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The Freeman
Geologist: Sinkholes should be off-limits
Former Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) chief geologist Liza Socorro Manzano has issued another strong public warning following the emergence of multiple sinkholes in Tabogon, Cebu, after the recent 6.9-magnitude earthquake.
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
Youth-led protests aim to keep pressure on Marcos as corruption scandal drags on
Students across Metro Manila walked out of their campuses and marched to Mendiola on Friday, October 17, to air their fury as the government’s investigations into widespread anomalies in public works projects continue to drag on without major charges filed.
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
Capitol receives P134.22M donations for quake victims
In addition to cash assistance, the provincial government also received P10.54 million worth of in-kind donations, equivalent to 580,037 total units of various supplies.
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
Pepito appeals to Archival: Don't recall heavy equipment from landslide-prone Mabini
Acting Vice Mayor Winston Pepito has appealed to Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival to reconsider the recall of three units of heavy equipment from Barangay Mabini, stressing that the barangay remains highly vulnerable to landslides.
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
ACCORDING TO IMEE: Free funeral services to ease burial costs
Poor Filipino families will no longer have to sell property or borrow money to bury their loved ones, following the enactment of Republic Act No. 12309, also known as the “Free Funeral Services Act.”
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
Get caught in the web of 'Kiss of the Spider Woman'
Ayala Malls Cinemas continues to bring prestigious and highly acclaimed films to Philippine cinemas with their exclusive release of “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” a movie musical based on the acclaimed 1976 novel Kiss of the Spider Woman by Argentinian writer Manuel Puig and the Tony Award®-winning Broadway musical of the same name by the multiple Tony Award®-winning playwright Terrence McNally (Master Class, Ragtime) and composer/lyricist team John Kander and Fred Ebb (Cabaret, Chicago).
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
Westbrook signs with Kings for 18th NBA season
Former NBA Most Valuable Player Russell Westbrook, who will launch his 18th season next week, has signed with the Sacramento Kings.
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
Webmasters hold off Panthers
The University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters overcame an explosive endgame performance by the University of Southern Philippines Foundation (USPF) Panthers to pull off a 67-66 cliffhanger in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) Season 25 basketball tournament on Thursday evening, October 16, at the Cebu Coliseum.
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
DOH flags 300 'closed' super health centers
Around 300 “super health centers” across the country that remain closed to patients despite being marked as complete have been brought to the attention of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure.
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
PBBM inspects quake shelters
The President, in his visit yesterday (Oct. 17), his second ever, assured earthquake victims that the government will continue to extend assistance “for as long as needed” to help families recover and rebuild their lives.
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
Comelec to resume voters' registration on October 20
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is set to resume nationwide voter registration beginning October 20, 2025, with all types of applications accepted—including transfer of registration.
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
Japanese PM hopeful avoids war shrine visit amid political wrangle
The new head of Japan’s ruling party Sanae Takaichi sent an offering but avoided visiting a controversial war shrine on Friday, as political wrangling intensified over her bid to become prime minister.
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
New Hall of Justice a justice
According to a report in this newspaper, the Supreme Court has approved the conceptual design for the new Cebu City Hall of Justice, with actual construction set to begin as early as next year.
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
'Regretting You' is an emotional rollercoaster
Once director Josh Boone read the script for Regretting You, the movie adaptation of the bestselling novel by Colleen Hoover, he jumped right in.
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
Provincial gov't rolls out mobile kitchens
The Cebu Provincial Government has officially launched its first-ever mobile kitchens to deliver warm, nutritious meals directly to disaster-hit communities.
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
Balisacan: Phl likely to hit low-end of 2025 GDP target
Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said he is confident Philippine economic growth will hit the lower end of the target this year, despite a slowdown in the third quarter.
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
Prioritizing food security
Both foreign colonizers and Filipino politicians never prioritized food security for our people and our country.
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
US strike on Caribbean boat leaves survivors
A strike by US forces on a boat in the Caribbean on Thursday left survivors for the first time since Washington started targeting alleged drug-smuggling vessels from Venezuela, US media reported.
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
3 Koreans wanted for fraud nabbed in Cebu City
Three Korean nationals wanted by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) for alleged loan fraud in their home country were arrested in Barangay Pardo, Cebu City on Thursday afternoon, October 16.
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
Why Taylor Swift's new album disappoints
LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL, OR A GIRLBOSS?
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
Ukraine eyes sister-city ties, trade opportunities with Cebu
The first resident Ambassador of Ukraine to the Philippines, Yuliia Fediv, made her inaugural visit to Cebu this week as part of efforts to build deeper bilateral and regional partnerships between the two nations, with plans to establish sister-city relationships between Ukrainian and Cebuano cities and expand cooperation in trade, digital innovation, and creative industries.
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
Trump meets Zelensky, readies Putin summit
Washington, United States --- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets Donald Trump at the White House on Friday, seeking US- made Tomahawk missiles even as the US president readies for a fresh summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin.
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
Seven congresses strong: peoples' lawyers convene in Cebu
Today, October 18, 2025, the National Union of Peoples' Lawyers (NUPL) returns to its birthplace, Cebu, where it was founded in 2007.
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
CCSC track oval’s total replacement endorsed
Another finding highlighted in the same report is that the Spray Coat is a “permeable system.” They explained that if water is not drained properly, it makes the oval track squishy and can cause the system’s disintegration.
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
Normal operations at Mandaue City market expected within a week
The Mandaue City Government has assured that within a week, vendors and consumers can expect operations at the City Public Market to return to normal.
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
Army colonel is new Madagascar president
Madagascar was set Friday to swear in an army colonel as president, just days after a military power grab that sent President Andry Rajoelina fleeing and raised international alarm about a new coup on the island.
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October 18, 2025
The Freeman
The Story of Beer
Almost all cultures have enjoyed beer at some point in history.
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October 17, 2025
The Freeman
Remittances rise to $2.98 billion in August
Cash remittances from overseas Filipinos climbed by 3.2 percent to $2.98 billion in August, reflecting sustained inflows from both landand sea-based workers despite global economic headwinds, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
The Freeman
Homegrown Food Market Marks a Flavorful Decade
On September 5, 2015, Sugbo Mercado opened its flagship venue in the Cebu IT Park.
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October 17, 2025
The Freeman
Henri G's debut single finds strength in letting go
“Kung kaya ko lang ibalik ang dating pagtingin, ‘di magagawang lisanin ka. Kung alam ko lang na darating ang hantungan ng pag-ibig natin, ‘di sana hinayaan na maubos sa sakit na lumayo ang damdamin.”- Di Para Sa Isa’t Isa by Henri G.
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