Pope urges Pinoys to protect children, give them hope

By Nicole Winfield and Teresa Cerojano | January 18, 2015 - 5:00pm

Pope Francis has urged a crowd of some 3 million people in Manila's main park to protect their children from sin and vice so they don't end up destitute and on the streets.

Headlines

Aquino: Not serious in fighting corruption

By Bobit S. Avila | October 9, 2014 - 12:00am

Finally last Sunday when the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region gave an ultimatum to the pro-democracy student protesters in the Occupy Central Hong Kong Movement to disperse peacefully, all of a sudden, the...

Freeman Opinion

EDITORIAL - Children begging is proof of CCT farce

September 25, 2014 - 12:00am

Every now and then, somebody somewhere takes issue with children begging in the streets.

Freeman Opinion

Cebu: Beauty is not just about structures

By Fidel O. Abalos | July 21, 2014 - 12:00am

All local government units in the entire archipelago are harping on beauty to promote their cities’ or municipalities’ tourism potentials.

Freeman Cebu Business

Fire razes 40 homes in Tondo

By Rainier Allan Ronda | June 23, 2014 - 12:00am

Some 40 homes were razed in a fire that lasted nearly four hours in Tondo, Manila Saturday night.

Metro

‘Sikad’ reflectors to be required soon

By Garry B. Lao | May 10, 2014 - 12:00am

Trisikads, whether for private or public utility, having no reflectors but granted passageways in some of the streets will soon be penalized in Talisay City.

Freeman Metro Cebu

Are we there yet? Darkness falls

By Back Seat Driver | March 24, 2014 - 12:00am

A book and a film of the same name talks about how people from a small town developed fear of the dark due to a vengeful soul they called the “Tooth Fairy.”

Freeman Cebu Business

EDITORIAL - Reaping the whirlwind

March 4, 2014 - 12:00am

The Citom board has approved a resolution that mandates its enforcers to crack down on rollerbladers and skateboarders whose presence on city streets has suddenly grown to such proportions that they have become not...

Freeman Opinion

Erap to PPA: Provide parking spaces for trucks

By Jose Rodel Clapano | March 2, 2014 - 12:00am

Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada yesterday asked the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to do its part in the city government’s campaign to ease traffic in the city by providing parking spaces for trucks.

Headlines

EDITORIAL - Look for a middle ground

February 27, 2014 - 12:00am

For the third straight day yesterday, motorists enjoyed traffic bliss in what have long been the traffic-choked streets around Manila’s Port Area. The scene was like a holiday – and it was, for the truckers...

Opinion

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