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The Freeman
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.
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May 15, 2025
The Freeman
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 min |
May 15, 2025
The Freeman
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.
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May 15, 2025
The Freeman
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 |
May 15, 2025
The Freeman
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 |
May 15, 2025
The Freeman
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 min |
May 15, 2025
The Freeman
'Remove poll posters'
COMELEC REMINDS CANDIDATES
2 min |
May 15, 2025
The Freeman
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 |
May 15, 2025
The Freeman
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 min |
May 15, 2025
The Freeman
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 min |
May 15, 2025
The Freeman
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 |
May 15, 2025
The Freeman
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.
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May 15, 2025
The Freeman
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 min |
May 15, 2025
The Freeman
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.
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May 15, 2025
The Freeman
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.
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May 15, 2025
The Freeman
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 min |
May 15, 2025
The Freeman
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 |
May 15, 2025
The Freeman
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 |
May 15, 2025
The Freeman
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 min |
May 15, 2025
The Freeman
'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 |
May 15, 2025
The Freeman
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.
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May 15, 2025
The Freeman
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 min |
May 15, 2025
The Freeman
CEB hits record P30.4B revenue in Q1
Cebu Pacific (CEB) reported a record-breaking P30.4 billion in first-quarter revenue, a 20 percent increase year-on-year, as the low-cost carrier capitalized on strong travel demand and expanded capacity.
1 min |
May 14, 2025
The Freeman
Jonkie proclaimed; Cortes challenges poll results
Following Thadeo Jovito “Jonkie” Ouano’s proclamation as the new mayor of Mandaue City, the camp of former mayor Jonas Cortes has challenged the city's election results, citing alleged electoral fraud involving electronic manipulation, vote padding, and the improbability of the generated data.
3 min |
May 14, 2025
The Freeman
Why Leo?
The election of American-born Robert Francis Prevost as the successor to the throne of St. Peter caught almost everyone off-guard.
2 min |
May 14, 2025
The Freeman
Giannis and KD rumors
For three straight seasons, the Milwaukee Bucks were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
1 min |
May 14, 2025
The Freeman
US deportations raise serious concerns
The UN rights chief voiced alarm on Tuesday at the large numbers of non-nationals being deported from the United States, in particular the hundreds sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador.
2 min |
May 14, 2025
The Freeman
The toughness of Christian love
That toughness comes from the supernatural grace of God. It is not just a human love, based only on natural forces, principles and motives which, given our wounded condition, are always hounded by our infranatural tendencies toward envy, anger, hatred, jealousy and the like.
2 min |
May 14, 2025
The Freeman
Hotshots gun for 6-0 card, NLEX aims to extend hot streak
Magnolia hopes to keep a perfect run hitting the halfway point of its PBA Philippine Cup elims campaign as the Hotshots tangle with the on-and-off Meralco Bolts today (Wednesday, May 14) at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
1 min |
May 14, 2025
The Freeman
Clouds and Conspiracies: Concerns Over Push to Make Rain
Can countries control the clouds? And should they?
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