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Daily Gospel, April 9, 2026

This is the Daily Gospel for April 9, 2026, which is the Thursday of Easter week. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, April 8, 2026 Daily Gospel, April 7, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint Luke 24, 35-48. The disciples of Jesus recounted what had taken place along the way, and how

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Malabon parish apologizes for cruelty to Easter pigeon

MANILA, Philippines — The Diocese of Kalookan apologized to the public on Tuesday after the Parish of the Immaculate Conception in Malabon was found to have been cruel to a creation of God during a parochial event on Easter on April 5. The diocese released an apology after the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) expressed

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Sara Duterte runs again to SC; alleged ‘bagman’ can testify at House

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte has again asked the Supreme Court to immediately stop the impeachment proceedings against her and nullify the new set of complaints initiated at the House of Representatives. In the 55-page petition filed on April 1 and made public on Wednesday, Duterte raised, among others, two procedural issues: That

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Population body: ‘Rethink’ demographic sweet spot

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s Commission on Population and Development (CPD) has called on a national “rethinking” of how the Philippines should take advantage of the “demographic sweet spot” it has enjoyed the past few years, particularly since fertility rates have begun to slow down. The CPD called on more substantive planning and investments focused

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Sandigan justice asks contractor: Who is SBR?

MANILA, Philippines — Who is SBR? The identity of an individual who proposed a P100-million flood control project in Pandi town, Bulacan province, a couple of years ago and who used only the initials SBR, on Wednesday raised questions from a justice of the Sandiganbayan. At the resumption of the antigraft court Third Division’s bail

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No price increase for basic goods until April 30, says DTI

MANILA, Philippines — There will be no price increase for basic necessities and prime commodities until April 30, Trade Secretary Cristina Roque announced on Wednesday. This extends the earlier announcement by two weeks, as the country continues to face the impact of the Middle East conflict on fuel prices. READ: DTI: No price hikes for

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Baguio’s Holy Week arrivals drop by half as fuel prices rise

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The continuous increase in the prices of fuel following the conflict in the Middle East has reduced by half the number of Holy Week tourists in the summer capital, according to data gathered by the city tourism office from initial records of hotel bookings and traffic reports. The local government, in

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‘Photo op’ still okay at Lion’s Head – Mayor Magalong

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Tourists on their way to Baguio need not worry about missing a photo opportunity at Lion’s Head along Kennon Road as Mayor Benjamin Magalong clarified on Tuesday that the city government is not preventing visitors from doing so at the landmark. “It is not that we are totally banning picture-taking. The

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No MILF breakup, just new political parties

COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — A former lawyer for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has downplayed speculations that the erstwhile rebel group is breaking up after three political parties have emerged from among its ranks. This came as regional political parties in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) rushed to beat the

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