Calbayog

After the exile of Rizal in Dapitan, the Katipunan was born in Binondo, Manila. Andres Bonifacio and his men moved heaven and earth to fight against the Spanish government then led by Gob. Heneral Polavieja. The katipunan expanded its membership from Luzon down to the Visayas Region, thereby increasing the number of Katipuneros in a span of one year. Sensing the secret plan of the Katipunan to overthrow the government, the Spanish authorities raided a Binondo printing press where subversive documents were found and confiscated. One of the documents seized was the list of members of the Katipunan. The name Benedicto Nijaga was one in the list, being the collector of revolutionary funds in the area. Upon learning of the arrests, Governor Polavieja ordered the arrest of all suspected members of the Katipunan. Nijaga was arrested together with twelve other katipuneros while campaigning for revolutionary funds. Shortly after they were jailed and reportedly tortured, a trial ensued, reminiscent of that of Rizal and other Filipino nationalists.{{Cite web|date=January 11, 2012|title=The 13 Martyrs of Bagumbayan were executed January 11, 1897|url=https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/871/today-in-philippine-history-january-11-1897-the-so-called-thirteen-martyrs-of-bagumbayan-were-executed|access-date=July 11, 2021|website=The Kahimyang Project|language=en}} The 13 men were convicted and sentenced to death. On January 11, 1897, the thirteen were taken to Bagumbayan field under heavy guard. Just before sunrise, the men were executed.{{Cite web|title=The 13 Martyrs of Bagumbayan|url=http://www.philippinemasonry.org/the-13-martyrs-of-bagumbayan.html|access-date=July 11, 2021|website=Philippine Center for Masonic Studies|language=en}}

Colegio-Seminario de San Vicente de Paul (now Christ the King College and St. Vincent de Paul Seminary) were established in 1905 and La Milagrosa Academy was established in 1910.

On April 10, 1910, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calbayog was created by virtue of the Papal Bull of Pope Pius X, comprising the islands of Samar and Leyte. Calbayog became the episcopal see of the diocese.{{Cite web|title=Diocese of Calbayog, Philippines|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/calb0.htm|access-date=July 12, 2021|website=GCatholic}}

In 1942, the Japanese Army occupied Calbayog city. In 1945 the city was finally liberated by the Philippine Commonwealth troops and the guerrillas who had continued the fight against the Japanese throughout World War II. It was only much later that other dioceses in the region were created.

Republic Act No. 328, otherwise known as the City Charter of Calbayog was signed into law on July 15, 1948, by then President Elpidio Quirino. The first set of city officials, incumbent municipal officials of the place, were sworn in on October 16, 1948. The city comprises the territorial jurisdiction of the former Municipalities of Calbayog, Oquendo and Tinambacan.{{Cite web|title=Republic Act No. 328|url=https://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1948/ra_328_1948.html|access-date=July 11, 2021|website=www.lawphil.net}}

In January 2008 Roberto Navidad, a Regional Trial Court (RTC) judge was shot dead in Calbayog City outside a drug store at the corner of Gomez Street and Nijaga Boulevard. As of 2008, the crime was still unsolved.{{Cite news |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/visayas/view/20080116-112779/Calbayog-judge-murdered |title=Calbayog judge murdered |access-date=March 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150318202338/http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/visayas/view/20080116-112779/Calbayog-judge-murdered |archive-date=March 18, 2015 |url-status=dead }} He was the 15th judge to be ambushed in the Philippines since July 20, 1999 (the 14th under the Arroyo government).

