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TV5 ends content deal with ABS-CBN
In a statement sent to media outlets Thursday, December 4, 2025, TV5 stated that while it “recognizes the value of ABS-CBN’s well-loved programs to our viewers,” the Kapamilya network’s “failure to meet their financial commitments to us has made it very difficult for us to compensate our own employees, talents, and partners.”
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December 05, 2025
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Security for dawn masses all set
With just over a week left before the bell rings for the much-anticipated Misa de Gallo, security measures are already in place for all 34 churches in the city, as the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) has laid out its plans to ensure the safety of the public and churchgoers.
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December 05, 2025
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Netflix airs Diddy doc despite imprisoned mogul's legal threat
An explosive docuseries about Sean “Diddy” Combs — produced by his longtime rival 50 Cent — has been released on Netflix, despite the disgraced music mogul’s attempts to block its airing.
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December 05, 2025
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Classes suspended amid Wilma threat
Dumanjug, Alcoy, Carcar City, Asturias, Balamban, Consolacion, Danao City, Carmen, Aloguinsan, Badian, Santander, Samboan, Malabuyoc, Alegria, Toledo City, Liloan, Alcoy, and Moalboal.
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December 05, 2025
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Macron urges China to push for peace, rebalance trade
French President Emmanuel Macron appealed to Xi Jinping to help end the war in Ukraine and to tackle trade deficits as the two leaders met in Beijing on Thursday.
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December 05, 2025
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ICI grants Sandro executive session
While presidential son and House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos appeared before the Independent Commission for Infrastructure, he got a free pass from a public hearing.
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December 05, 2025
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'Happy Homes ni Diane Hilario' is a comedy thriller on community displacement
Despite its title, the Happy Homes tenement - owned by Diane Hilario (played by Angeline Quinto), her ex Chris (Luis Alandy), and his father (Teroy Guzman) - is far from joyful, as one tragedy after another unfolds amid the looming threat that its residents may lose their home.
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December 05, 2025
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All set for D'Generals Basketball Season 2
It’s all systems go for the D’Generals Basketball Season 2 set to start on Monday, December 8, at the Alta Vista Golf and Country Club in Barangay Pardo, Cebu City.
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December 05, 2025
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Walking trends
The simplest and cheapest form of exercise is walking.
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December 05, 2025
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Baricuatro to carry on Garcia's Sinulog tradition
Cebu Governor Pamela Baricuatro will continue the tradition started by her predecessor, former governor Gwendolyn Garcia, by joining the Sinulog Grand Parade as a festival dancer in January next year.
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December 05, 2025
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Disabled in the service
People were outraged after a soldier who lost his vision in the line of duty was ordered discharged by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on the grounds of his disability.
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December 05, 2025
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Dignified employment
We are all worried whether our jobs are going to be affected by Artificial Intelligence. And that is understandable.
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December 05, 2025
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SC disposition rate drops
The Supreme Court’s disposition rate for both judicial and administrative cases has declined this year, underscoring persistent backlogs across the country’s courts.
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December 05, 2025
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"Sugbuswak": Prospects under Archbishop Uy
As we prepare for Christmas, we, Cebuanos, are blessed to have witnessed the smooth and amicable transition from the stewardship and pastoral leadership of Archbishop Jose Palma to the assumption by Archbishop Alberto Uy to the leadership of the Philippines' biggest archdiocese, and the largest in Asia in terms of the size of the Catholic flock being shepherded.
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December 05, 2025
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Trump scraps Biden's fuel-economy standards
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday a reset of Joe Biden's fuel-economy standards, arguing it will lower US car prices -- but critics warned it would worsen climate change and leave drivers paying more at the pump.
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December 05, 2025
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Singson calls for stronger ICI support
AS HE QUITS DUE TO STRESS, HEALTH
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December 05, 2025
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BPI leads charge vs cybercrime with regional training program
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) rolled out the first regional edition of its flagship cybersecurity capacity-building program in Cebu City, pushing the lender’s push to strengthen frontline defenses against financial cybercrime across the country.
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December 05, 2025
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Lancers secure Top 2 spot, twice-to-beat edge in semis
The three-time defending champions University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers exacted vengeance on the Benedicto College (BC) Cheetahs, 72-63, to claim a Top 2 spot in the college division Final Four of the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) Season 25 basketball tournament on Wednesday night, December 3, at the Cebu Coliseum.
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December 05, 2025
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CCCI seeks Israeli collaboration for startup hub
The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry is courting the Israeli Embassy and Israeli tech firms to help develop a planned innovation hub, betting that Israel’s deep research-and-development expertise could accelerate Cebu’s push to build a competitive technology ecosystem.
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December 05, 2025
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Expat nabbed for selling “opium”
For the first time in Central Visayas, police were able to seize suspected opium from an Indian national businessman during an operation that led to his arrest at Barangay Kasambagan, Cebu City, on Wednesday afternoon, December 3.
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December 05, 2025
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A Modern Seafood Processing Plant
Gideon De Oro Seafood Corp. marked a milestone last November 22, with the inauguration and blessing of its new Toledo City facility.
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December 05, 2025
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Putin visits India for defense, trade talks
President Vladimir Putin is set to begin a two-day visit to India on Thursday, seeking to deepen defense ties even as New Delhi faces growing US pressure to stop buying Russian oil.
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December 05, 2025
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Junior Kilat's Budoy Marabiles passes away at 54
Errol “Budoy” Marabiles, frontman and vocalist of the Bisaya reggae band Junior Kilat, passed away yesterday, December 4, 2025, at the age of 54.
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December 05, 2025
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Credit education program aims to empower Filipinos
Global data and insights firm TransUnion has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to roll out a nationwide credit education program, marking the first time a private credit reference agency will work with the central bank on financial literacy initiatives via the BSP’s E-Learning Academy.
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December 05, 2025
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SC allows SolGen to represent gov't in Duterte, Bato petition
The Supreme Court has accepted the manifestation of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to represent the government in the petition filed by detained former president Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa.
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December 05, 2025
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Veterans Bank gets green light for UCPB Savings acquisition
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) approved Philippine Veterans Bank’s planned acquisition of nearly all outstanding shares of UCPB Savings Bank, clearing the way for another consolidation move in the country’s banking sector.
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December 05, 2025
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COA flags P45.7M unliquidated cash advances in 6 cities
The Commission on Audit (COA) 2024 Audit Reports found six city governments in Cebu with still unliquidated cash advances totaling about P45.7 million.
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December 05, 2025
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Cebu City pays tribute to Sergio Osmeña, Jr.
The Cebu City Government marked the 109th birth anniversary of former governor, mayor, and congressman Sergio “Serging” Osmeña Jr. with a wreath-laying ceremony at Plaza Sugbo, while also recognizing 300 of the city’s top students in the 36th Don Sergio Osmeña Sr. Academic Excellence Awards.
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December 05, 2025
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TOP eyes fresh funding to fuel expansion plans
Cebu-based Top Line Business Development Corp. is gearing up for a significant capital-raising push after shareholders approved the reclassification of 800 million unissued common shares into preferred shares—paving the way for fresh funding to accelerate fuel importation, depot expansion, and retail network growth.
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December 04, 2025
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Teen flood hero in Liloan gets national recognition
Nearly a month after Typhoon Tino ravaged parts of Cebu, a 15-year-old boy from Liloan is being hailed as a young hero after risking his life to rescue neighbors trapped by rapidly rising floodwaters, earning him national recognition.
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