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Talisay, Minglanilla eye finals berths
The top-seeded Talisay Aksyon Agad and the second-ranked defending champion Abante Minglanilla shoot for an outright finals entry as they take on separate foes in the Final Four battle of the Rhea Gullas Cup 2025 Cebu First District 21 Under Basketball Tournament today (Sunday
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September 14, 2025
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Boljoon farmers receive P40M project from NIA
The National Irrigation Administration Bohol-Cebu-Siquijor Irrigation Management Office (NIA BCSIMO – Cebu Office) inaugurated and turned over the P40-million Baluno Pump Irrigation Project to the farmers of Upper Becerril, Boljoon, Cebu.
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September 14, 2025
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Tatum says earned his place as an actor after ‘Roofman'
Channing Tatum says his performance in “Roofman,” which tells the true story of a man who robbed dozens of McDonald’s and hid out in a toy store, helped the stripper-turned-actor overcome \"imposter syndrome.”
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September 14, 2025
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DSWD promotes flagship programs to brgy leaders
The Department of Social Welfare and Development-7 recently met with barangay captains of Lapu-Lapu City during the Liga ng mga Barangay General Assembly to discuss the agency's flagship programs and advocacies.
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September 14, 2025
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Hammerhead rules ACL Season 3
Team Hammerhead (UCMed) upended VSMMC, 63-58, in their sudden-death final match to emerge as champions of the recently concluded Athletic Cebu League (ACL) Season 3 at the Sacred Heart Center Sports Club along D. Jakosalem Street in Cebu City.
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September 14, 2025
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CESAFI basketball action gets underway
After the grand opening ceremony, the highly anticipated basketball action in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) Season 25 will go full blast today (Sunday, September 14) at the new Cebu Coliseum.
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September 14, 2025
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AMID ONLINE BACKLASH Manila SK Federation clarifies Thailand trip
The Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation of Manila on Friday, September 12, has defended its recent capacity-building and benchmarking activity in Bangkok, Thailand, saying the program was part of leadership training mandated by law.
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September 14, 2025
The Freeman
'The Voice Kids' returns with new coaches
“The Voice Kids” is all set for a comeback featuring bigger voices, bigger dreams, and additional new coaches beginning 7 tonight, September 14, on GMA Network.
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September 14, 2025
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Korean consul, eng'rs meet Archival
Korean Consul General Yim Jeanhyuk on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to Mayor Nestor Archival to renew commitment to bilateral cooperation, while the Korea Environmental Professional Engineers Association (KEPEA) is deepening its collaboration on urban development with the city government.
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September 14, 2025
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Palace warns against destabilizers hijacking anti-corruption protests
While President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. acknowledged the public outcry against flood control corruption, the Palace warned against destabilizing actors who want to hijack the momentum.
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September 14, 2025
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Sugbo Kahanas scholars get toolkits, financial aid
Another group of Sugbo Kahanas scholars in Mandaue City has received toolkits and cash allowances to help them start small businesses.
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September 13, 2025
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Vivant expands RE portfolio with Bataan solar investment
Cebu-based Vivant Energy Corporation has strengthened its renewable energy (RE) portfolio with the acquisition of a 40 per cent equity interest in Samal Solar Renewable Energy Corporation, the operator of a 53.14MWp solar facility in Bataan.
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September 13, 2025
The Freeman
Bank lending to MSMEs still short of mandated level
Bank lending to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) continued to grow in the first half, but remained far below the mandated threshold set under the Magna Carta for small and medium firms.
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September 13, 2025
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Ouano rolls out distribution of meds to health centers
Mandaue residents no longer need to go to the City Health Office to access medicines, as these are now available in every barangay health center.
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September 13, 2025
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'Handog ng Pangulo' service Caravan set at Capitol today
Cebuanos are set to benefit from a wide range of government services today, September 13, as the nationwide program “Handog ng Pangulo: Serbisyong Sapat Para sa Lahat” unfolds at the Capitol grounds in Cebu City.