On May 1, 2011, Calbayog's Mayor Reynaldo Uy was murdered by unknown gunmen. After his death, Vice-Mayor Ronaldo P. Aquino was sworn in as city mayor.{{Cite web|title=Samar lawmaker, 5 others accused of 2011 slay of Calbayog mayor|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/aika-delgado-reynaldo-uy-murder-complaint|access-date=July 11, 2021|website=Rappler|date=3 May 2016 |language=en}}

On March 8, 2021, approximately 10 years after the death of Mayor Uy, Mayor Ronaldo P. Aquino was ambushed and killed by members of the Samar Provincial Police while on his way to his son's birthday party. The van he was riding was pelted with multiple bullets from high-powered arms. Two of his personnel were also among the casualties of the ambush.{{Cite web|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1404565/calbayog-mayor-ambushed-on-his-way-to-sons-birthday-party-dies-in-hospital|title=Calbayog mayor ambushed on his way to son's birthday party dies in hospital|first=Joey A.|last=Gabieta|date=8 March 2021|website=INQUIRER.net|accessdate=25 April 2024}}

Vice Mayor Diego P. Rivera has been appointed as successor and is currently the Mayor of Calbayog City.{{Cite web|title=Mayor Diego Rivera as new mayor of Calbayog|url=https://calbayog.gov.ph/mayor-diego-rivera-as-new-mayor-of-calbayog/|url-status=live|website=Calbayog City Website|date=29 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612133912/https://calbayog.gov.ph/mayor-diego-rivera-as-new-mayor-of-calbayog/ |archive-date=June 12, 2021 }}

On June 9, 2021, a senate investigation led by Senator Ronald "Bato" de la Rosa was conducted where the PNP, NBI and members of the Aquino family presented their testimonies and findings. Charges have been filed on the policemen. As of the 2022 election, Raymund "Monmon" Uy is now the city's mayor.[https://halalanresults.abs-cbn.com/local/samar/city-of-calbayog City of Calbayog] abs-cbn.com{{Cite web|title=Ex-PNP Chiefs' probe on Calbayog City Mayor's killing|url=http://legacy.senate.gov.ph/photo_release/2021/0609_05.asp|access-date=July 11, 2021|website=legacy.senate.gov.ph}}

In the last quarter of 2021, Samar 1st district congressman Edgar Mary Sarmiento proposed to convert the city of Calbayog from being a component city into an independent component city through the virtue of House Bill No. 10483.{{cite web|first=Edgar Mary S.|last=Sarmiento|url=https://hrep-website.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/legisdocs/basic_18/HB10483.pdf|title=House Bill No. 10483 - The bill seeks to convert the City of Calbayog, Samar from a component city to an independent component city|date=November 11, 2021|publisher=House of Representatives|website=amozonaws.com|access-date=June 3, 2022}}

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The city has a total land area of {{convert|88,074|ha}} as of 2007 which is 0.29% of the Philippines total land area, 3.79% of the regional land area, 6.12% of the island of Samar and 14.56% of the Samar province area.{{Cite web|url=http://www.denr.gov.ph/news-and-features/latest-news/55-land-resources.html|title=LAND RESOURCES|last=Miguel|first=Claire|website=www.denr.gov.ph|language=en-gb|access-date=May 5, 2017|archive-date=April 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426074025/https://denr.gov.ph/news-and-features/latest-news/55-land-resources.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://nap.psa.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listprov.asp|title=Philippine Statistics Authority {{!}} Republic of the Philippines|website=nap.psa.gov.ph|language=en|access-date=May 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728200239/http://nap.psa.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listprov.asp|archive-date=July 28, 2018|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://nap.psa.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/province.asp?regName=REGION+VIII+(Eastern+Visayas)®Code=08&provCode=086000000&provName=SAMAR%20(WESTERN%20SAMAR)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718072212/http://nap.psa.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/province.asp?provCode=086000000&provName=SAMAR+(WESTERN+SAMAR)®Code=08®Name=REGION+VIII+(Eastern+Visayas)|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2016|title=Philippine Statistics Authority {{!}} Republic of the Philippines|website=nap.psa.gov.ph|language=en|access-date=May 5, 2017}}

Forty percent of the city's land area are plain and hilly terrains with elevation ranging from {{convert|5|to|20|m}} above sea level. The rest are rugged mountain ranges with elevations from {{convert|300|to|700|m}} above sea level. Flooding is minimized because of many rivers, brooks, streams and natural water conveyors that flow towards the sea.

