The Freeman - April 27, 2025
The Freeman - April 27, 2025
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In this issue
April 27, 2025
Pope Francis laid to rest
Pope Francis was laid to rest in Rome Saturday after a Vatican funeral for the \"pope among the people\" attended by hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders including US President Donald Trump.
4 mins
Lahug fire victims cleared to rebuild homes
Fire victims from Sitio San Vicente Ferrer in Barangay Lahug Cebu City have finally received entry permits allowing them to rebuild their homes on a Capitol-owned lot.
1 min
NGO head sues military general for defamation
A leader of a non-government organization (NGO) and a member of the Community Empowerment Resource Network (CERNET) has filed a civil lawsuit against the commander of the Philippine Army’s 302nd Infantry Brigade over alleged defamatory statements.
1 min
More equipment expected at Guba Community Hospital
For the convenience of patients especially in the mountain barangays, the Cebu City Government is eyeing more equipment for the Guba Community Hospital (GCH).
1 min
Partylist groups say ayuda is okay, but...
Two partylist groups expressed their opinion regarding the ongoing ayuda program of the current administration.
2 mins
Bantayan to secure P300M loan for water project
The local government unit of Bantayan in northern Cebu is set to tackle the town's persistent water problem by securing a P300-million loan from Landbank.
1 min
Gwen asks CCLEC anew for toll council rep
Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has once again asked the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway Corporation (CCLEC) to grant Cebu Province representation in the Toll Regulatory Council (TRC) for the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX).
1 min
It was only a matter of time
It would seem that in the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, Hamas may not just have to deal with Israel only; they might have to deal with the Gazans themselves.
1 min
USCIS assisting other government agencies in immigration related crimes
If you go to the USCIS website today, you will find in the News Releases section that the agency now publishes its cooperation with the FBI and other government agencies in apprehending Immigration Law violators.
2 mins
Campaign fun
What is it with our new breed of politicians? Politesse seems to have been left out of their crash course on civic discourse.
3 mins
Politics wastes principles
Confession is good for the soul. I heard these words as an opening statement from a politician, now retired, during a non-political forum many years ago.
2 mins
BLACKPINK'S LISA, MAROON 5 COLLABORATE ON A SINGLE
Pop-rock band Maroon 5 is set to release a new single in collaboration with Thai singer Lalisa Manoban, better known as Lisa from the Korean girl group Blackpink.
1 min
Dante Nico Garcia looks back on Juday's 'Ploning'
In a time when theaters and streamers are battling for people's attention and wallets, Dante Nico Garcia wants to catch up with what he calls the current \"transition stage\" in Philippine cinema.
5 mins
COMEDY ACTION SERIES 'GOOD BOY' ΤΟ AIR ON PRIME VIDEO
Prime Video recently announced that the multi-genre Korean series “Good Boy” starring Park Bo-gum, Kim So-hyun, Lee Sang-yi, Heo Sung-tae, and Tae Won-seok will be coming to the service. Blending comedy, action, crime investigation, with romance, the series tells the story of former medal-winning athletes who become police officers and fight in a world full of criminals.
3 mins
How did 'Conclave', 'The Two Popes' shoot Sistine Chapel scenes?
It is common knowledge that visitors are not allowed to use cameras when inside Vatican City’s Sistine Chapel, the famous location where the papal conclave takes place.
2 mins
"SALUTATIONS OF GREATNESS"
In the ever-expanding lexicon of creative terms and jargons, “realism” is the most fundamental of aesthetic themes and styles - often identified as the foundation that opens artists and audiences to the divergent byways and access roads of the visual arts space.
2 mins
EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON
I am a great believer of the universal truth that’s infused in the view that everything that happens in our lives has a reason and purpose.
2 mins
SUMMER DREAMS IN CEBU
Eleven-year-old Krista Ferrer stared out the classroom window, daydreaming as Teacher Jamaica talked to them about summer plans. She asked them where they were going with their family. Some classmates mentioned going to beach resorts, others talked about trips to another island.
2 mins
Home-Cooked Specials from Luzon
In the 60s, I enrolled at UP Diliman and stayed at the Molave Residence Hall. I had my first culinary awakening then, because the food served there had the most imaginative names —and was also the blandest I've ever tasted.
2 mins
Philippine Navy test-fires Spike NLOS missile system
MANILA — The Philippine Navy has reached a modernization milestone with the first live-fire demonstration of the Spike Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) missile system aboard the BRP Albert Majini (PG-909) off Mariveles, Bataan.
1 min
Return of Amorsolo painting to NegOcc museum hailed
Negros Occidental’s provincial government has hailed the return of the “Mango Harvesters” painting of National Artist Fernando Amorsolo to the Hofileña Museum in Silay City, Negros Occidental.
1 min
Phl to launch digital nomad visa program
MANILA — The Philippine government is banking on a soon-to-be-launched digital nomad visa (DNV) program to attract remote workers and drive foreign spending, particularly during the country's tourism off-seasons.
2 mins
Zelensky meets with Trump at pope's funeral in Vatican
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met briefly at Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday, Kyiv said, marking their first encounter since a disastrous White House clash as the US president pushes the Ukrainian to make a peace deal with Russia.
2 mins
Pakistan ready to defend sovereignty after India threats
Pakistan’s leader announced his readiness to defend the country on Saturday, after New Delhi blamed a deadly attack in Indian-run Kashmir on Islamabad, sending already fraught relations into a tailspin with soldiers exchanging gunfire across their contested frontier.
2 mins
Hamas open to freeing hostages, 5-year truce
Hamas is open to an agreement to end the Gaza war that would include the one-time release of all remaining hostages and a five-year cessation of hostilities, an official from the Palestinian group said Saturday.
1 min
US, Iran hold new round of high-level nuclear talks
The United States and Iran were to hold a fresh round of technical and high-level nuclear negotiations in Oman on Saturday, after both sides reported progress in previous meetings.
3 mins
Magic, Bucks claw back; Wolves regain control versus LA Lakers
The Orlando Magic held off the defending champion Boston Celtics, 95-93, to cut the deficit in their NBA Eastern Conference playoff series to 2-1 as the Milwaukee Bucks clawed back a game against the Indiana Pacers.
1 min
3 new franchises intend to join the PBA
At least three firms expressed interest to join Asia’s first professional league.
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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