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DoubleDragon boosting war chest with P51 billion fund-raising initiatives

By Richmond Mercurio | 1 day ago

DoubleDragon Corp., the listed property developer owned by Edgar “Injap” Sia II and Tony Tan Caktiong, is bolstering significantly its war chest with capital-raising initiatives worth P51.3 billion planned...

Business

Dimples Cooper: movie star, mistress, and mystery

By Todd Lucero | 6 days ago

January 15 marks the birth anniversary of Isabel Rosario "Dimples" Cooper, a name shrouded in both intrigue and controversy in Philippine and American history.

Freeman Opinion

Airmen win historic Sinulog Brass Band Competition

By Iris Hazel M. Mascardo | 8 days ago

The 560th Air Base Group Marching Band soared to victory as the grand champion of Cebu’s inaugural Brass Band Competition, held as one of the activities of the Sinulog 2025. The historic event celebrated the...

Cebu News

Pinoys can promote the country in local and international markets

By Boy Abunda | 13 days ago

Aside from being postcard-perfect and Instagram-worthy, our local attractions were stunning settings of famous Filipino movies....

Entertainment

When December 31 disappeared from the Philippines

By Todd Sales Lucero | January 1, 2025 - 12:00am

Just think about it. If a Spanish governor-general hadn’t been so meticulous about even the most miniscule of administrative matters, new year would still have been tomorrow. If we had the ability to erase...

Freeman Opinion

Marcos and myth-making

By Todd Sales Lucero | December 11, 2024 - 12:00am

"Ferdinand E. Marcos was not really a Marcos, but a Chua. His real father was Judge Ferdinand Chua of Batac." So say some writers and historians.

Freeman Opinion

A forgotten hero

By QWERTYMAN | By Jose Dalisay | December 9, 2024 - 12:00am

A handsome book – as handsome as its subject – was launched last week by the Ateneo University Press, a biography of another unsung Filipino hero who would have faded into oblivion had it not been for...

Opinion

The Dutertes: betrayal and abandonment

By Todd Lucero | December 4, 2024 - 12:00am

For almost a year now, the entire machinery of the government has been out to destroy the political career of Vice President Sara Z. Duterte.

Freeman Opinion

How long are Filipino surnames?

By Todd Sales Lucero | November 20, 2024 - 12:00am

The concept of surnames is one deeply rooted in the evolution of human societies.

Freeman Opinion

Pre-Claveria surname usage in Cebu

By Todd Sales Lucero | November 13, 2024 - 12:00am

Continuing our discussion on the Claveria surname decree of 1849, today we examine the use of "surnames" in some towns of Cebu Province before the decree.

Freeman Opinion