The Freeman - April 13, 2025
The Freeman - April 13, 2025
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April 13, 2025
REMEMBERING PILITA CORRALES: A Cebuana born to be 'Asia's Queen of Songs'
There's a saying that stardom doesn't happen overnight—many stars are made. But in the case of Pilita Corrales, whose photographs as a young woman pair beautifully with images of her aging gracefully, her powerful vocals and quadrilingual talent in English, Tagalog, Cebuano, and Spanish showed she was born to be a star.
4 mins
Agencies on alert
As Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday rites led by Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral today, government agencies have kicked off heightened travel safety operations across Central Visayas in anticipation of the influx of passengers this Lenten season.
4 mins
6K students avail of city scholarship
Over 6,000 graduating high school students in Cebu City will get new scholarships from the City government for the upcoming school year.
1 min
Brgy responders target: Zero forest, rubbish fires
Newly-trained barangay-based responders in the upland villages in Cebu City are hoping to achieve zero forest and rubbish fires during the dry season this year.
2 mins
PhilHealth Konsulta Program suspended
The Department of Social Welfare and Development DSWD) Central Visayas Region 7) stated that it has temporarily suspended the PhilHealth Konsulta Program as part of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations AICS) payout to beneficiaries in Mandaue City.
2 mins
10,000 participants expected to join Gabii sa Kabilin 2025
With a target of 10,000 participants, this year’s Gabii sa Kabilin (GSK) 2025 honors the power of youth in shaping culture and history, as it returns for its 18th year.
2 mins
Swine Fever decimates 40% of Phl hogs
The Philippine swine sector has incurred billions in losses since the first African Swine Fever outbreak in 2019 and left the current swine population at only 60% of the nearly 13 million heads before the outbreak, the Department of Agriculture reported.
1 min
DEPDev to be better than NEDA
The establishment of the Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev) from the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is projected to contribute sound economic governance by bridging past and future development strategies, NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said.
2 mins
Pangilinan eyes to end hunger in the country
If elected to the Senate, former senator and senatorial candidate Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has committed to jumpstart a food revolution that will provide Filipinos with easy access to affordable and nutritious food through bold legislative measures and executive actions.
2 mins
Cebuana fashion icon honored at Global Filipino Awards
International socialite, fashion model, and lifestyle writer Priscilla “Happy” Melendres was recently honored with the Special Icon Award for Fashion and Media Excellence at the Global Filipino Icon Awards 2025, held on April 5 at Dusit Thani in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
1 min
Usahay ra ni
Yesterday saw the passing of a musical legend, Asia's Queen of songs Pilar Garrido Corrales, more popularly known as Pilita, at the age of 85.
1 min
Apply for or renew your passports on time
Tirso has just recently been naturalized as a US citizen.
2 mins
Pinoy hospitality
Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, the American-Russian blogger, must have felt pretty indestructible while careening around our third-world isles.
3 mins
No song and dance contest
More than a decade ago, when the internet did not yet have music platforms, a complete stranger rang our doorbell.
3 mins
CYDC 2025
After a 13-year hiatus, the Cebu Young Designers Competition made a stellar comeback with the \"CYDC: The Finale\" runway competition held on March 22 at The Atrium of SM J Mall.
1 min
PAWS AND PEPPERMINTS
Lina Torres was only 15 years old but was already a local legend in her tiny coastal town of Guanzo.
2 mins
Marjorie Barretto airs side on Dennis Padilla's rants
In an interview with Ogie Diaz, Marjorie Barretto denied that she had a hand in Dennis Padilla not walking down the aisle with their daughter Claudia when the latter recently wed her long-time boyfriend Basti Lorenzo.
2 mins
Spotify RADAR Phl 2025: Rising stars defining Pinoy music scene
Spotify RADAR Philippines returns with a fresh slate of artists poised to be the next local and global favourites.
2 mins
DepEd rolls out new protection measures
The Department of Education (DepEd) is ramping up its campaign against bullying in schools with a series of reforms aimed at addressing both traditional and emerging forms of abuse, including online harassment.
2 mins
Early holiday, more fans: Schools adapt to climate change
MANILA Kindergarten teacher Lolita Akim fires up five standing fans with three more at the ready as she fights to hold the attention of her pint-sized pupils in Manila’s soaring heat.
3 mins
Two soldiers dead in Basilan ambush
Two members of the Army’s 18th Infantry Battalion were killed while another was wounded seriously in an ambush in Tuburan town in Basilan on Friday, April 11.
1 min
UN warns US aid cuts threaten millions of Afghans with famine
Fresh US cuts to food assistance risk worsening already widespread hunger in Afghanistan, according to the World Food Program, which warned it can support just half the people in need -- and only with half rations.
2 mins
Japan PM warns of divided world
Everything from a Mars meteorite to a beating heart grown from stem cells will be showcased during the six-month event, which opens to the public on Sunday.
1 min
Hamas leaders in Cairo for ceasefire discussion
A Hamas official told AFP that senior leaders from the group are heading to Cairo on Saturday for Gaza ceasefire talks with Egyptian mediators.
1 min
CEC tracksters reap medals in FCAAF National Games
The young but promising tracksters of Cebu Eastern College (CEC) under the guidance of coach Maria Dolores “Sagay” Sagarino-Opoc made another successful campaign in the Filipino Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation (FCAAF) National Games 2025 in Pasig City recently.
1 min
Central Visayas dethroned as PRISAA national champions
Central Visayas (Region 7) was dethroned as champions by SOCCSKSARGEN (Region 12) in the Senior division of the recently concluded Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) National Games 2025 in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan Province.
1 min
The Freeman Newspaper Description:
Publisher: Philstar Daily Inc.
Category: Newspaper
Language: English
Frequency: Daily
Founded in 1919, The Freeman - "fair and fearless" - is the oldest and most respected local newspaper in Cebu, or the "Queen City of the South". It is published daily in English and is also circulated in other major cities in the Visayas region, which is one of the country's major economic hubs. No one knows Cebu better than The Freeman.
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