Intentar ORO - Gratis
Where reforms take root
The Freeman
|September 16, 2025
In his November 30, 2024 column for the Manila Bulletin, Sonny Coloma described former Public Works and Highways secretary Rogelio "Babes" Singson as a person for others.
Coloma wrote the piece after Singson was named Management Person of the Year by the Management Association of the Philippines earlier that week.
The column went on to highlight Singson's life through excerpts from his acceptance speech, where he thanked "his parents, wife and family, and those who mentored him through an illustrious career that has spanned more than five decades." Singson is also known to be a member of Ang Ligaya ng Panginoon, a small family-based organization affiliated with the Federation of Trans-Parochial Communities in the Archdiocese of Manila.
Both Coloma and Singson served in the Cabinet of the late president Noynoy Aquino. Singson is now set to join the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), which will investigate the alleged corruption in flood control projects.
Esta historia es de la edición September 16, 2025 de The Freeman.
Suscríbete a Magzter GOLD para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9000 revistas y periódicos.
¿Ya eres suscriptor? Iniciar sesión
MÁS HISTORIAS DE The Freeman
The Freeman
TOP eyes fresh funding to fuel expansion plans
Cebu-based Top Line Business Development Corp. is gearing up for a significant capital-raising push after shareholders approved the reclassification of 800 million unissued common shares into preferred shares—paving the way for fresh funding to accelerate fuel importation, depot expansion, and retail network growth.
1 min
December 04, 2025
The Freeman
Teen flood hero in Liloan gets national recognition
Nearly a month after Typhoon Tino ravaged parts of Cebu, a 15-year-old boy from Liloan is being hailed as a young hero after risking his life to rescue neighbors trapped by rapidly rising floodwaters, earning him national recognition.
2 mins
December 04, 2025
The Freeman
City's ban on e-bikes, e-trikes gains traction from LTO order
This was confirmed during Senate budget deliberations, where the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and LTO committed to stricter regulation. Senator JV Ejercito, who sponsored the DOTr budget, relayed that violators would face automatic impounding of their units once the directive takes full effect.
4 mins
December 04, 2025
The Freeman
PRO-7 starts security preps for Sinulog, ASEAN meetings
In preparation for the Sinulog 2026 celebration and the ASEAN meetings in January next year, the Police Regional Office-7 conducted full-scale simulation exercises (SIMEX) to assess regionwide interoperability and security readiness.
2 mins
December 04, 2025
The Freeman
OCULAR CONFLUENCE
The Cebu-headquartered Portrait Artists Society of the Philippines Inc. (PASPI) and Galerie Raphael red-lettered November's calendar of creative fetes in Cebu with “Ocular Confluence” — an art-for-a-cause exhibit that pledged funds to benefit Typhoon Tino survivors.
1 mins
December 04, 2025
The Freeman
Carla engaged to non-showbiz partner
Weddings bells will indeed be ringing soon for actress Carla Abellana and her non-showbiz boyfriend. Marriage rumors stirred after Carla posted on social media a photo of her left hand sporting a diamond ring, and a man's hand clasping her fingers.
1 min
December 04, 2025
The Freeman
Flood scandal backfires as Marcos ratings dive
Despite ordering an investigation into corruption-tainted flood control projects, President Bongbong Marcos Jr. continues to face an erosion of public support.
1 mins
December 04, 2025
The Freeman
Cebu City okays P13.4B budget
FOR 2026
1 min
December 04, 2025
The Freeman
Weak peso fuels government debt to P17.56 trillion
The country’s outstanding debt exceeded this year’s full-year projection by more than P200 billion following the peso’s record-low performance against the dollar.
1 mins
December 04, 2025
The Freeman
A sign of survival
The recent natural calamities that ravaged many parts of Cebu island and brought unquantifiable misery to many Cebuano families also affected the trees that I have planted in Barangay Paril here in Cebu City.
2 mins
December 04, 2025
Listen
Translate
Change font size