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Knowledge Channel launches new season of 'Wikaharian'
A more exciting way to learn to read awaits learners with the new season of the Knowledge Channel Foundation, Inc.'s (KCFI) reading series “Wikaharian,” which a senator described as a meaningful step toward nurturing young Filipinos' love for reading and culture.
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July 10, 2025
The Freeman
PSAC pushes for faster digitization, infra reforms
The business advisory council to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is urging faster digitization of government services and a fundamental overhaul of infrastructure approvals as part of a pragmatic approach to tackling corruption and inefficiencies in the Philippine bureaucracy.
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July 10, 2025
The Freeman
Museo Sugbo to reopen in August
After being closed for two years, the historic Museo Sugbo will once again welcome the public on August 28, 2025, in time for the Charter Day of the Province of Cebu and Heritage Month celebrations.
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July 10, 2025
The Freeman
Davis has surgery to repair detached retina
Dallas Mavericks' Anthony Davis has undergone surgery to repair a detached retina after playing through the injury during the past NBA season, US media reported on Tuesday (Wednesday Phl time).
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July 10, 2025
The Freeman
Largest Digimap store opens in Cebu
Digimap, the Apple-authorized reseller under retail conglomerate Mitra Adiperkasa (MAP) Group, has opened its largest retail location in the Visayas at Ayala Center Cebu, reinforcing its strategic expansion across key growth markets in the Philippines.
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July 10, 2025
The Freeman
Ex-CIDG 7 chief is new CPPO head
The Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO) has a new leader.
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July 10, 2025
The Freeman
Bisdaks unite
It was a moment of pride for BisDaks (Bisayang Dako) on national TV with the three “Pinoy Big Brother” housemates Kim Chiu, Maymay Entrata and Shuvee Etrata speaking and bantering in their native language.
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July 10, 2025
The Freeman
Risa files cyberlibel raps vs six vloggers
Sen. Risa Hontiveros filed cyber libel complaints on Wednesday, July 9 against former Senate witness Michael Maurillo and six vloggers who allegedly helped spread a video accusing her of coercion and bribery.
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July 10, 2025
The Freeman
Cebu City forges ties with LTO, Aboitiz Foundation
Land Transportation Office Central Visayas (LTO-7) Regional Director Glen G. Galario recently paid a courtesy visit to newly elected Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival, signaling the start of closer collaboration on traffic management and road safety initiatives.
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July 10, 2025
The Freeman
CESAFI finalizes lineup of activities for Silver anniversary celebration
A fun run and an exhibition game featuring the former and present stars of the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. form part of the series of exciting events that will usher in the CESAFI's milestone Season 25 two months from now.
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July 10, 2025
The Freeman
Cayetano pushes for AI investment, lab upgrades in state universities
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, underscored the urgent need to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) and upgrade laboratory facilities in state universities and colleges (SUCs) to ensure Filipino students remain competitive in the global arena.
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July 10, 2025
The Freeman
Ukraine: Russia launched largest drone, missile attack
Kyiv, Ukraine --- Russia fired its largest missile and drone attack on Ukraine in more than three years of war, Kyiv said Wednesday after strikes that mainly targeted areas furthest from the front line.
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July 10, 2025
The Freeman
Hunger, food and waste
While we appreciate the long-term plans of Cebu’s elected officials especially related to food sufficiency, better education and health care, services and delivery, we wonder whether they can be persuaded to immediately, urgently prioritize food now for the thousands/millions of their hungry constituents?
2 min |
July 10, 2025
The Freeman
Factory output posts faster growth in May
The country’s manufacturing output grew at a faster rate in May due mainly to increases in the production of food and transport equipment, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
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July 10, 2025
The Freeman
The Exhibits of June
Petals and Palettes
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July 10, 2025
The Freeman
Fire department inspects provincial Capitol building
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Cebu City inspected the Cebu Provincial Capitol building yesterday, July 9, following a directive from Governor Pamela Baricuatro to ensure the heritage edifice complies with the Fire Code of the Philippines.
