Effective Date: October 1, 2026
Welcome to Calubian.com, a community-focused news and information website dedicated to sharing news, stories, events, public information, and matters relevant to Calubian, Leyte, and its communities.
Our goal is to provide a platform where people can access useful, accurate, and responsibly presented information while maintaining a respectful environment for readers, contributors, and members of the community.
These Community Guidelines explain the standards we expect from everyone who interacts with Calubian.com, including readers, commenters, contributors, sources, and other participants.
1. Our Commitment to Responsible Information
Calubian.com seeks to publish information that is:
- Accurate and responsibly sourced
- Relevant to the community
- Fair and presented in proper context
- Clear about what is confirmed, alleged, disputed, or unverified
- Respectful of individuals and communities
- Consistent with applicable Philippine laws and regulations
We recognize that mistakes can happen. When a factual error is identified and verified, Calubian.com may correct or update the information as appropriate.
2. News and Information Standards
Calubian.com may publish different types of content, including:
- Local news
- Community announcements
- Public advisories
- Government information
- Education and school-related news
- Business and economic information
- Events and community activities
- Features and human-interest stories
- Public-interest reports
- Opinion or commentary, when clearly identified as such
News reports should distinguish between verified facts, statements from sources, allegations, claims, analysis, and opinions.
The publication of an allegation does not mean that Calubian.com has determined that the allegation is true.
Where appropriate, reports may identify the source of information and provide relevant documents, statements, or links so readers can better understand the basis of a report.
3. Verification and Sources
Calubian.com aims to verify information before publication whenever reasonably possible.
Sources may include:
- Official government agencies and public records
- Court documents and official proceedings
- Statements from individuals or organizations
- Interviews
- Documents provided to the newsroom
- Publicly available records
- Direct observations
- Reputable news organizations and information providers
- Community submissions that can be independently verified
Information received through social media may be used as a lead but should not automatically be treated as verified information.
Readers are encouraged to distinguish between information published by Calubian.com and statements made by individuals in comments or social-media posts.
4. Corrections and Updates
Calubian.com is committed to correcting significant factual errors.
If you believe an article contains inaccurate information, you may contact the website and provide:
- The title or link of the article;
- The specific information believed to be incorrect;
- The reason it is inaccurate; and
- Supporting documents or reliable sources, when available.
Corrections may be made directly within an article, through an editor's note, or through an updated version of the report, depending on the nature of the error.
Updates that materially change the understanding of a developing story may also be reflected in the article.
5. Comments and Community Discussions
When comments are enabled, readers are encouraged to participate in constructive discussions.
Comments should:
- Address the subject of the article;
- Contribute useful information or perspective;
- Respect other participants;
- Avoid personal attacks;
- Avoid threats or intimidation;
- Avoid deliberately misleading information;
- Respect the privacy of other people; and
- Follow Philippine law.
Disagreement is allowed. Personal harassment and abusive behavior are not.
6. Content That May Be Removed
Calubian.com may remove, restrict, or moderate comments or submissions that contain:
- Threats of violence;
- Harassment or targeted abuse;
- Hate speech or discriminatory attacks;
- Defamatory or knowingly false statements;
- Doxxing or unauthorized disclosure of personal information;
- Private or sensitive information posted without proper justification;
- Sexual exploitation or sexual content involving minors;
- Fraudulent or deceptive content;
- Malware, phishing links, or malicious code;
- Spam or repetitive promotional material;
- Impersonation of another person or organization;
- Content encouraging illegal activity;
- Copyright-infringing material;
- Fabricated documents or manipulated material presented as authentic; or
- Other content that may create a serious risk to the safety, privacy, or security of others.
Calubian.com may also limit repetitive or disruptive behavior that interferes with legitimate community discussion.
7. Respect for Privacy
Calubian.com respects the privacy of individuals.
Users should not publish another person's private information without a legitimate reason or appropriate authorization.
This may include:
- Home addresses;
- Personal telephone numbers;
- Private email addresses;
- Government identification numbers;
- Financial information;
- Passwords;
- Private communications;
- Sensitive personal information; and
- Other information that could unnecessarily expose a person to harm or harassment.
The National Privacy Commission has emphasized that people should respect the privacy of others when posting personal information or images online.
Calubian.com may withhold or limit certain personal information in news reports when publication is not necessary for the public interest.
8. Minors and Vulnerable Individuals
Special care should be exercised when reporting information involving children and other vulnerable individuals.
Calubian.com may limit identifying information, photographs, or other details when publication could unnecessarily expose a minor or vulnerable person to harm, embarrassment, exploitation, or harassment.
