The Freeman - May 07, 2025
The Freeman - May 07, 2025
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In this issue
May 07, 2025
Palace declares May 12 special holiday
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared May 12, 2025-a Monday and election day-as a special non-working holiday nationwide to ensure Filipinos can freely exercise their right to vote.
2 mins
Raymond faces DQ complaint
Just five days before the May 12 midterm elections, two prominent Cebu officials are facing disqualification cases for alleged violations of election laws involving the distribution of government aid during the campaign period.
5 mins
271 ACMs delivered to Mandaue City
The 271 Automated Counting Machines (ACMs) for Mandaue City were delivered to 29 voting centers yesterday, May 6, 2025, just in time for testing and sealing scheduled today.
1 min
Mandaue eyes participating in P20-per- kilo rice program
The Mandaue City Government has expressed strong interest in joining the P20-per-kilo rice program launched by the Department of Agriculture and the Cebu Provincial Government on May 1, 2025.
2 mins
Crime rate in CV drops in early 2025
The Police Regional Office 7 reported a notable decline in crime across Central Visayas from January to April 2025, attributing the improvement to sustained police visibility, intelligence-driven operations, and strong community engagement.
2 mins
CH creates 93-1 action center, helpdesk
Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia has issued an Executive Order (EO) establishing the 93-1 action center and helpdesk, designed to assist residents with legal and documentary processes related to the long-standing 93-1 land issue.
1 min
Sanctuary calls attention to plight of butterflies
AS IT FACES UNCERTAIN FUTURE
4 mins
BFAR pushing aquaculture as opposed to regular fishing
Aquaculture not only supports the agricultural sector with sustainable livelihood but also helps the ocean recover by reducing fishing pressure, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7) highlighted.
2 mins
Why WPS isn't a hot election issue
Surveys have consistently shown that most Filipinos favor candidates who vow to defend the country's sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea.
5 mins
Punit passport
Following the incident where a passenger was denied getting on a flight to Bali, Indonesia, after his passport was found to have a tear, the Department of Transportation has warned airlines that any deliberate tampering of passengers' passports by their personnel will result in sanctions.
1 min
Who will be Pope?
In 1994, when I first began my genealogy journey, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints whose family history center I used for my research asked me if I was open to hearing about their ministry.
2 mins
Impeachment hinges on election results
Filipinos who are using their coconuts know that both BBM and VP Sara are staking their necks in the upcoming elections because the winners shall join the incumbent senators in voting guilty or not guilty in the impending impeachment trial of the vice president.
3 mins
Myanmar junta calls new truce
Myanmar's junta declared a new post-earthquake truce on Tuesday, days after the expiry of a previous humanitarian ceasefire it was accused of violating with a continued campaign of air strikes.
1 min
President Putin gearing up for 'grandest' Victory Day
Russian President Vladimir Putin will address the “grandest” ever annual Victory Day parade in Moscow on Friday, evoking the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II to rally support for his troops fighting in Ukraine.
2 mins
China slams CIA recruitment ads as 'naked political provocation'
China on Tuesday condemned recruitment adverts by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) asking disillusioned Chinese officials to share state secrets as a “naked political provocation.”
1 min
Huge dust storm sweeps into Iran, affecting millions
Iranian authorities ordered schools and offices closed in seven western provinces Tuesday as a dust storm swept in from neighboring Iraq, with around 13 million people told to stay indoors.
1 min
JM Dakila carves own path as a balladeer in a land of singers
The Philippines has often been declared online as the country where everyone seems to be a good singer. For aspiring
2 mins
New single from Dumaguete singer-songwriter Chelsea Dawn
Singer-songwriter Chelsea Dawn released on May 2 “wishful thinking”, the second of her collaborations with The Midnight Greetings’ Redd Layne Odilao.
1 min
The Final Games Begin
The third and final season of “Squid Game” is approaching, and the newly released teaser trailer offers fans a first glimpse at the dramatic culmination of Netflix’s most popular show to date.
1 min
Rihanna reveals 3rd pregnancy
Rihanna loves to make an entrance at the Met Gala, and she certainly did it again yesterday - this time, announcing to the world that she is pregnant with her third child with rapper A$AP Rocky.
1 min
World's Sea Ice Cover Hits Record Low in February
The Copernicus Climate Change Service said February 2025 was the third-hottest on record, continuing a warming trend since 2023 stoked by greenhouse gas emissions.
2 mins
Malaysia aims to be 'global leader' in carbon capture
Malaysia's parliament recently passed legislation intended to help the country become a \"global leader\" in carbon capture, utilization and storage — a technology touted as reducing planet-warming emissions.
1 min
SWEDISH UNDERWATER ART EXHIBIT UNDERSCORES RISING WATER LEVELS
Defiantly flipping off both middle fingers, a mermaid made of recovered metal scraps with hair fashioned out of red plastic tubes was lowered into murky green waters outside Stockholm on a recent windy spring day.
2 mins
Homegrown distillery raises the bar with premium liquors
A century-old liquor company from Cebu is repositioning itself in the global spirits market by moving upmarket with a new portfolio of premium, tropical-inspired products.
2 mins
Mining firm renews gold deal with BSP until 2028
Publicly-listed OceanaGold (Philippines) (OGP) has renewed its gold buying agreement with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for another three years, extending the partnership until March 2028.
1 min
Inflation slows to 1.4% in April
Inflation further slowed to 1.4% in April, driven primarily by softer increases in food and transport costs, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday, May 6.
1 min
Government rolls out 10-year job creation program
The government has launched a long-term masterplan for job creation that aims to bring down the unemployment rate and increase the labor force participation rate (LFPR) by 2034.
3 mins
End of an era
The San Antonio Spurs had finally said goodbye to the man who had been calling the plays for the past 29 years. Mainly because of health issues, Greg Popovich stepped down from active coaching duties and Mitch Johnson, who had been the interim head coach in Popovich’s absence, officially became San Antonio’s 18th head coach.
1 min
Nuggets, Knicks stun rivals in opener
Aaron Gordon scored a last-gasp 3-pointer and Nikola Jokic produced a 42-point masterpiece as the Denver Nuggets stunned the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder, 121-119, in a dramatic NBA Western Conference semifinal series opener.
1 min
GIUSEPPE FC DOMINATES STANLEY FOOTBALL CUP 2025
Giuseppe FC delivered a remarkable performance leading to three championship titles in this year's Stanley Football Cup 8-Aside Football Festival at the Dynamic Herb-Borromeo Sports Complex recently.
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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