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The Freeman
Politics wastes principles
Confession is good for the soul. I heard these words as an opening statement from a politician, now retired, during a non-political forum many years ago.
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April 27, 2025
The Freeman
Jerusalem, Amit honored as Athletes of the Year
World champions Melvin “El Gringo” Jerusalem (boxing) and Rubilen “Bingkay” Amit (billiards) shared the limelight as Athletes of the Year during the 39th Sportswriters Association of Cebu-San Miguel Beer (SAC-SMB) Cebu Sports Awards on Saturday, April 26, at the Cube Wing of SM Seaside City.
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April 27, 2025
The Freeman
COMEDY ACTION SERIES 'GOOD BOY' ΤΟ AIR ON PRIME VIDEO
Prime Video recently announced that the multi-genre Korean series “Good Boy” starring Park Bo-gum, Kim So-hyun, Lee Sang-yi, Heo Sung-tae, and Tae Won-seok will be coming to the service. Blending comedy, action, crime investigation, with romance, the series tells the story of former medal-winning athletes who become police officers and fight in a world full of criminals.
3 min |
April 27, 2025
The Freeman
USCIS assisting other government agencies in immigration related crimes
If you go to the USCIS website today, you will find in the News Releases section that the agency now publishes its cooperation with the FBI and other government agencies in apprehending Immigration Law violators.
2 min |
April 27, 2025
The Freeman
How did 'Conclave', 'The Two Popes' shoot Sistine Chapel scenes?
It is common knowledge that visitors are not allowed to use cameras when inside Vatican City’s Sistine Chapel, the famous location where the papal conclave takes place.
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April 27, 2025
The Freeman
Pope Francis laid to rest
Pope Francis was laid to rest in Rome Saturday after a Vatican funeral for the \"pope among the people\" attended by hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders including US President Donald Trump.
4 min |
April 27, 2025
The Freeman
Pakistan ready to defend sovereignty after India threats
Pakistan’s leader announced his readiness to defend the country on Saturday, after New Delhi blamed a deadly attack in Indian-run Kashmir on Islamabad, sending already fraught relations into a tailspin with soldiers exchanging gunfire across their contested frontier.
2 min |
April 27, 2025
The Freeman
"SALUTATIONS OF GREATNESS"
In the ever-expanding lexicon of creative terms and jargons, “realism” is the most fundamental of aesthetic themes and styles - often identified as the foundation that opens artists and audiences to the divergent byways and access roads of the visual arts space.
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April 27, 2025
The Freeman
EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON
I am a great believer of the universal truth that’s infused in the view that everything that happens in our lives has a reason and purpose.
2 min |
April 27, 2025
The Freeman
Home-Cooked Specials from Luzon
In the 60s, I enrolled at UP Diliman and stayed at the Molave Residence Hall. I had my first culinary awakening then, because the food served there had the most imaginative names —and was also the blandest I've ever tasted.
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April 27, 2025
The Freeman
Bantayan to secure P300M loan for water project
The local government unit of Bantayan in northern Cebu is set to tackle the town's persistent water problem by securing a P300-million loan from Landbank.
1 min |
April 27, 2025
The Freeman
Phl to launch digital nomad visa program
MANILA — The Philippine government is banking on a soon-to-be-launched digital nomad visa (DNV) program to attract remote workers and drive foreign spending, particularly during the country's tourism off-seasons.
2 min |
April 27, 2025
The Freeman
Campaign fun
What is it with our new breed of politicians? Politesse seems to have been left out of their crash course on civic discourse.
3 min |
April 27, 2025
The Freeman
More equipment expected at Guba Community Hospital
For the convenience of patients especially in the mountain barangays, the Cebu City Government is eyeing more equipment for the Guba Community Hospital (GCH).
