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Taiwan ruling party expels 5 members accused of spying
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's party expelled on Wednesday five members accused of spying for China, including a former aide to the self-ruled island's national security chief.
1 min |
May 22, 2025
The Freeman
Lack of quorum for PB's special session derails P1.2B Budget Plan
The proposed P1,226,620,213.08 supplemental budget was meant to fund critical programs under the province's General Fund, including the 2025 Annual Investment Program (AIP).
1 min |
May 22, 2025
The Freeman
LTO cracks down on colorum riders
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is ramping up its crackdown on unregistered motorcycle taxis—commonly referred to as “colorum” riders—amid rising concerns over safety, regulatory compliance, and commuter protection.
2 min |
May 22, 2025
The Freeman
The "resurrection" of Bam, Kiko and Leila
One of the outstanding results of the last midterm elections were the victories of incoming senators Bam Aquino and Kiko Pangilinan as well as the coming of former senator Leila de Lima as party-list representative as the first nominee of ML or Mamamayang Liberal.
3 min |
May 22, 2025
The Freeman
Alcover hits vote-buying in recent midterm polls
Despite winning in the recently concluded midterm elections, Councilor Pastor “Jun” Alcover couldn’t help but criticize the alleged glaring vote-buying, which he called a stain in democracy.
1 min |
May 22, 2025
The Freeman
Demiar-Marquez, Alburo-Ochea bag top honors in The View 2025
Jude Demiar and Angelo Marquez proved that consistency is the key in the game as the tandem bagged the overall gross honors in the just-concluded The View Invitational 2025, the annual member-guest tournament of Alta Vista Golf and Country Club in Pardo, Cebu City.
2 min |
May 21, 2025
The Freeman
Election 2025: surnames, surprises, and Sara's triumph
During the recently held 2025 mid-term election campaign period, I noticed based on the campaign posters and other materials that many candidates are quite young or young-ish.
2 min |
May 21, 2025
The Freeman
Nestor Archival backs CCSC as permanent Sinulog venue
Cebu City Mayor-elect Nestor Archival has announced that the Sinulog Festival will continue to be held at the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC) under his administration.
2 min |
May 21, 2025
The Freeman
Russia 'trying to buy time' to 'continue war'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday accused Russia of not seriously engaging in peace talks and of wanting to continue its three-year invasion, despite a US push for a ceasefire.
1 min |
May 21, 2025
The Freeman
Pace at which oceans are rising has doubled in last three decades
Rising seas will severely test humanity's resilience in the second half of the 21st century and beyond, even if nations defy the odds and cap global warming at the ambitious 1.5 degrees Celsius target, researchers said Tuesday.
2 min |
May 21, 2025
The Freeman
PRO-7 reports zero poll-related violence in recent elections
The Police Regional Office-7 is one of only two regional police offices in the country to report zero election-related violent incidents during the recently concluded national and local elections.
1 min |
May 21, 2025
The Freeman
PBB Gen 11's JM, Fyang debut as loveteam in 'Ghosting'
Former “Pinoy Big Brother Gen 11” housemates and rising Gen Z Kapamilya stars JM Ibarra and Fyang Smith are set to make their acting debut as a loveteam in the upcoming iWantTFC original digital series, “Ghosting,” premiering this July.
1 min |
May 21, 2025
The Freeman
Gokongwei Group property arm aims P25B net income
IN 2030
2 min |
May 21, 2025
The Freeman
PCG monitoring 2 Chinese research vessels within EEZ
The Philippine Coast Guard is currently tracking two Chinese research vessels presumed to be conducting unauthorized marine scientific research inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, PCG Spokesperson Jay Tarriela said on Tuesday, May 20.
1 min |
May 21, 2025
The Freeman
Archival to reopen 93-1 dispute, revisit land swap
As Cebu City prepares for the change in leadership, Mayor-elect Nestor Archival has announced plans to reopen the long-standing ownership dispute over the 93-1 lots, insisting the city rightfully owns the properties and that the 2016 land-swap agreement should be upheld.
