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The Freeman
Overseas voting for 2025 midterm elections starts
Voting for overseas Filipinos began on Sunday, April 13, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said.
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April 14, 2025
The Freeman
DVMF discontinues “cats and dogs” day
To address what it described as the “abuse” of Cebu City’s public veterinary services, the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) has announced the cancellation of its weekly city-wide “Cats and Dogs” Day.
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April 14, 2025
The Freeman
SKorea’s ex-prexy Yoon to face insurrection trial
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol will face his first criminal trial on Monday for insurrection after his short-lived imposition of martial law in December, which plunged the democratic country into political turmoil.
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April 14, 2025
The Freeman
BAN debuts with single 'Magparaya'
Up-and-coming artist BAN gives love another chance in his debut single “Magparaya” released under ABS-CBN Music’s Old School Records and now available on various streaming platforms.
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April 14, 2025
The Freeman
Ghassemi to run for a greater purpose in Boston Marathon
For Cebuano sportsman, entrepreneur and civic leader Afshin Ghassemi, a marathon has the power to unite humanity.
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April 14, 2025
The Freeman
Pinoy online sellers lag behind in AI use
The Philippines has one of the lowest adoption rates of artificial intelligence (AI) among Southeast Asia’s e-commerce sellers due to concerns on its usefulness and costs, according to Lazada.
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April 14, 2025
The Freeman
Getting involved in others' lives
If we really want to capture the heart of Christ, if we really want to have the same love he has for all of us, then we should train ourselves to get involved in the lives of others.
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April 14, 2025
The Freeman
Holy Week, Helly Week
It’s officially Holy Week because Palm Sunday has come and passed.
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April 14, 2025
The Freeman
UK lawmaker denied entry to Hong Kong
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Sunday said he was deeply concerned after a UK lawmaker was denied entry to Hong Kong, and said he would be urgently raising the issue with the Chinese authorities.
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April 14, 2025
The Freeman
The doctrine of privileged communication
Whenever a person makes a statement in a court pleadings or document, whatever he says there, as a general rule, cannot be used against him because it is called privileged communication, and he is absolutely immune from suit.
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April 14, 2025
The Freeman
US tariffs effects on the Philippines
Trump's \"on and off\" implementation/deadlines on the massive tariffs on almost 100 countries in the world are mind boggling and almost weird.
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April 14, 2025
The Freeman
Chinese minister tells WTO head US tariffs will ‘inflict serious harm’
China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao told the head of the World Trade Organization that US tariffs will “inflict serious harm” on poor nations, according to a ministry statement released Saturday.
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April 14, 2025
The Freeman
Gaza hospital hit as Israel intensifies assault
An Israeli air strike early Sunday heavily damaged one of the few functioning hospitals in Gaza, as the Israeli military said it targeted a Hamas “command and control center” operating from within the facility.
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April 14, 2025
The Freeman
City giving kakugi awards, but sans cash rewards
The Cebu City Government will continue its Kakugi Awards during the Labor Day celebration on May 1, but without the cash incentives, the city’s Human Resource Development Office head Henry Tomalabead said.
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April 14, 2025
The Freeman
Eco-friendly Holy Week pushed
As the Month of Planet Earth is observed in accordance with Presidential Proclamation No. 1482, the EcoWaste Coalition has called on Filipinos to observe Holy Week in ways that protect public health and the environment from waste and pollution.
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April 14, 2025
The Freeman
Modern health care facility at Capitol compound eyed
A modern primary health care facility is set to be constructed by the Cebu Provincial Government within the Capitol Compound, specifically on the site of the old Palace of Justice, next to the Sugbo Wellness Center.
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April 14, 2025
The Freeman
Duterte supporters ride anew
Just over a month after the arrest of former president Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte, his supporters remain steadfast in their clamor to bring him back to the country.
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April 14, 2025
The Freeman
One Cebu Northern Caravan concludes
The two-day One Cebu Northern Caravan culminated in Consolacion Town after 16 hours on the campaign trail with former senator Manny Pacquiao and Senator Pia Cayetano joining the final leg.
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April 14, 2025
The Freeman
DWUP: Mushroom cultivation flourishing
Contrary to criticisms, the livelihood program and several financial assistance distributions spearheaded by the Division for the Welfare of the Urban Poor (DWUP) are \"flourishing\" and are, thus, being strictly monitored.
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April 14, 2025
The Freeman
Ruiz calls for MCWD project inventory
Cebu City mayoralty candidate and former Bureau of Customs chief Yogi Ruiz is calling for a full inventory of projects implemented by the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD), as he proposes solutions to address the city’s ongoing water crisis, particularly in upland barangays.
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April 14, 2025
The Freeman
US exempts smartphones, computers from global Trump tariffs
The Trump administration has exempted smartphones, computers and other electronics from its punishing “reciprocal” tariffs -- lessening the cost impact on American consumers for a host of popular high-tech products.
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April 14, 2025
The Freeman
PropTech hosts 2-day real estate hackathon
PropTech Philippines, a leading advocate for real estate technology in the country, is set to host Hackestate: Hackathon 2025, a two-day innovation sprint aimed at solving real-world challenges in the real estate and events industries through digital solutions.
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April 14, 2025
The Freeman
Early holiday, more fans: Schools adapt to climate change
MANILA Kindergarten teacher Lolita Akim fires up five standing fans with three more at the ready as she fights to hold the attention of her pint-sized pupils in Manila’s soaring heat.
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April 13, 2025
The Freeman
PAWS AND PEPPERMINTS
Lina Torres was only 15 years old but was already a local legend in her tiny coastal town of Guanzo.
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April 13, 2025
The Freeman
Spotify RADAR Phl 2025: Rising stars defining Pinoy music scene
Spotify RADAR Philippines returns with a fresh slate of artists poised to be the next local and global favourites.
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April 13, 2025
The Freeman
10,000 participants expected to join Gabii sa Kabilin 2025
With a target of 10,000 participants, this year’s Gabii sa Kabilin (GSK) 2025 honors the power of youth in shaping culture and history, as it returns for its 18th year.
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April 13, 2025
The Freeman
Pinoy hospitality
Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, the American-Russian blogger, must have felt pretty indestructible while careening around our third-world isles.
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April 13, 2025
The Freeman
Japan PM warns of divided world
Everything from a Mars meteorite to a beating heart grown from stem cells will be showcased during the six-month event, which opens to the public on Sunday.
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April 13, 2025
The Freeman
Apply for or renew your passports on time
Tirso has just recently been naturalized as a US citizen.
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April 13, 2025
The Freeman
REMEMBERING PILITA CORRALES: A Cebuana born to be 'Asia's Queen of Songs'
There's a saying that stardom doesn't happen overnight—many stars are made. But in the case of Pilita Corrales, whose photographs as a young woman pair beautifully with images of her aging gracefully, her powerful vocals and quadrilingual talent in English, Tagalog, Cebuano, and Spanish showed she was born to be a star.
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