1 min |
April 27, 2025
The Freeman
Philippine Navy test-fires Spike NLOS missile system
MANILA — The Philippine Navy has reached a modernization milestone with the first live-fire demonstration of the Spike Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) missile system aboard the BRP Albert Majini (PG-909) off Mariveles, Bataan.
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April 27, 2025
The Freeman
Mayor: Ukraine may have to cede land for peace
Ukraine may have to cede territory in order to secure “temporary” peace with Russia, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko told the BBC in an interview published Friday.
1 min |
April 26, 2025
The Freeman
Inspiring growth: 29th CBM launched
The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) has officially launched the 29th edition of Cebu Business Month (CBM 2025), a three-month initiative poised to stimulate innovation, sustainability, and inclusive economic growth across the province.
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April 26, 2025
The Freeman
The evolution of a timeless classic
The enduring appeal of the Jurassic films is the main inspiration for “Jurassic World Rebirth,” the newest installment in the franchise. “It harkens back to the first film. It’s a survival story,” explains Scarlett Johansson, who plays covert operations expert Zora Bennett in the film.
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April 26, 2025
The Freeman
'Cradle of humankind' caves reopen to public
Seated on sandbags in a knee-deep grid dug in South Africa’s Sterkfontein caves, where one of our earliest ancestors was found, Itumeleng Molefe swept ancient soil into a blue dustpan, each brushstroke hunting for hidden clues.
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April 26, 2025
The Freeman
Mandaue City, 3 Cebu towns on 'watchlist'
At least five areas in Central Visayas, including four in Cebu, have been recommended for classification under the yellow category as election areas of concern due to heightened political tension ahead of the 2025 national and local elections.
2 min |
April 26, 2025
The Freeman
Creator takes audiences for a ride back into the Isle of Berk
Writer-director Dean Deblois is back at the helm in the live-action adaptation of “How to Train Your Dragon”, and for him it feels like coming back home.
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April 26, 2025
The Freeman
Remedial classes to start May 13
Academic remedial classes in Central Visayas and the rest of the country start on May 13, a day after the national and local elections, the Department of Education said.
2 min |
April 26, 2025
The Freeman
Huge crowds at Vatican ahead of Pope's funeral
The Vatican was making final preparations Friday for Pope Francis's funeral as the last of the huge crowds of mourners filed through St Peter's Basilica to view his open coffin.
1 min |
April 26, 2025
The Freeman
Garcia: Dondon is solely to blame
Garcia further criticized the Council’s handling of the budget, saying it should have exercised “due diligence” and noted that Hontiveros had only one day to review and sign the approved version.
1 min |
April 26, 2025
The Freeman
Philippines condemns tourist massacre in India’s Kashmir
The Philippines has joined other nations in condemning the deadly attack that killed 26 people in India-administered Kashmir.
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April 26, 2025
The Freeman
Frasco Cup Under 25 Tournament kicks off today
The Cong. Duke Frasco Cup 2025 Under 25 Tournament gets underway today (Saturday, April 26) at the Panphil B. Frasco Memorial Sports Complex in Liloan, Cebu.
1 min |
April 26, 2025
The Freeman
City launches P10M road concreting in Hipodromo
The Cebu City Government has launched another road concreting project in Barangay Hipodromo, which will pave its 915-meter, oval-shaped road at an estimated cost of P10 million.
2 min |
April 26, 2025
The Freeman
China denies interference in Phl midterm elections
Beijing's foreign ministry dismissed on Thursday, April 24, accusations from a Philippine security executive that China is trying to covertly influence the upcoming May elections.
1 min |
April 26, 2025
The Freeman
Bam Aquino lauds Gov. Garcia's leadership, vows to address Cebu Province’ s concerns
Former Senator and Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KANP) senatorial candidate Bam Aquino paid a courtesy visit to Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia today (Friday), lauding the governor for her recent recognition as “Outstanding Public Servant of the Year.”
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April 26, 2025
The Freeman
Garcia: Dondon is solely to blame
2025 ANNUAL BUDGET MESS
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