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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.
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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
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
2 min |
May 10, 2025
The Freeman
Shock at first US pope in Leo XIV's university city
The archbishop of Philadelphia, the US city where the first American pope Leo XIV spent his student days, told AFP after the pontiff was elected that he “honestly didn’t think it would be him”.
1 min |
May 10, 2025
The Freeman
DQ case against Garcia meant to pull his multiple survey leads
Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia has pledged that he will exert more effort to ensure that his constituents in Cebu City will continue to receive any form of assistance.
1 min |
May 10, 2025
The Freeman
Chloe San Jose releases debut EP
Chloe Anjeleigh San Jose aka Chloe SJ embraces her true self in her debut extended play (EP) “CHLOE ANJELEIGH... For Real,” now available on various streaming platforms.
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May 10, 2025
The Freeman
What's True, Twisted, and Told for Drama in 'Good American Family'
“Good American Family” had been hijacking group chats, dominating TikTok timelines, sparking Reddit theories, and sending everyone straight to Google with one burning question: “Did that really happen?”
2 min |
May 10, 2025
The Freeman
Bitcoin tops $100,000 for first time since Feb
Bitcoin on Thursday topped $100,000 for the first time since February, as investors’ appetite for riskier assets grew after Britain and the United States unveiled a trade deal.
1 min |
May 10, 2025
The Freeman
Pakistan says 5 civilians killed by Indian shelling
Five civilians were killed in Indian shelling overnight in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, a government official said Friday, after days of exchanges between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
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May 10, 2025
The Freeman
Archival not keen on moving CH to SRP
While talks are being laid out by the previous and current administrations, Councilor Nestor Archival Sr. sees no viability yet in transferring the Cebu City Hall to the South Road Properties (SRP) due to the lack of transportation going to the area.
1 min |
May 10, 2025
The Freeman
Ancient Sculptures Were Scented
Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often painted in warm colors, and now a Danish study has revealed that some were also perfumed.
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May 10, 2025
The Freeman
Cebu recalls humble visits of Pope Leo XIV
As white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel, heralding the election of a new spiritual leader for over a billion Catholics in the world, many in Cebu felt a sense of personal connection because the newly elected Pope Leo XIVformerly Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost—had already walked the streets of Cebu.
3 min |
May 10, 2025
The Freeman
'Inexcusable' - Celtics in trouble after letting big leads slip
The NBA champion Boston Celtics are in unfamiliar territory, heading to New York down 2-0 after surrendering 20-point leads to the Knicks in each of their first two Eastern Conference semifinal series games.
1 min |
May 10, 2025
The Freeman
Raymond leads survey for mayoral race
AN INDEPENDENT poll conducted by a department from the University of San Carlos (USC) has shown that incumbent Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia is the frontrunner in the five-cornered Cebu City mayoral race.
1 min |
May 10, 2025
The Freeman
OCTA: Self-rated poverty down to 11.1 M families
Filipino families who consider themselves poor sharply decreased in the first quarter of the year, a recent survey conducted by the OCTA Research group showed.
1 min |
May 10, 2025
The Freeman
Pio Balbuena swaps 'Tambay' cap for 'Senator Bam Aquino' hat to fortify support
For the past five years, rapper/actor/director/vlogger Pio Balbuena had worn only his internationally recognized “Tambay” caps.
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May 10, 2025
The Freeman
Regine drops Mother's Day song penned by Jamie
OPM hitmaker Regine Velasquez-Alcasid expresses a mom’s pure and unconditional love towards her child in her new single “Lahat Ay Kayang Gawin” written by another OPM icon, Jamie Rivera, and released in time for Mother’s Day.
1 min |
May 10, 2025
The Freeman
DILG: Gwen stays
A top official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced Friday that the agency will not enforce the six-month preventive suspension ordered by the Office of the Ombudsman against Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia until the Commission on Elections (Comelec) provides clarification.
3 min |
May 10, 2025
The Freeman
New CH hires to earn more
The entry-level position at Cebu City Hall departments will now begin at Salary Grade (SG) 3, following the abolishment of SG 1 and SG 2 to which a total of 486 employees belong.
2 min |
May 10, 2025
The Freeman
Toledo coastal barangays dispute pollution claims
Local officials from three coastal barangays in Toledo City have issued a unified rebuttal to claims of marine pollution and health risks linked to industrial activity in the area, calling the accusations “baseless” and made without community consent.
1 min |
May 10, 2025
The Freeman
Mandaue voting centers inspected
The Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) has started inspecting voting centers in preparation for the upcoming midterm elections.
2 min |
May 10, 2025
The Freeman
Mandaue clock tower built “like a building”
The Mandaue City government has assured the public that the newly unveiled clock tower at the city’s Heritage Plaza is structurally sound and built to endure the elements.
2 min |
May 10, 2025
The Freeman
Vladimir Putin gears up to host world leaders
Russian President Vladimir Putin will host a lavish World War II Victory Day parade in Moscow on Friday, an event the Kremlin hopes will rally patriotism at home and project strength abroad as its troops fight in Ukraine.
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