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The Freeman
Stepping down isn’t accountability
The call of the Filipinos to remove Martin Romualdez as House Speaker has been granted—but does it really mean accountability?
2 min |
September 24, 2025
The Freeman
Former DPWH engineer says 7 vans of P1B in cash delivered to Zaldy Co
An estimated P1 billion in cash was delivered to Rep. Zaldy Co (Ako Bicol party-list) packed into 20 pieces of luggage, according to sacked Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineer Brice Hernandez.
1 min |
September 24, 2025
The Freeman
Cebu Greats end elimination campaign on a winning note
The Cebu Greats capped their rigorous elimination round campaign with a resounding 80-71 triumph over the Bacolod Tubo Slashers in the Manny Pacquiao presents 1xBet-MPBL 2025 Season on Monday night, September 22, at the Amoranto Gym in Quezon City.
1 min |
September 24, 2025
The Freeman
The eight milestones of our peoples' struggles
The spirit of nationalism that currently pervades all over the country can be traced to our centuries of history as a nation and as a people.
3 min |
September 24, 2025
The Freeman
UN accuses Russia of systematic torture
In a fresh report, the UN rights office concluded that Russia since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 \"has subjected Ukrainian civilian detainees to consistent patterns of serious violations\" of international law.
1 min |
September 24, 2025
The Freeman
Top tech experts to gather in Cebu for GOAB 2025
Close to 400 technology experts, venture capitalists, and startup founders are set to gather in Cebu from October 1 to 3 for the 8th edition of Geeks on a Beach (GOAB), underscoring the Philippines' growing ambition to strengthen its foothold in the regional innovation economy.
2 min |
September 24, 2025
The Freeman
MGEN strengthens thermal business with new leaders
Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGEN) announced key leadership appointments within its thermal generation business, underscoring its commitment to operational excellence, innovation, and sustainable growth.
1 min |
September 24, 2025
The Freeman
Shredded plastic bottles used for city road repair
True to his reputation as an environmentalist and green innovator, Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival has begun turning plastic waste into road-building material by integrating shredded polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles into its asphalt mix, using plastic waste collected during a basketball event at the Cebu City Sports Institute (CCSI).
1 min |
September 24, 2025
The Freeman
NoKor’s Kim Jong Un open to talks with US
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he has “fond memories” of US President Donald Trump and is open to future talks with the United States -- if he can keep his nuclear arsenal.
2 min |
September 23, 2025
The Freeman
Biz group won't join public protests
PROTEST RALLIES IN CEBU CITY
3 min |
September 23, 2025
The Freeman
VP Sara Duterte accuses ICC of 'kidnapping' father anew
Vice President Sara Duterte's claim that the International Criminal Court \"kidnapped\" her father now appears to be a staple of her speeches to their family's supporters during rallies, with the vice president recently repeating the line at an event with Filipinos in Nagoya, Japan, on Sunday, September 21.
3 min |
September 23, 2025
The Freeman
'Nando' barrels past Babuyan Islands
Super Typhoon Nando (international name: Ragasa) is bringing dangerous winds and causing heavy rain and storm surge as its eye currently passes very close to Babuyan Island on Monday afternoon, state weather bureau PAGASA said.
1 min |
September 23, 2025
The Freeman
Cebu RDS Eagles Club officially chartered
The Fraternal Order of Eagles celebrated a significant milestone with the official chartering of the Cebu RDS Eagles Club.
1 min |
September 23, 2025
The Freeman
Japan PM candidate vows 'Nordic' gender balance
The only woman in the leadership race for Japan’s ruling party vowed Monday to improve the gender balance in her cabinet to “Nordic” levels and to ensure “peaceful” coexistence with foreigners.
2 min |
September 23, 2025
The Freeman
Cheetahs score twinkill
Five-peat seeking Magis Eagles off to a flying start
2 min |
September 23, 2025
The Freeman
Soco condemns “bicam insertions" on nat'l budget
Cebu Vice Governor Glenn Anthony Soco has strongly condemned the questionable “bicam insertions” in the national budget, saying such practices should be eradicated as they fuel corruption, undermine the budget process, and erode public trust in government.
2 min |
September 23, 2025
The Freeman
NATO to hold talks Tuesday on Russian jets in Estonia
NATO ambassadors will hold talks Tuesday on the violation by Russian fighter jets of Estonian airspace, after Tallinn called urgent consultations under Article Four of the alliance’s founding treaty.
1 min |
September 23, 2025
The Freeman
Myles is Free
She was a free spirit, a young woman guided by her own principles and with eyes fixed on what she believed was right. Her name is Myles Albasin.
2 min |
September 23, 2025
The Freeman
Four western countries recognize Palestine state
Britain, Australia, Canada and Portugal recognized the State of Palestine on Sunday, a historic shift in decades of Western foreign policy that drew swift anger from Israel and a rebuke from the United States.
1 min |
September 23, 2025
The Freeman
Cebu business leaders unite against corruption
The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), together with leading figures from the province’s business community, has issued a solidarity statement backing the nationwide campaign against corruption, calling it one of the most persistent obstacles to good governance, fair competition and sustainable economic growth in the Philippines.
1 min |
September 23, 2025
The Freeman
Marcos won't exempt self from probe on contractor-linked funds
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is willing to be investigated over reports that he received millions in campaign contributions from government contractors in violation of election laws, Malacañang said Monday, September 22.
1 min |
September 23, 2025
The Freeman
Press freedom and the next generation
A landmark press freedom case that I require my students in Media Law and Ethics to read is “New York Times v. United States” (1971). In it, Justice Hugo Black of the U.S. Supreme Court wrote: “In the First Amendment, the Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to fulfil its essential role in our democracy. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors.”
2 min |
September 23, 2025
The Freeman
Talisay, Minglanilla in knockout match for Gullas Cup basketball crown tonight
Will Minglanilla make history or Talisay regain its throne?
1 min |
September 23, 2025
The Freeman
Acts of violence
It was just as predicted. There wasn’t just indignation during the protests against corruption in the flood-control project dealings the other day; there was violence and vandalism. Well, at least in the Mendiola and Recto areas in Manila, anyway.
1 min |
September 23, 2025
The Freeman
Officials urged to reveal SALNs
House Speaker Faustino \"Bojie\" Dy III believes public officials should be open to disclosing their statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) to the public to restore trust in Congress.
1 min |
September 23, 2025
The Freeman
A week later, riprap structure collapses
“Immediately after nadawat nato last Wednesday nga information nga naa’y natumpag na riprap sa Compostela, ni-offer man dayon ‘to si Gov. Pam ug atong team sa Engineering Office nga ipa-check jud dayon,” Orong told reporters.
1 min |
September 23, 2025
The Freeman
Archival eyes longer route
Archival said he is set to meet with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) today (Tuesday) for their report and recommendations.
2 min |
September 23, 2025
The Freeman
Man nabbed for alleged sexual assault of minor
47-year-old man was arrested on Sunday, September 21, for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor in Barangay Tangke, City of Naga, Cebu.
1 min |
September 23, 2025
The Freeman
Hit-and-run victim's family receives financial assistance
The Mandaue City government has released P49,000 in burial and financial assistance to the family of a Clean and Green worker whose husband died in a hit-and-run incident along M.C. Briones Street (Highway Seno) during her shift.
3 min |
September 23, 2025
The Freeman
DOST-FNRI unveils CV nutrition survey results
The state of food, nutrition, and health in Central Visayas took center stage as the Department of Science and Technology Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) presented the findings of the 2023 National Nutrition Survey (NNS) during a Regional Dissemination Forum held recently in Cebu City.
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