9. User-Submitted Information
Calubian.com may receive information, photographs, videos, documents, tips, announcements, and other material from members of the public.
Submitting material does not automatically guarantee publication.
Calubian.com may verify, edit, decline, delay, or remove submitted material.
Users should only submit material that they have the right to provide and should not knowingly submit fabricated, stolen, misleading, or unlawfully obtained material.
10. Anonymous Sources and Confidentiality
In some circumstances, Calubian.com may protect the identity of a source when confidentiality is appropriate and justified.
However, anonymous information may receive additional verification before publication.
The use of an anonymous source does not automatically establish that the information provided is true.
11. Social Media and Public Posts
Information appearing on social media may be reported when it is relevant to a legitimate news or public-interest story.
However, a social-media post does not automatically constitute an independently verified fact.
Calubian.com may contact the person or organization involved to seek clarification, confirmation, or a response when appropriate.
12. Political and Public-Affairs Coverage
Calubian.com may report on elections, candidates, elected officials, government agencies, public policies, political activities, and other matters of public interest.
Political coverage should distinguish between:
- Verified facts;
- Statements made by political figures;
- Allegations and counter-allegations;
- Official records;
- Analysis; and
- Opinion.
Calubian.com does not require readers to agree with one another. Political discussion must remain factual, relevant, and respectful.
The platform does not permit its comment sections to become a place for threats, harassment, impersonation, or deliberate disinformation.
13. Advertising and Sponsored Content
Advertising, promotional material, or sponsored content may appear separately from editorial news content.
Where appropriate, commercial or sponsored material should be identified so that readers can distinguish it from independent editorial reporting.
Editorial coverage should not be presented as advertising without appropriate disclosure.
14. Copyright and Attribution
Users should respect copyright and intellectual-property rights.
Do not upload or reproduce photographs, articles, videos, graphics, documents, or other materials that belong to someone else unless you have permission or a lawful basis to use them.
When information is obtained from another news organization or source, appropriate attribution should be provided.
As a general principle, attribution should identify the original source rather than presenting another organization's reporting as original reporting.
15. No Fabricated News
Calubian.com does not intentionally publish fabricated news.
Content that is created to deceive readers, falsely presented as genuine reporting, or deliberately manipulated to mislead the public may be rejected or removed.
Readers should also be cautious about screenshots, edited videos, anonymous posts, AI-generated material, and recycled stories presented without context.
16. Corrections, Complaints, and Right of Response
Individuals or organizations mentioned in a Calubian.com report may contact the website if they believe a factual statement about them is inaccurate or requires clarification.
A request should clearly identify the relevant article and provide supporting information where possible.
Calubian.com may publish corrections, clarifications, updates, or responses when editorially appropriate.
A disagreement with an article's conclusions or reporting does not necessarily mean that the article contains a factual error.
17. Editorial Independence
Calubian.com seeks to maintain a distinction between editorial content and outside influence.
News coverage should be based on journalistic considerations such as public interest, relevance, available evidence, and newsworthiness rather than solely on pressure from individuals, organizations, advertisers, political groups, or other interests.
18. Breaking News and Developing Stories
During breaking events, some information may remain incomplete or subject to change.
Calubian.com may update reports as new information becomes available.
Readers should understand that early reports may contain preliminary information and that developing stories can change as authorities, witnesses, documents, or other reliable sources provide additional information.
19. Good-Faith Participation
By participating in Calubian.com's community, users are expected to act in good faith.
Please:
- Verify information before sharing it;
- Read the entire article before commenting;
- Correct mistakes when you discover them;
- Avoid spreading rumors as facts;
- Respect people who hold different views;
- Protect other people's privacy; and
- Help maintain a useful and trustworthy local information environment.
20. Moderation
Calubian.com reserves the right to moderate comments and user-submitted material in accordance with these guidelines.
Moderation may include:
- Removing a comment;
- Editing or limiting a submission where appropriate;
- Restricting repeated abusive behavior;
- Disabling comments on particular articles;
- Rejecting submissions; or
- Restricting access to community features.
Moderation decisions may consider the nature of the content, context, repetition, potential harm, and whether the material contributes meaningfully to public discussion.
21. Changes to These Guidelines
Calubian.com may update these Community Guidelines from time to time to reflect changes in its services, community standards, technology, or applicable laws.
The latest version published on the website will govern community participation after its effective date.
22. Our Community Standard
Calubian.com believes that a local news website should serve as a useful source of information for the community.
Our community standard is simple:
Be accurate. Be respectful. Protect privacy. Verify information. Give people an opportunity to respond. Do not deliberately mislead others.
By following these principles, readers and contributors can help make Calubian.com a responsible source of news and information for Calubian and its communities.
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