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10 songs to compete for Philippines’ Eurovision Asia 2026 entry

By Jan Milo Severo | 6 days ago

Ten songs will compete to become the Philippines’ official entry to the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026,...

Music

Faith vs therapy: Inside the Philippine school for exorcists

By Chad Williams | July 19, 2026 - 4:48pm

Asia's only dedicated exorcism center -- designed to train not only Philippine priests but clergy from across the...

Headlines

The future of Asia and the Pacific depends on whether young people have reason to hope

By POINT OF VIEW | By Aleksandar Bodiroza | July 9, 2026 - 12:00am

Some countries are grappling with declining fertility rates and rapidly ageing populations.

Opinion

Asia's vendors grapple with rising costs of ever-present plastics

By Joy Chiang | June 28, 2026 - 4:31pm

Food vendors across Asia who rely on plastics for everything from bags to cups and containers are grappling with their rising...

Business

Exciting aquathlon race set in Argao

By Emmanuel B. Villaruel | June 22, 2026 - 12:00am

Everything is already in place for the Adlaw sa Kublan-Argao Aquathlon slated on September 20 in the municipality of Argao in southern Cebu.

Freeman Cebu Sports

Seafarers’ $40 billion remittances shield Phl economy from global shocks

By Ehda M. Dagooc | June 22, 2026 - 12:00am

The Philippines’ position as the world’s largest supplier of maritime labor is helping shield the economy from mounting global uncertainty, with Filipino seafarers continuing to generate billions of dollars...

Freeman Cebu Business

Gilas Girls balik sa U18 Asia Cup

By John Bryan Ulanday | June 7, 2026 - 12:00am

Prisesa uli ang Gilas Pilipinas sa SEABA Qualifiermatapos ang 88-62 tagumpay kontra sa Indonesia upang makasikwat ng tiket...

PM Sports

Asia and America

By BREAKTHROUGH | By Elfren S. Cruz | May 28, 2026 - 12:00am

The visit of President Trump to China a week or so ago has again renewed the question of what is Trump’s geopolitical strategy in Asia. Around 15 years ago, in 2011, US President Barack Obama committed to rebalancing...

Opinion

ASEAN backs nuclear-free Southeast Asia

By Mitchelle L. Palaubsano | May 11, 2026 - 12:00am

SEAN leaders reaffirmed their commitment to preserving Southeast Asia as a nuclear weapon-free zone through the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Treaty and called for stronger engagement with nuclear-weapon...

Cebu News

USAID collapse amplifies smear against Asia's rights groups

By Cristina Chi | May 5, 2026 - 7:30am

Aid freeze halts projects, cuts budgets, and weakens support systems for activists across the region.

Headlines