Calbayog experiences a variety of wind types: Amihan (northeastwind), Timog (southwind), Habagat (southwestwind), Canaway (northwest wind), Cabunghan (east wind), Dumagsa (southeast wind) and Salatan (west wind).

Calbayog has well distributed rainfall throughout the year, except during the summer months of February through May, when most parts of the city are dry. The highest rainfall intensity recorded is {{convert|267|mm}} per hour. Heavy downpour is seldom experienced in the locality, therefore making Calbayog potentially appropriate for protective agricultural investment.

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| Sep rain days = 24.9

| Oct rain days = 26.0

| Nov rain days = 23.3

| Dec rain days = 20.8

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Calbayog is politically subdivided into 157 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

These barangays are grouped in three districts.

The district is located in the southern and eastern boundaries of the city and is the main political and commercial District the city. The district is bounded to the north by the Oquendo and Tinambacan districts, to the south by the municipality of Santa Margarita and to the east by Matuguinao. The district comprises 84 barangays and has a population of 103,051 (2015 census) with a land area of about {{convert|446.6|km2}}.

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The Tinambacan district is located along the northern boundaries of the city, it is bounded to the north by the municipality of San Isidro, to the south by the Calbayog district and to the east by the Oquendo district. The district comprises 27 barangays and has a population of 46,157 (2015 census) with a land area of {{convert|182.9|km2}}.

The Oquendo District is located along the northeastern boundaries of the city, it is bounded to the north by Lope De Vega, to the south by the Calbayog district, to the east by Silvino Lobos and to the west by the Tinambacan district. The district comprises 46 barangays and has a population of 34,643 (2015 census) with a land area of {{convert|251.2|km2}}.

File:Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral - Calbayog City in the Philippines (Front view).jpg

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According to the 2015 census, Calbayog has a population of 183,851 making up 23.6% of the entire population of Samar Province as of August 1, 2015.{{Cite web|url=https://psa.gov.ph/content/highlights-philippine-population-2015-census-population|title=Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population {{!}} Philippine Statistics Authority|website=psa.gov.ph|language=en|access-date=May 4, 2017}}

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;Water and Sanitation

: Calbayog Water (now owned by Manila Water) is in charge of the water utility in Calbayog City. As of 2017, it was using the Himonini River and Pasungon Falls as water sources.{{Cite web|url=http://ccwd.gov.ph/About%20us.html|title=Calbayog City Water District|website=ccwd.gov.ph|access-date=July 21, 2017}} The Dawu interior of Danaw, water reservoir, a dam was built for the Calbayog City Water District near Malajog. The dam was built for irrigation to nearby villages of Pilar and Dawu. The old dam or reservoir that was built near Oquendo is somewhat hefty and expensive since it uses river water and its expensive to purify the river water. The new reservoir was connected to the old pipelines of Calbayog City Water District. Some Fire truck Hydrants were located inside the City.

;Energy and Power: Samar I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SAMELCO I) is located in Carayman, Calbayog. It has three sub-stations powered by the Tongonan Geothermal Energy and transmissioned by National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to its main office in Carayman then to its three sub-stations at 3600 volts, stepped down.{{Cite web|url=http://www.erc.gov.ph:8099/DUandRCO/ViewDetails/232|title=SAMAR I ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (SAMELCO I)|website=Energy Regulatory Commission|access-date=July 21, 2017|archive-date=April 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421060755/http://www.erc.gov.ph:8099/DUandRCO/ViewDetails/232|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.nea.gov.ph/region8|title=Region VIII|last=Rommel|website=www.nea.gov.ph|language=en-gb|access-date=July 21, 2017|archive-date=April 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426074015/http://www.nea.gov.ph/region8|url-status=dead}}

• Northwest Samar State University (formerly Tiburcio Tancinco Memorial Institute of Science and Technology)
• Christ the King College
• STI Calbayog
• Seminario San Vicente de Paul

• Rafael Lentejas Memorial School of Fisheries (Tinambacan) -[http://www.deped.gov.ph/regions/region-viii/regional-stories/rafael-lentejas-memorial-school-fisheries-rlmsf-success-stories honors]-