2 min |
July 10, 2025
The Freeman
Detestable
World number one Aryna Sabalenka is one player you'd love to lose, or even get lost. Not necessarily because she is from Belarus that enabled Russia to wrongfully invade Ukraine. Exactly why her name is neither preceded nor followed by her flag and country. Tennis does not condone war but allows players to play. She should not be
2 min |
July 10, 2025
The Freeman
Gaza civil defense claims 20 killed in Israeli air strikes
Gaza’s civil defense agency on Wednesday said that 20 people, including at least six children, were killed in two Israeli air strikes overnight in the Palestinian territory.
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July 10, 2025
The Freeman
10 Campers head to the mountains in dating show
'Mother Sparker' Mela Habijan returns as host to help ten charming campers find their mutual spark as they engage in various fun activities that will involve physical and intimate
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July 10, 2025
The Freeman
DILG urged to investigate Phl-China sister city ties
Some lawmakers have called on the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to investigate sister city agreements between Philippine and Chinese local governments, citing national security concerns.
2 min |
July 10, 2025
The Freeman
The proposed tax increases are confiscatory
It is as certain as the sun rises on the east. According to a legal principle called the Lifeblood Doctrine, taxation is essential for the survival and functioning of the government.
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July 10, 2025
The Freeman
Russian FM Lavrov to visit North Korea
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit North Korea this weekend, the latest in a series of high-profile visits by top Moscow officials as the two countries deepen military ties.
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July 10, 2025
The Freeman
ECO NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS
With the volume of disheartening news about the state of our environment, one could think that things are going downhill moving on – that the degrading state of our ecology is only going to further degrade with no respite in sight.
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July 09, 2025
The Freeman
Favorite Filipino mealtime brands lead FMCG sector
Brands tied to Filipino mealtime rituals and social occasions are outpacing the competition in the country's fastmoving consumer goods (FMCG) sector, according to the latest 2025 Brand Footprint Report by Worldpanel by Kantar, a global authority on shopper and consumer behavior.
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July 09, 2025
The Freeman
Some suggestions
In ordering drinking fountains to be built in many parts of city, Cebu City's new chief executive, Mayor Nestor Archival, is on the right track to eliminating the need for people to always buy --and then later dispose of -- single-use plastic bottles.
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July 09, 2025
The Freeman
TVI's tree planting initiative hits 1M mark
AboitizPower subsidiary Therma Visayas Inc. (TVI), in partnership with the local government of Toledo City and multiple stakeholders from the public and private sectors, has successfully planted over one million native tree seedlings—seven years ahead of target—under its Carbon Sink Management Program (CSMP).
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July 09, 2025
The Freeman
Arnis de Caballes-Ormoc rules “Bahug-Bahug sa Mabolo”
The Arnis de Caballes from Ormoc City carted away 19 gold, six silver and four bronze medals to reign supreme in the Doce Pares, Inc. Inter-Barangay/Club Eskrima Tournament dubbed as “Bahug-Bahug sa Mabolo” over the weekend at the Don Bernardo Benedicto Cultural Center of Mabolo Elementary School in Cebu City.
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July 09, 2025
The Freeman
CPPO head relieved
After serving six months and 10 days, Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO) Acting Director Police Colonel Jovito Atanacio has been relieved from office.
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July 09, 2025
The Freeman
Diamante pushes for soil innovation, food security
Former Tuburan Mayor Aljun Diamante emphasized the urgent need for inclusive agricultural development and soil innovation, as he addressed stakeholders during the 127th founding anniversary of the Department of Agriculture and Partners' Pasasalamat on July 7, 2025, in Cebu City.
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July 09, 2025
The Freeman
Pokwang calls on Fyang Smith to 'be humble'
Comedienne Pokwang and “Pinoy Big Brother: Gen 11” winner Sofia “Fyang” Smith are currently trending online following a comment from the former regarding humility.
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