The Freeman - May 15, 2025
The Freeman - May 15, 2025
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In this issue
May 15, 2025
Cebu City Council: A bold mix of old and new
From seasoned lawmakers to fresh faces, Cebu City's 2025 City Council will bring together a diverse mix of re-elected officials, comeback veterans, community leaders, and first-time legislatorsincluding a retired police officer, a clinical psychologist, a lawyer, and a beauty queen-turned-youth advocate.
3 mins
'Remove poll posters'
COMELEC REMINDS CANDIDATES
2 mins
Cebu City Council: A bold mix of old and new
\"I'm excited to see sa atong dynamics sad dira sa council,\" said Zafra, stressing that each of them has different advocacies.
2 mins
11 Cebu localities selected for random manual audit
At least 11 localities in Cebu Province have been selected by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to participate in the Random Manual Audit (RMA) for the recently concluded 2025 midterm elections. The audit is aimed at verifying the accuracy of vote-counting machines (VCMs).
2 mins
Osmeña: Baricuatro's victory mirrors Cebu's political history
Cebu City Vice Mayor-elect Tomas Osmeña described the victory of Cebu Governor-elect Pamela Baricuatro as a political phenomenon that Cebu has witnessed before.
2 mins
Baricuatro visits best friend's grave after winning governorship
A day after her proclamation, Cebu Governor-elect Pamela Baricuatro visited the grave of her best friend, the late Dr. Rowena Burden, at Cebu Memorial Park.
1 min
CAAP imposes stricter ban on hazardous activities near airports
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has issued a new directive imposing stricter regulations on hazardous activities near airports and their operational areas to enhance aviation safety.
1 min
Asphalting requests surge in Cebu City after elections
New requests for asphalting projects continue to pour in from various areas in Cebu City after the May 12 midterm elections. As of now, the overall completion rate of the city's asphalting program stands at 80 percent.
2 mins
Group calls for manual recount citing massive disenfranchisement
The Makabayan Bloc, composed of four progressive party-list groups, staged a protest in front of the Cebu Provincial Capitol on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, to denounce what they described as “massive disenfranchisement” during the recent midterm elections.
2 mins
4 arrested with drugs in Cebu City, Neg Or
Four individuals, including a regional target-listed personality, were arrested in separate anti-drug operations conducted by joint operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-7 (PDEA-7) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Cebu City and Sibulan, Negros Oriental, a day after the national and local elections.
1 min
Thank you
The election fever is dying down and many camps are either celebrating their victory or wallowing in their defeat.
1 min
Sandy Cay not just a sandbar
What is a sandbar? I picked from the internet a clearer and more exacting definition of a sandbar than what I had observed since my youthful explorations to and in such mostly alluring places.
2 mins
The Gwen Garcia's huge defeat: The whys and wherefores
In the same manner that Governor Gwen Garcia made Ace Durano \"eat the dust\" in 2022, this time, Pam Baricuatro who never held any elective post before and who did not have a single mayor and a single congressman supporting her, gave Gwen a dose of her own medicine. The defeat was so overwhelming, so unexpected by all that it astounded even Pam Baricuatro herself.
3 mins
Holy Spirit-led 2025 Philippine elections!
God is truly good, all the time! God hears prayers too!
2 mins
How Ceasar Soriano went from reporting news to directing films
As part of the pioneering batch of ABS-CBN reporters in an era when Angelo Castro Jr. and Loren Legarda were the faces of \"The World Tonight\", there was one policy from the former that stuck with Ceasar Soriano: “We should report the news, not be reported by the news,” the former Mindanao news bureau chief shared.
3 mins
Gelli, Candy tackle motherhood joys and pains
Longtime friends and versatile actresses Gelli de Belen and Candy Pangilinan opened up about their enduring bond and their challenges as parents in the Mother's Day episode of Jeepney TV's hostless talk show “Stars on Stars.”
1 min
Spotify's Al Playlist now available in Phl
Spotify’s AI Playlist in beta is now available to Premium users in the Philippines, giving them a new way to effortlessly turn their most creative ideas into personalized playlists.
1 min
Halle Berry trips up on Cannes festival's new dress code
Hollywood star Halle Berry was tripped up by the Cannes film festival's new dress code yesterday banning extravagantly large dresses on the red carpet, while others appeared to flout the rules.
2 mins
Cruise unleashes 'Mission: Impossible' juggernaut at Cannes
Tom Cruise's \"Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning\" powers into the Cannes film festival for its premiere today on a steamroller of hype.
2 mins
EMBRACING TRADITION AS A MEANS TO BREAK FREE
Its’s been said that an integral part of being an artist is to break away from conventions and molds — a “creative step” that compels an artist to broaden horizons and explore novel vistas as a means to tread where no other creative has.
1 min
NEW APP HOPES TO EMPOWER ARTISTS AGAINST AI
In 2008, scriptwriter Ed Bennett-Coles said he experienced a career “death moment”: he read an article about AI managing to write its first screenplay. Nearly two decades later, he and friend Jamie Hartman, a songwriter, have developed a blockchain-based application they hope will empower writers, artists and others to own and protect their work.
2 mins
SM Investments' Q1 net income hits P20.1 billion
SM Investments Corporation reported a 9 percent increase in consolidated net income to P20.1 billion in the first quarter of 2025, up from P18.4 billion in the same period last year, as strong consumer spending and easing inflation supported growth across its core businesses.
2 mins
Cebu business sector calls for unity, inclusive growth
WITH NEW LEADERS AT THE HELM
2 mins
'Philippines to remain world's top rice importer'
The Philippines is projected to remain the world's top rice importer for the fourth consecutive year in 2026, with total imports hitting 5.5 million metric tons (MT), the US Department of Agriculture said.
1 min
Sovereignty Begins
I have this crazy knack for attachments. People who I engage with, and whose relationship I nurture, gets me involved somehow. Not that they want to. It's not their fault that I am wired this way. But I tend to value them. Personally.
3 mins
Civic engagement drops after polls
While Filipinos tend to vote in droves, do they stay politically engaged after election day? Not really, according to a new report from Ateneo schools.
1 min
World's 'poorest president' Mujica dead at 89
Tributes poured in from across Latin America on Tuesday following the death of Uruguay’s former president Jose “Pepe” Mujica, an ex-guerrilla fighter revered by the left for his humility and progressive politics.
2 mins
EU agrees fresh sanctions on Russia
The EU on Wednesday approved a fresh package of sanctions on Russia, clamping down on its “shadow” oil fleet, as Europe threatens further punishment if Moscow does not agree to a Ukraine truce.
1 min
Pacers oust top-seeded Cavs, advance to NBA East finals
The Indiana Pacers came from behind to send the Cleveland Cavaliers crashing out of the NBA playoffs as the Oklahoma City Thunder overcame a dazzling Nikola Jokic display to push the Denver Nuggets to the brink of elimination.
1 min
Tatum undergoes surgery
Jayson Tatum suffered a ruptured right Achilles tendon during the Boston Celtics' playoff defeat to the New York Knicks, leaving the basketball superstar facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
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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