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• Calbayog City National High School
• Christ the King College
• Carayman National High School
• Bagacay Integrated School
• Rafael Lentejas Memorial School of Fisheries (Tinambacan and SantaMargarita Campus)
• La Milagrosa Academy
• Calbayog Pilot Central School
• Calbayog City SPED Center
• Calbayog East Central School
• Calbayog Christian Faith Academy
• Pena 1 National High School
• Pena 1 Elementary School
• St. Augustine International School
• San Joaquin National High School
• San Joaquin Central School
• San Policarpo National High School
• San Policarpo Central School
• STI Calbayog Senior High School
• Trinidad National High School (Tomaligues Annex Campus)
• Trinidad Central Elementary School
• Tarabucan National High School
• Mag-ubay National High School
• Oquendo National High School
• Tabawan Integrated School

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{{Cite web|url=http://depedcalbayog.ph/sch|title=Schools Directory|website=depedcalbayog.ph|access-date=July 21, 2017}}

• DYOG Radyo Pilipinas 882 (Philippine Broadcasting Service)

• 88.5 DyPC - FMR Calbayog (Relay station of 100.7 FMR Tacloban; Philippine Collective Media Corporation)
• 89.5 DYNW Kauswagan Radio (Northwest Samar State University)
• 91.3 Radyo Kidlat (Philippine Broadcasting Service/Samar 1 Electric Cooperative)
• 92.1 Infinite Radio - DyIP (St. Jude Thaddeus Institute of Technology)
• 93.7 (Palawan Broadcasting Corporation)
• 98.1 One Radio (Wave Network Incorporated)
• 98.9 Lamrag Radio (Aliw Broadcasting Corporation)
• 95.5 BigTime FM (Samar Star Meda)
• 99.7 Super Radyo/Barangay FM - DyAX (RGMA Network/GMA Network Incorporated)
• 100.5 Brigada News FM (Brigada Mass Media Corporation)
• 102.3 Radyo Alternatibo (Prime Broadcasting Network)
• 104.9 Radyo Natin (Manila Broadcasting Company/Radyo Natin Network)

• GMA TV-5 Calbayog
• ABS-CBN TV-10 Calbayog
• PTV-12 Calbayog
• S+A Channel 24 Calbayog
• GTV-32 Calbayog

• Fil-Products Cable Company
• Calbayog Cable TV and Entertainment Services
• Cignal TV

• Lieutenant Benedicto Nijaga (1864–January 11, 1897) — nicknamed “Biktoy”, one of the "Thirteen Martyrs of Bagumbayan", executed on January 11, 1897, in Bagumbayan (Luneta Park).{{Cite web|url=http://calbayogcity.blogspot.com/2007/06/benedicto-nijaga.html|title=Calbayog City: Benedicto Nijaga|last=Ricafort|first=Ronald Ladrero|date=June 26, 2007|website=Calbayog City|access-date=May 5, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://calbayogko.tripod.com/id1.html|title=History|website=calbayogko.tripod.com|access-date=May 5, 2017}}
• Alferez Biktoy — the namesake of a musical staged by the City Arts and Culture Office for the centennial celebration of Philippine independence{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}}
• José Avelino — Third President of the Philippine Senate
• Cardinal Julio Rosales — (September 18, 1906 – June 2, 1983) the second Archbishop of Cebu, was a Filipino cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. A native of Calbayog, he made his studies at the Seminary of Calbayog and was ordained in his hometown on June 2, 1929. From 1929 to 1946, he did pastoral work in the diocese of Calbayog. He was consecrated bishop of Tagbilaran on September 21, 1946.

• Naval Base Calbayog
• Calbayog Airport
• Calbayog Cathedral

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{{Geographic location

| Centre = Calbayog

| North = Bobon, NorSam / Lope de Vega, NorSam / Mondragon, NorSam

| Northeast = Silvino Lobos, Northern Samar

| Southeast = Santa Margarita / Gandara

| South = Samar Sea
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| West = Tagapul-an / Samar Sea

| Northwest = San Isidro, Northern Samar

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