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Comelec flags surge in vote buying
Just a day before polling precincts open for the 2025 National and Local Elections, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has observed a surge in vote-buying activities in the country.
2 min |
May 11, 2025
The Freeman
Meralco fends off NorthPort, TNT routs Terrafirma
Meralco simply refused to give up, clawing back from 15 points down then capitalizing on NorthPort’s bungled free throws at the finish to snatch a 105-104 win in the PBA Philippine Cup at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Friday night.
1 min |
May 11, 2025
The Freeman
Celebrating Mothers Around the World
In many parts of the world, the second Sunday of May is special because of Mother's Day.
3 min |
May 11, 2025
The Freeman
Group calls for clean election, literally
An environmental watchdog group urged both national and local candidates to comply with Republic Act No. 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, and keep the polls \"basura-free with the conduct of mid-term elections tomorrow, May 12, 2025.
1 min |
May 11, 2025
The Freeman
CBCP, Cardinal David disown fake letter endorsing candidates
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Saturday, May 10, debunked a letter circulating online that falsely claims the organization and its president, Kalookan Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, have endorsed specific candidates for the 2025 midterm elections.
1 min |
May 11, 2025
The Freeman
'Delaying tactics' slammed
Families of victims of extrajudicial killings (EJK) under the Duterte administration continue to seek justice, as a lawyer accused former President Rodrigo Duterte’s camp of stalling the International Criminal Court (ICC) proceedings.
1 min |
May 11, 2025
The Freeman
MAMA VIC, YOU'RE THE BEST
I’m Hobi, one of her fur-babies.
2 min |
May 11, 2025
The Freeman
US and China meet in bid to 'de-escalate' trade war
Senior US and Chinese officials met in Geneva on Saturday in a bid to de-escalate a trade war sparked by President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff rollout and fuelled by Beijing’s strong retaliation.
3 min |
May 11, 2025
The Freeman
Suarez faces biggest fight of his career
Takes on WBO champ Navarrete in US today
1 min |
May 11, 2025
The Freeman
Teachers, poll workers to get P2,000 pay hike for 2025 polls
Teachers and other poll workers serving in the May 12 national and local elections will receive a P2,000 across-the-board pay increase, following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s approval of the compensation adjustment.
1 min |
May 11, 2025
The Freeman
Lessons from mom that shaped their motherhood journeys
For Mother's Day, these personalities shared to The FREEMAN their own relationships with their moms, and the advice that shaped their own journeys into motherhood:
4 min |
May 11, 2025
The Freeman
More lessons to be learned
It has happened yet again, another road rage incident.
1 min |
May 11, 2025
The Freeman
Comelec urged: Continue “Oplan Baklas”
The Cebu Electricity Rights Advocates (CERA) has called on the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to rigorously implement \"Operation Baklas,\" a campaign aimed at removing illegally posted election materials, citing risks to the region's electricity grid stability ahead of the May 12 national elections.
1 min |
May 11, 2025
The Freeman
GLOBAL ICONS LAND IN CEBU:
Discover these must-have lifestyle brands only at SM
2 min |
May 11, 2025
The Freeman
US judge temporarily blocks Trump plans for mass layoffs
A US judge has temporarily blocked several federal agencies from proceeding with the mass layoffs of government workers ordered by President Donald Trump in February.
1 min |
May 11, 2025
The Freeman
Mitchell magic as Cavs down Pacers, Nuggets silence Thunder in overtime
Donovan Mitchell scored 43 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a crucial 126-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers as the Denver Nuggets beat Oklahoma City in an overtime thriller.
1 min |
May 11, 2025
The Freeman
Mandaue dengue cases increase by 10%
COMPARED TO JAN-MAY 2024 PERIOD
2 min |
May 11, 2025
The Freeman
DQ filed against Cordova Mayor Suan
For alleged massive vote buying in 13 barangays in Cordova, Cebu, a petition to disqualify from running for office has been filed against incumbent and reelectionist Mayor Cesar Suan and eight others.
2 min |
May 11, 2025
The Freeman
Comelec flags surge in vote buying
\"Starting yesterday, there was an increase in vote-buying and in attempts of vote-buying,\" COMELEC Chairman George Garcia said in an interview on Saturday.
1 min |
May 11, 2025
The Freeman
FIND HAPPINESS IN THE NOW, HOWEVER YOU CAN
While I was browsing social media on my phone one morning, I came by this post by a friend that stuck me: “There was a man who was so preoccupied about what tomorrow may bring, not knowing that the next day would be his last.”
2 min |
May 11, 2025
The Freeman
PNP chief visits Cebu for poll prep confab
The chief of Philippine National Police, Police General Rommel Francisco Marbil, visited the Police Regional Office-7 the other day to lead a command conference to assess and strengthen security preparations for the upcoming 2025 midterm national and local elections.
1 min |
May 11, 2025
The Freeman
Erwin Tulfo doesn't deserve my vote
In the earliest days of my serving Cebu City as a councilor more than three decades ago, a learned gentleman ascribed me to an unflattering word.
2 min |
May 11, 2025
The Freeman
DSWD: Gains of anti-hunger efforts
DROP IN SELF-RATED POVERTY
1 min |
May 11, 2025
The Freeman
India, Pakistan launch multiple attacks as US warns against 'miscalculation'
Pakistan launched counterattacks against India Saturday after three of its air bases were struck overnight, and as the conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbors spiraled towards a full-blown war that sparked calls against “miscalculation”.
2 min |
May 11, 2025
The Freeman
Statement of Kusog Panaghiusa Coalition - Kinasang-an
My Mayor, Atty. Raymond Alvin Garcia — Why Him?
1 min |
May 10, 2025
The Freeman
Not just a vote, but a moral responsibility
As voters troop to the polling centers this Monday, it remains difficult to convince many not to accept money from politicians in exchange for their votes.
3 min |
May 10, 2025
The Freeman
Ukraine detains 2 Hungarian 'spies'
Ukraine’s SBU security service said Friday it had detained two alleged Hungarian spies it accused of gathering intelligence, including the location of air defense systems, in the western Zakarpattia region bordering Hungary.
1 min |
May 10, 2025
The Freeman
Marcos hopes Pope Leo XIV will lead Church closer to poor
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. congratulated newly elected Pope Leo XIV and shared his hope that the new pontiff would help bring the Church closer to the poor.
1 min |
May 10, 2025
The Freeman
Pacquiao vs Barrios WBC title fight set July 19
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao will end his four-year retirement at age 46 to fight Mario Barrios for his WBC welterweight title, ESPN reported on Thursday (Friday Phl time time).
1 min |
May 10, 2025
The Freeman
Ex-PAGCOR chief, 4 others get over 100 years for graft
The Sandiganbayan has sentenced former Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) chairman Efraim Genuino and four other former top officials to over 100 years in prison for multiple counts of graft and malversation related to the misuse of P50.05 million in public funds.
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