join the Christmas Chorale Caroling Contest happening live at City Plaza on December 09, 2022.

Online registration is only until December 07, 2022 and to know more details, see poster below.

More contests are being organized by The City Government of Catbalogan headed by City Mayor Dexter Uy as facilitated by the City Tourism, Culture, Arts and Information Office (CTCAIO).

๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ค ๐™๐™จ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™œ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ!


Done to our second stop!With another batch of almost 100 participants, the Catbalogan City Population and Youth Developm...
15/11/2022

Done to our second stop!

With another batch of almost 100 participants, the Catbalogan City Population and Youth Development Office in partnership with the Catbalogan City Supreme Student Council Federation, we extend our deepest gratitude to the Catbalogan National Comprehensive High School for drawing awareness to our request to campaign for our young people as we continue advocating our platform to raise consciousness about the risks of teen pregnancy and STIs including HIV/AIDS.

We are just starting and are bound to advocate more. Thank you again, Catbalogan National Comprehensive High School!

๐™„๐™ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™– ๐™ฃ๐™– ๐™ฎ๐™–๐™ฃ!Forty (40) days to go before Christmas Day, are you ready for our Kapaskohan ha Katbalogan 2022?Because mu...
15/11/2022

๐™„๐™ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™– ๐™ฃ๐™– ๐™ฎ๐™–๐™ฃ!

Forty (40) days to go before Christmas Day, are you ready for our Kapaskohan ha Katbalogan 2022?

Because music is essential to every Christmas celebration, we are inviting all amateur singers and choirs to join the following live competitions to be held at the City Plaza:

- Christmas Chorale Caroling Contest on December 09, 2022
bit.ly/2022kapaskohanchorale;
- Tingog Christmas Singing Idol on December 11, 2022
bit.ly/2022kapaskohantingog.

See the guidelines below and register at the appropriate links to join the competitions.

More contests are being organized by The City Government of Catbalogan headed by City Mayor Dexter Uy as facilitated by the City Tourism, Culture, Arts and Information Office (CTCAIO).

๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ค ๐™๐™จ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™œ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ!


In celebration of the 30th National Childrenโ€™s Month, we have conducted our annual Childrenโ€™s Congress which was attende...
15/11/2022

In celebration of the 30th National Childrenโ€™s Month, we have conducted our annual Childrenโ€™s Congress which was attended by children from different barangays of the city.

โ€œI want to extend my gratitude to the CSWD Office for their efforts in making Catbalogan City qualify for the recent audit on Child Friendly Local Governance,โ€ City Mayor Dexter shares.

We will strengthen and reinforce our programs and projects on child safety and development and we will make sure that our city will always be categorized as child-friendly.

Cliche as it may sound, but indeed, the children are the hope of the future. Therefore, we must take good care of them.

Derecho Uswag Catbalogan!






Tropical Paradise ๐ŸŒดโ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿš(Photo by Alfrancis Garcia)
13/11/2022

Tropical Paradise ๐ŸŒดโ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿš

(Photo by Alfrancis Garcia)

Dit-dit pag may timeโ€ฆ(Photo by Ryan Socorro Dy)
09/11/2022

Dit-dit pag may timeโ€ฆ

(Photo by Ryan Socorro Dy)

Do you have plans to visit The Philippines??? ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ๐ŸงณโœˆIf you are fully vaccinated, you donโ€™t have to undergo any COVID-19 te...
08/11/2022

Do you have plans to visit The Philippines??? ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿงณโœˆ

If you are fully vaccinated, you donโ€™t have to undergo any COVID-19 tests, nor do you need to quarantine. If you are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, an antigen test is all you need on top of the usual travel requirements.

And oh..dontโ€™ forget to fill out the e-arrival card.

Now, pack those bags and we hope to see you soon!

Read below for more details.

9 YearsToday, we commemorate nine years of resilience. We remember the thousands of souls who perished, we celebrate the...
08/11/2022

9 Years

Today, we commemorate nine years of resilience. We remember the thousands of souls who perished, we celebrate the lives of our fellow survivors, and we continue to be grateful to all the people from all around the world who helped us rise again.



Gintutulon ba an liso han santol? O an lain adto nga liso an diri pwede?Comment your favorite fruit that is in season no...
05/11/2022

Gintutulon ba an liso han santol? O an lain adto nga liso an diri pwede?

Comment your favorite fruit that is in season nowadays and together letโ€™s promote the captivating heritage we have in Catbalogan City.

Derecho Uswag Catbalogan!

(Photo by Ador Hurtado)


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Catbalogan City is the provincial capital of Samar and the commercial, trading, educational, financial and political center of the whole Samar island since 1616 up to the present. Blessed with a unique landscape, palatable cuisines and warm people that will surely make your stay memorable and unforgettable.

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