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,

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

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

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.

MANILA, Philippines — Around 27 kilos of suspected “shabu” (crystal meth) valued at P183.6 million that were hidden in cans of tomato sauce were seized by authorities during an entrapment in Quezon City, the Philippine National Police said on Thursday. Acting on a tip from an informant, the police, through someone posing as a buyer,

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

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

MANILA, Philippines — Millions of Filipinos could be pushed into poverty as rising fuel costs, triggered by the Middle East war, strain household incomes, potentially reversing years of progress in poverty reduction, according to the state policy think tank Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS). In its latest policy note, the PIDS said the poverty

MANILA, Philippines — The top official of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) and eight others have been relieved of their posts following an investigation into the alleged hazing of 22 plebes (first-year cadets). “They were administratively relieved because of the investigations,” Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla told the Inquirer on Thursday. In an April 15