https://www.philstar.com/rss/the-freeman Philippine News for the Filipino Global Community (c) 2026, philstar.com. All rights reserved. 15Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:34:03 +0800 en https://www.philstar.com/cebu-sports/2026/09/10/2555262/caveatFGS Gujilde What’s not to like about Alex Eala? She’s everything nice and spice. She has ranked higher and higher, top ten is within sight. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/cebu-sports/2026/09/10/2555262/caveat https://www.philstar.com/cebu-sports/2026/09/10/2555264/shs-adc-magis-eagles-secure-basketball-crown-punch-ticket-2027-cviraa-meetEmmanuel B. Villaruel The Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles blasted Tabok Elementary School, 60-35, in a lopsided final match to emerge as elementary basketball champions of the Palarong Mandaue 2026 Division Meet played last Monday, September 7, at the Barangay Looc Gym in Mandaue City. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/cebu-sports/2026/09/10/2555264/shs-adc-magis-eagles-secure-basketball-crown-punch-ticket-2027-cviraa-meet https://www.philstar.com/cebu-sports/2026/09/10/2555266/casas-sinks-miracle-halfcourt-shot-seal-cit-u-wildcats-great-escapeEmmanuel B. Villaruel Axel James Casas hit an unbelievable shot from the mid-court with six-tenths of a second left in the game to lift the Cebu Institute of Technology-University Wildcats to a nerve-wracking 71-70 win over the University of the Philippines Cebu Fighting Maroons in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. Season 26 basketball tournament Tuesday night, September 8, at the Cebu Coliseum. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/cebu-sports/2026/09/10/2555266/casas-sinks-miracle-halfcourt-shot-seal-cit-u-wildcats-great-escape https://www.philstar.com/cebu-business/2026/09/10/2555268/waiting-exhale-part-3Romelinda Garces I noted the posts of those who are about to retire. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/cebu-business/2026/09/10/2555268/waiting-exhale-part-3 https://www.philstar.com/cebu-business/2026/09/10/2555269/cebu-eyes-bigger-role-business-tourism Cebu is positioning itself for another major push into business tourism after winning the right to host MICECON 2027, the country’s largest gathering of meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions professionals. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/cebu-business/2026/09/10/2555269/cebu-eyes-bigger-role-business-tourism https://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2026/09/10/2555270/council-wants-answers-unfinished-ccmcPreciosa Bacalso The Cebu City Council is seeking answers on why the Cebu City Medical Center remains unfinished more than a decade after construction began, despite billions of pesos in contracts and repeated findings by the Commission on Audit. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2026/09/10/2555270/council-wants-answers-unfinished-ccmc https://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2026/09/10/2555271/irrigation-crisis-hits-cebu-cityCaecent No-ot Magsumbol Only eight of Cebu City’s 42 irrigation systems are operational, leaving 34 non-functional and contributing to the damage of at least 138 hectares of farmland in the city’s upland barangays amid the prolonged dry spell linked to El Niño. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2026/09/10/2555271/irrigation-crisis-hits-cebu-city https://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2026/09/10/2555272/lgus-told-push-yakapJonnavie Villa Cebu’s local government units are being urged to aggressively push the registration of residents for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. Yaman ng Kalusugan Program, with hundreds of millions of pesos in potential health benefits remaining untapped due to low registration. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2026/09/10/2555272/lgus-told-push-yakap https://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2026/09/10/2555273/boy-10-dies-road-crashMitchelle L. Palaubsanon A 10-year-old boy died while his 8-year-old companion was injured after the bicycle they were riding was hit by a white SUV along the provincial road in Barangay Candugay, Barili, Cebu, at noon on Tuesday, September 8. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2026/09/10/2555273/boy-10-dies-road-crash https://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2026/09/10/2555274/cpa-chief-accepts-6-months-suspensionMitchelle L. Palaubsanon Cebu Port Authority General Manager Francisco Comendador III said he will comply with the preventive suspension order issued by the Office of the Ombudsman and will consult his legal counsel on possible remedies. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2026/09/10/2555274/cpa-chief-accepts-6-months-suspension