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Daily Gospel, May 31, 2026

This is the Daily Gospel for May 31, 2025, which is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, May 30, 2026 Daily Gospel May 29, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint John 3, 16-18. God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so

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Pagasa: ‘Habagat’ season upon us, but heat to stay for a while

MANILA, Philippines — The southwest monsoon season has begun, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) announced on Saturday, as it continued to warn of dangerous heat levels in 44 areas around the country. The southwest monsoon, locally called “habagat,” refers to warm, moist winds originating from the southwest, which bring rains to

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Gawad Kalinga founder Tony Meloto arrested in trafficking case

CAMP GENERAL ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan—Gawad Kalinga (GK) founder Antonio “Tony” Meloto was arrested on Friday night on charges of trafficking in persons, the alleged victims being two scholars of the nongovernmental organization who had also accused him of sexual abuse. The police arrested Meloto, 76, at the GK Enchanted Farm in Barangay Encanto, where he

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Nat’l artist, publisher ask SC: Scrap VAT on digital publications

MANILA, Philippines — A national artist and a publisher are asking the Supreme Court to declare as unconstitutional the 12-percent value-added tax (VAT) imposed on digital books, journals, newspapers and other published literature, which has been in effect since February last year. They say the tax on such materials creates a “tollgate” to sources of

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Sara Duterte leads surveys on presidential race, approval rating

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte topped the 2028 presidential preference rankings and net satisfaction ratings among high-level government officials in two separate surveys released on Saturday by the country’s leading pollsters. The surveys by Pulse Asia and Social Weather Stations (SWS) were conducted before the House of Representatives impeached Duterte on May 11

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Row on Senate voting rule won’t simmer down

MANILA, Philippines — Former Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson says debates on a proposed amendment to Senate rules isn’t wrong but it isn’t right either to ignore parliamentary procedures to ram down a motion. Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano insists that there is no railroading and that changing the rules is not intended for

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