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Winners proclaimed
Former Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, who completes the \"Kiko-Bam\" campaign, also defied expectations, finishing fifth with 15.34 million votes.
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May 18, 2025
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DOT: Phl a top pick for digital nomads
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco listed the advantages of the Philippines in attracting digital nomads when she represented the Philippine government as a key speaker at the Skift Asia Forum 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand, the other day.
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May 18, 2025
The Freeman
Defense lawyers seek lower charge vs Layese
The lawyers of detained retired Army Col. Edwin Layese, who was tagged as the mastermind in the killing of Cebuano lawyer Joey Luis B. Wee, filed a comment seeking for their client to be labelled only as least guilty of the crime filed against him.
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May 18, 2025
The Freeman
Uninviting for criminals
So it would appear it’s no longer just the Chinese criminal syndicates who want to conduct their nefarious activities from Cebu.
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May 18, 2025
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Arab countries gather to discuss reg'l crises
The Arab League is meeting in Baghdad on Saturday to discuss Gaza and other regional crises, but some key leaders are expected to miss the talks that come straight after US President Donald Trump's Gulf tour.
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May 18, 2025
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Three Iranians charged with espionage in UK
Three Iranian nationals have been charged with suspected espionage for Iran's intelligence services from August 2024 to February 2025, UK police said on Saturday.
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May 18, 2025
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AFTER TOPPING NORTH DIST. BALLOT
Barangay chieftain ready to serve as city councilor
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May 18, 2025
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Councilor-elect Rama's first priority measure: Institutionalize legal aid
Cebu City Councilor-elect Mikel Rama said he wanted to institutionalize a city's legal aid to support underprivileged individuals.
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May 18, 2025
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CV 6th in HIV cases
Central Visayas joined the National Capital Region, CALABARZON, Central Luzon, Davao Region, and Western Visayas — regions that together accounted for 69 percent of all new cases nationwide.
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May 18, 2025
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Sofronio, Carmelle reimagine MMK theme song
\"The Voice USA\" Season 26 winner Sofronio Vasquez and “Tawag ng Tanghalan” School Showdown edition champion Carmelle Collado give a fresh spin into the OPM classic “Maalaala Mo Kaya,” and their reimagined version now serves as the theme song of ABS-CBN’s beloved program “MMK.” It is out now on various streaming platforms.
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May 18, 2025
The Freeman
4 sibling duos in Senate: Tulfos, Villars, Cayetanos and Ejercito-Estradas
The next Senate is shaping up to be a family affair, with one-third of its members soon to come from four sets of siblings. This follows the victory of relatives of incumbent senators in the 2025 senatorial race.
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May 18, 2025
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TRO ALLOWS GWEN TO FINISH TERM CA stops Garcia's suspension
The Court of Appeals has granted a 60-day Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) stopping the Office of the Ombudsman from enforcing a six-month preventive suspension against outgoing Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, effectively allowing her to finish her fifth term until noon of June 30.
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May 17, 2025
The Freeman
17 Taiwanese arrested in "POGO-like" operation
Seventeen Taiwanese nationals were arrested in a quiet subdivision in Banilad, Cebu City in what authorities described as “POGO-like” activities, exposing a sophisticated online “romance scam” operation.
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May 17, 2025
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Nuggets outlast Thunder to force Game 7
Nikola Jokic scored 29 points and unheralded bench player Julian Strawther produced a crucial late burst as the Denver Nuggets clinched a series-leveling 119-107 victory over the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder.
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May 17, 2025
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USA: 5% tax on immigrants' remittances
The phrase \"uncertainties after uncertainty\" best describes the situation we are in since several months ago.
3 min |
May 17, 2025
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Mayor Garcia establishes reef protection program
Outgoing Cebu City Mayor Raymond Garcia issued Executive Order 15, Series of 2025 aimed at strengthening the city's initiatives to conserve and protect the reef ecosystem.
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May 17, 2025
The Freeman
Time to clean up, again!
First, the election waste, the election basura.
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May 17, 2025
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Gladys Reyes' son Christophe Sommereux is newest StarPop artist
New Kapamilya singer Christophe Sommereux marks the beginning of his journey as a recording artist with the release of his self-titled debut album, now available on various streaming platforms.
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May 17, 2025
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ADA Cebu strikes golden double at Philippine Football Cup
ADA Cebu, a rising football team under the Azkals Development Academy banner, secured two golden crowns in the recently concluded 2025 Milo Philippine Football Cup at the Clark Parade Grounds in Clark Freeport Zone.
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May 17, 2025
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Matteo Guidicelli explores heroism of soldiers in 'Philippine Defenders'
Ever since Matteo Guidicelli joined the Philippine Army Reservists in 2019, it has become among his goals to be involved in a project that will give a peek into the lives of the country's soldiers.
3 min |
May 17, 2025
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Language school closed for illegal recruitment
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has ordered the closure of a language learning center located in Barangay Pajo, Lapu-Lapu City, for allegedly engaging in recruitment and placement activities without a license or authority from the department.
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May 17, 2025
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Trump ends Gulf tour with $1.4T investment pledges
US President Donald Trump on Friday capped his Gulf tour in Abu Dhabi after signing another raft of multi-billion-dollar deals, while also securing a $1.4 trillion investment pledge from the UAE.
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May 17, 2025
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Gaza rescuers say 50 killed in Israeli strikes
Gaza’s civil defence agency said Friday that 50 people had been killed in Israeli strikes on the Palestinian territory since midnight.
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May 17, 2025
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Remittance growth hits 9-month low
Money sent home by migrant Filipinos rose 2.6% in March from a year earlier, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Thursday, though this was the slowest growth in nine months.
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May 17, 2025
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Trump wants to meet Putin
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would like to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin “as soon as we can set it up”, during a business roundtable in Abu Dhabi.
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May 17, 2025
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Mayor Garcia urges Archival to continue pending projects
With the new administration coming in, Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia remains hopeful that the projects he has started will be continued, naming a few of those that have already been approved.
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May 17, 2025
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JOs in Mandaue, Cebu City face uncertainty
Uncertainty looms among job-order (JO) employees of Mandaue City and Cebu City as the transition to a new administration on July 1 draws near, raising fears that their contracts may not be renewed under the incoming leadership.
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May 17, 2025
The Freeman
NBI-7 arrests man over Comelec bomb threat
The National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) has arrested a man who allegedly posted on Facebook a malicious statement offering a P5-million reward to anyone who could plant and detonate a bomb at all Commission on Elections (Comelec) sites.
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May 17, 2025
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Russia and Ukraine to meet in Istanbul
Delegations from Moscow and Kyiv are in Istanbul Friday, where they plan to hold their first direct peace talks since 2022, but the absence of presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky leaves little hope for progress in ending the war.
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May 17, 2025
The Freeman
The end of star magic?
Barring any other developments, the Commission on Elections is set to proclaim the following as the newest elected senators today:
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