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Daily Gospel, April 17, 2026

This is the Daily Gospel for April 17, 2026, which is the Friday of the Second week of Easter. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, April 16, 2026 Daily Gospel, April 15, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint John 6,1-15.  Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee. A large crowd followed him,

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Gov’t urged to address delays in real estate license approvals

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Real estate developers have urged regulators to address the bottlenecks in the requirements for project launches. In particular, the process of obtaining license approvals. Otherwise, these may adversely affect housing supply in key markets across the country.  Developers nationwide have grown concerned over the delays in the issuance of a License

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Lawmakers, biz groups: Cut VAT, excise on gas, diesel, too

MANILA, Philippines — Business groups are pressing the administration to cut excise and value-added tax (VAT) on petroleum products to cushion the impact of rising costs of production and the price of goods and services, arguing that economic gains from suspending fuel taxes would outweigh revenue losses. Several lawmakers, meanwhile, are seeking an even broader

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PNP: 4 kidnap suspects killed, victim rescued in Parañaque

MANILA, Philippines — Four suspects in the kidnapping of a businessman were killed after a rescue operation by the police ended in a shootout in Parañaque City on Wednesday night, the Philippine National Police said. The rescued victim, a 78-year-old Indian who later acquired a Filipino citizenship, was abducted on Tuesday, according to the PNP’s

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Free after 14 years, inmate comes out a ‘millionaire’

MANILA, Philippines — Enter jail as an average Juan, get out of it a millionaire. But how did an inmate become richer by the millions after 14 years inside the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)? This is the question that Sen. Raffy Tulfo asked the BJMP during a hearing on Wednesday with the

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Cordillera braces for worst as fuel shocks hike inflation

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The huge spike in diesel prices triggered by the war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran had pushed inflation to 4.5 percent in March across the Cordillera region. This comes as the region also reels from the slowdown of tourist arrivals, a major driver of the local economy.

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Meralco to hike rates as ERC approves P4-B cost recovery

MANILA, Philippines — Millions of consumers of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will have to brace for higher power rates beginning September after regulators allowed the power distributor to recover more than P4 billion in payments to a subsidiary’s gas plant. The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the Meralco petition to bill its customers P3.67

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DOJ nearly done studying Mary Jane Veloso case

The Department of Justice (DOJ) said it is ready to sit down with the family of Mary Jane Veloso by next week as it neared the completion of its ongoing study of her case in connection with the presidential pardon she sought from President Marcos. Acting Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida told reporters on Wednesday that

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Mindanao’s biggest beach party won’t rock due to energy crisis

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines — Mindanao’s biggest annual beach party, the Sarangani Bay Festival, popularly called SarBay Fest, would be observed with simple activities this year due to the national energy crisis triggered by the war in the Middle East, Gov. Rogelio Pacquiao said. The governor appealed for understanding for the subdued celebration, which will

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