3 min |
May 21, 2025
The Freeman
Comelec to resolve Duterte Youth disqualification cases before June 30
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it is only just to resolve the six-year-old disqualification petition against the Duterte Youth before the 20th Congress convenes on June 30.
1 min |
May 21, 2025
The Freeman
Plan to build new MCC building gets support
The Mandaue City College (MCC) administrator has expressed support for Mayor-elect Thadeo Jovito “Jonkie” Ouano’s plan to construct a new building for students.
2 min |
May 21, 2025
The Freeman
Sonata Bisaya Music Festival levels up on its 2nd year
After a successful inaugural show last year, the Sonata Bisaya Music Festival returned with a jam-packed lineup featuring a mix of up-and-coming and well-established homegrown talents on May 17 and 18 at Ayala Malls Central Bloc and Ayala Center Cebu.
1 min |
May 21, 2025
The Freeman
Pam scraps Pasigarbo, Suroy-suroy
Cebu Governor-elect Pamela Baricuatro is determined to discontinue outgoing Governor Gwendolyn Garcia's hallmark tourism programs—Pasigarbo sa Sugbo and Suroy-Suroy Sugbo—citing major logistical and financial challenges.
2 min |
May 21, 2025
The Freeman
Most punctual airline in Asia-Pacific region
Philippine Airlines (PAL) secured the top spot in on-time performance (OTP) rankings for April, following a consistent streak of high OTP results in previous months.
1 min |
May 21, 2025
The Freeman
Israel PM vows to 'take control of all' of Gaza
Israel said it would “take control” of the whole of Gaza as it intensified attacks across the territory, where aid trickled in for the first time in over two months after the easing of a total blockade.
2 min |
May 21, 2025
The Freeman
Drug bust nets P6.8-M shabu in Lapu
An estimated one-kilo of suspected shabu was confiscated in a coordinated buy-bust operation in Sitio Matumbo, Barangay Pusok, Lapu-Lapu City at 12:30 a.m. yesterday.
1 min |
May 21, 2025
The Freeman
Capitol transition team formed
Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has released an executive order yesterday, establishing a transition team responsible for ensuring a smooth handover of the provincial government after her term ends.
2 min |
May 21, 2025
The Freeman
'Scam hub' may face multiple charges, cybercrime violations
Law enforcers are eyeing possible multiple violations under the Anti-Cybercrime Law after shutting down an alleged scam hub masquerading as a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) firm in Barangay Kasambagan, Cebu City, not in a building at Cebu IT Park as mentioned in the viral post.
4 min |
May 21, 2025
The Freeman
Teachers demand release of unpaid poll honoraria
More than a week after the elections, a Metro Manila teachers' union has urged the Commission on Elections to immediately release the unpaid election honoraria of \"thousands\" of poll workers, calling the delay unjust after a grueling election day.
1 min |
May 21, 2025
The Freeman
Romanian charged with 'conspiracy' over fires at UK PM's houses
A Romanian man has been charged with “conspiracy to commit arson,” London police said Tuesday after a series of fires at properties linked to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
1 min |
May 21, 2025
The Freeman
Water treatment facility for Pasil pushed
After it failed the highest standard of water quality testing, the Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CCENRO) is now calling for immediate action toward the installation of a wastewater treatment facility in the Pasil Fish Market, amidst the health risk sewage poses to the people.
2 min |
May 21, 2025
The Freeman
An illegal industry that might not be dead just yet
In a span of two days, two illegal gun-manufacturing operations were busted by policemen in Danao City.
1 min |
May 21, 2025
The Freeman
Well-deserved electoral defeats and debacles
There are electoral debacles that many would consider as good for the Filipinos. I can mention a few prominent defeats like those of incumbent Senator Bong Revilla and of former senator Manny Pacquiao.
3 min |
May 21, 2025
The Freeman
15 gun-making sites in Danao raided
As part of the intensified campaign of the Police Regional Office (PRO) - 7 against loose firearms and illegal gun manufacturers, authorities raided 15 gun manufacturing sites in various Barangays in Danao City, Cebu, in a series of operations from March 26 to May 20, 2025.
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