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The Freeman
What if VP is or isn't removed from office?
By all the looks of it, I truly believe that VP Sara is going to be acquitted by the Senate impeachment court.
3 min |
April 25, 2025
The Freeman
iWant serves coming-of-age sports dramedy 'Love at First Spike'
iWant Originals brings an exciting new serve to its lineup with its first original series this year, \"Love at First Spike,\" a coming-of-age sports romantic dramedy that explores one's identity, second chances, and friendship set against the vibrant world of high school volleyball.
2 min |
April 25, 2025
The Freeman
SWIATEK BEGINS MADRID TITLE DEFENSE WITH EALA REMATCH
Iga Swiatek says she has grown accustomed to the high pressure of expectations she shoulders each claycourt season and that she is \"grateful\" for the public's \"high hopes\" for her.
1 min |
April 25, 2025
The Freeman
Immunization week starts
With the country’s goal to fully immunize Filipinos, the Department of Health Central Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH CVCHD) officially launched the World Immunization Week 2025 last Wednesday at SM City Cebu.
2 min |
April 25, 2025
The Freeman
Cortes turns challenges into strength, outlines development agenda
\"It made me stronger,\" Cortes said.
4 min |
April 25, 2025
The Freeman
LTO-7’s road safety drive nets close to 200 violators
The Land Transportation Office-7 concluded its \"Oplan Biyaheng Ayos: Semana Santa and Summer Vacation 2025\" toad safety campaign on Tuesday, April 22, during which hundreds of motorists were issued temporary operator's permits for various traffic violations.
1 min |
April 25, 2025
The Freeman
Charges filed vs vloggers for risky road contents
The Regional Highway Patrol Unit-7 has filed complaints of alarm and scandal, as well as unjust vexation, against two Cebuano content creators over risky content filmed on public roads, which authorities say posed dangers not only to themselves but also to motorists and passengers.
1 min |
April 25, 2025
The Freeman
Miscommunication, lack of restraint
You might have seen it by now, that viral video of the principal of the Col. Ruperto Abellon National High School in Barangay Guisijanon, Laua-an, Antique, sternly ordering students wearing togas during a graduation ceremony to take them off, or else they cannot get onstage and receive their diploma.
1 min |
April 24, 2025
The Freeman
Lakers level playoff series; Pacers, Thunder win again
Luka Doncic scored 31 points and LeBron James added 21 as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 94-85, to level their NBA Western Conference playoff series at one game apiece.
1 min |
April 24, 2025
The Freeman
Negative side of the gov’s propa
The political campaigning in the province of Cebu seems to be getting unpredictably interesting.
2 min |
April 24, 2025
The Freeman
Mayoral bet banks on tech, engineering background
Independent mayoral candidate Gepind Requierme considers his background in engineering and skills in information technology as his competitive edge as he runs for the highest position in Mandaue City Government in the upcoming midterm elections.
2 min |
April 24, 2025
The Freeman
The Ramas and the Garcias in the political horizon
Time shall come eventually, when the most powerful political beasts in the electoral jungle shall confront and seek to exterminate each other.
5 min |
April 24, 2025
The Freeman
Pilgrims flocking to pay tribute to Pope Francis
Pope Francis’s open coffin was transferred Wednesday to St Peter’s Basilica for three days of lying in state, with thousands of people gathering to pay their respects to the leader of the world’s Catholics.
1 min |
April 24, 2025
The Freeman
Art At the Mall
With the many exhibition venues operating within its bounds, one would be hard pressed to say that art galleries have become a rarity in Metro Cebu.
1 min |
April 24, 2025
The Freeman
Comelec online precinct finder up
Registered voters for the upcoming National and Local Elections can now verify their registration status and locate their designated polling precincts, as the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has reactivated its online precinct finder, which went live early yesterday.
1 min |
April 24, 2025
The Freeman
Japanese PM Ishiba to visit Philippines
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru is set to visit the Philippines from April 29 to 30.
1 min |
April 24, 2025
The Freeman
DOST-7 launches 'Blue Economy' initiative
With a strong focus on unlocking the economic potential of marine biodiversity, the Department of Science and Technology in Central Visayas (DOST-7) officially launched its “Blue Economy” initiative during the 2025 Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (RSTW) held yesterday, April 23.
1 min |
April 24, 2025
The Freeman
Dear Pope Francis, our deepest gratitude forever!
The more we read about his good deeds and words shared with so many all throughout the world, the more painful and difficult it is to accept that our dear Pope Francis has left our world.
2 min |
April 24, 2025
The Freeman
Cyberlibel case filed by Trillanes vs Roque junked
The cyberlibel complaint filed by former Antonio Trillanes IV against former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque has been junked by a prosecutor.
1 min |
April 24, 2025
The Freeman
DBM-7 disallows P79.7M from city's annual budget
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) in Central Visayas has disallowed P79.7 million from the P14.6 billion annual budget of the Cebu City government for 2025, following its review of the budget ordinance.
2 min |
April 24, 2025
The Freeman
PBA bares series of out-of-town games
The Philippine Basketball Association gets to play its first outing at the newly-built Ynares Center in Montalban, Rizal next month.
1 min |
April 24, 2025
The Freeman
'Fake' Rubens Debate Reignited by New Book
Gaudy colors, messy brushwork, even a set of missing toes. The debate about the authenticity of a Rubens's masterpiece \"Samson and Delilah\" was recently reignited with the release of a book alleging the painting hanging in London's National Gallery is really a copy.
2 min |
April 24, 2025
The Freeman
Germany, France, UK say Israel's aid blockade must end
Germany, France and Britain on Wednesday called on Israel to stop blocking humanitarian aid into Gaza, warning of “an acute risk of starvation, epidemic disease and death.”
1 min |
April 24, 2025
The Freeman
City markets post higher revenue in first quarter
Cebu City’s Office of the City Markets (OCM) recorded higher revenue collections in the first quarter of 2025, surpassing earnings from the same period last year.
1 min |
April 24, 2025
The Freeman
IMF slashes Phl growth forecasts
The international Monetary Fund (IMF) slashed its gross domestic product (GDP) growth projections for the Philippines from this year to the next, reflecting heightened global uncertainty arising from US tariff policy.
3 min |
April 24, 2025
The Freeman
Edwards fined $50T for 'obscene' response to heckler
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has been fined $50,000 for “directing inappropriate language and making an obscene gesture toward a fan”.
1 min |
April 24, 2025
The Freeman
Amid global decline, Filipino workers among most driven
Filipinos are the most engaged employees in Southeast Asia on average for the past three years, but they are also the loneliest and the most likely to be job hunting, according to the latest State of the Global Workplace report.
1 min |
April 24, 2025
The Freeman
China says 'door open' to trade talks with US
China said on Wednesday the door was “wide open” for trade talks with Washington, a day after US President Donald Trump signaled the possibility of a “substantial” lowering of tariffs on Beijing.
1 min |
April 24, 2025
The Freeman
Fitch unit: Phl has room to negotiate lower tariffs
The Philippines has room to negotiate with the US to lower its reciprocal tariffs, Fitch Solutions' unit BMI said, but added that trade tensions are still likely to weigh on economic growth.
2 min |
April 24, 2025
The Freeman
Russian drone strike kills 9 in Ukraine bus
A Russian drone struck a bus transporting workers in the central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk early Wednesday, killing nine people and wounding dozens more, the region’s governor said.
1 min |