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Laslas sa budget sa Sugbo

By Leo Lastimosa | 10 days ago

Dunay laing higanteng proyekto sa Sugbo nga gisabotahe sa mga kongresista: Ang New Cebu International Container Port Project in Tayud, Consolacion, Cebu, gigahinan ni Presidente Ferdinand Marcos Jr. og ?8.988 bilyones...

Freeman Opinion

Sustainability by design: ‘Mahi Center’s integrated approach to growth’

By Iris Gonzales | May 10, 2026 - 12:00am

I was recently in Mactan, Cebu for the official launch of the Mahi Center, the AppleOne Group’s first integrated business...

Business

Marcos in Mactan: Tourism under pressure

By Alexis Romero | March 17, 2026 - 12:00am

The Philippines’ tourism sector is facing “a great deal of pressure,” President Marcos admitted yesterday,...

Headlines

Waiting for the stars

By Fidel Abalos | December 20, 2025 - 12:00am

As of this writing, I am in an unusual disposition at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport. I’m not here as a traveler rushing to catch a flight, but as a journalist waiting

Freeman Opinion

New Fairfield marks Marriot's 1st Mactan city hotel

By Kristofer Purnell | December 19, 2025 - 5:42pm

The new hotel also introduces the all-day dining restaurant Davos which celebrates the island's rich marine heritage...

Modern Living

Laing bagyo gipaabot nga makasulod sa PAR karong buwana

By Rowena D. Capistrano | December 17, 2025 - 12:00am

Gituohang usa pa ka bagyo ang mosulod sa Philippine Area of Responsibility sa dili pa matapos ang tuig 2025.

Banat Balita

LIST: Cebu hotel offers numerous restaurant options

By Jan Milo Severo | September 19, 2025 - 4:20pm

For those who want to taste different global cuisines without having to travel, here are seven restaurants to try inside...

Food and Leisure

2 more Gordon Ramsay restaurants open in Cebu

By Kristofer Purnell | July 28, 2025 - 7:30pm

Two more restaurant concepts by Gordon Ramsay have landed in the Philippines.

Food and Leisure

New hotel brand to open branches in Baguio, Moalboal

By Kristofer Purnell | May 21, 2025 - 4:29pm

Chroma Hospitality officially launched its new hospitality brand, the Grafik Hotel Collection.

Travel and Tourism

Kadaugan sa Mactan 2025 Pacman to return as Lapulapu; vlogger Habibi is Reyna Bulakna

By Januar Junior Aguja | March 26, 2025 - 12:00am

It has been 17 years since Manny Pacquiao played Datu Lapulapu during the Kadaugan sa Mactan in 2008, where he, along with...

Freeman Cebu Entertainment