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September 13, 2025
The Freeman
Cebu responses to “PLUNDERSTORMS”
“We must teach that integrity is not negotiable/ that excellence without honor is empty/that corruption is violence — violence against the poor/the vulnerable/ against the nation’s soul.
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September 13, 2025
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Assassination
The latest “school shooting” to happen in the U.S. was actually more than that.
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September 13, 2025
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47% expect quality of life to improve in a year - SWS
Almost one in two Filipinos continue to expect their quality of lives to improve in the next 12 months, a recent survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed.
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September 13, 2025
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Andales laments disunity in council
Minority Floor Leader, Councilor Sisinio Andales, lamented the apparent lack of unity among council members, saying that calling for a division of the house when a resolution is being deliberated is determined through political alliances.
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September 13, 2025
The Freeman
Imee files motion in Remulla case
Senator Imee Marcos has filed a Motion for Reconsideration before the Office of the Ombudsman, challenging the dismissal of criminal and administrative complaints against Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla and several others.
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September 13, 2025
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Cebu gets P150MW power boost as Aboitiz expands Toledo plant
Toledo City, Cebu — Aboitiz Power Corp has broken ground on a 150-megawatt expansion of its Therma Visayas Inc. (TVI) plant in Toledo City, a move aimed at easing tight electricity reserves in Cebu and the wider Visayas grid as demand continues to outpace supply.
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September 13, 2025
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LABOR, EDUCATION AND HEALTH
Even as unemployment has gone down to below 4%, the DOLE, DTI, DSWD, DOT and other agencies continue to implement measures to create jobs and livelihood opportunities; provide capital for micro, small and medium enterprises.
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September 13, 2025
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'A Friend to All; an Enemy to None'
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s focus on relationship-building in foreign policy
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September 13, 2025
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Rebuilding communities against corruption
My baptism of fire in public interest lawyering was a lesson in community empowerment. I was defending a group of farmers in southern Cebu sometime in 2011. At first, it looked like an ordinary case where my task as a lawyer was to prove facts and argue defenses in court. But my immersion with the farmers made me understand the social context that lay beneath the dispute.
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September 13, 2025
The Freeman
Cebu City Council okays P20-per-kilo rice rollout
The Cebu City Council approved a resolution backing the rollout of the P20-per-kilo rice to the public, and granting Mayor Nestor Archival the authority to sign, in behalf of the city government, a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Food Terminal Inc. (FTI) to start the distribution.
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September 13, 2025
The Freeman
A dozen teams vie for 3rd Buildrite Cup crown
A total of 12 teams will vie for hardcourt supremacy in the Architects+Engineers Basketball Association’s 3rd Buildrite Cup, which will start today (Saturday, September 13) at the University of San Carlos (USC)-Downtown Campus Gym.
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September 13, 2025
The Freeman
ICC prosecution rejects indefinite delay of Duterte trial
The International Criminal Court’s prosecution has asked judges to reject former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bid to indefinitely suspend proceedings over his health, saying a short delay may be warranted but the case must move forward with a ruling on his fitness to stand trial before the end of 2025.
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September 13, 2025
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BUILDING FOR TOMORROW
“We are building not only for today; we are building also for tomorrow.” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. 2025 State of the Nation Address From education and manpower development, to health, to farms and food security, to modernized government services, to infrastructure, to energy security, the Marcos administration is investing not only to make the lives of Filipinos better today, but also to build the future they have always longed for.
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September 13, 2025
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SERVICES AT THE TAP OF ONE'S FINGER
Through the eGov PH Super App, Filipinos can now access more than 100 government services, including getting permits, licenses, renewing IDs and registrations with the tap of their fingers.
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September 13, 2025
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Past and present gather in PBA's golden anniversary
It’s going to be a trip down memory lane as the PBA observes its 50th year of existence when the new season opens up on October 5 at the Smart Araneta Colisuem.
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