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This is the Daily Gospel of August 19, 2026, which is the Wednesday of the Twentieth week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, August 18, 2026 Daily Gospel, August 17, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint Matthew 20, 1-16a. Jesus told his disciples this parable: “The kingdom of heaven

MANILA, Philippines — Former Budget Secretary and incumbent Monetary Board member Benjamin Diokno is urging lawmakers to “resist the temptation” to rewrite the administration’s draft 2027 national budget for political ends. Diokno said Congress should pass a general appropriations bill that largely hews to President Marcos’ proposed P7.2-trillion budget and respects the constitutional prohibition against

MANILA, Philippines — The government risks wasting billions of pesos more on flood control without a clear, long-term program to guide spending, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said, questioning the proposed P107.4-billion allocation for flood control under the 2027 national budget. Lacson said the proposed funding demanded scrutiny, particularly after the government had already spent P1.939

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — The sense of security that schools have worked to restore after the deadly Tacloban shooting in June was shattered again on Tuesday following another attack, this time at the elite Jesuit-run Ateneo de Zamboanga University (AdZU) in Zamboanga City, that left two junior high school students dead, among them the shooter.

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the preventive suspension of two former chiefs of the Land Transportation Office (LTO)—who have since headed other agencies—for alleged grave misconduct and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service during their respective stints in the LTO. In a press conference on Tuesday, Assistant

MANILA, Philippines — Col. Raymund Dante Lachica, the former chief of Vice President Sara Duterte’s security team, remains on an “unattached or unassigned status,” the Philippine Army said after his name cropped up at her impeachment trial as a questionable handler of her confidential funds. Army spokesperson Col. Louie Dema-ala told the Inquirer on Tuesday

China appears to be shifting its maritime presence in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) toward coast guard and research operations, with the Philippines monitoring fewer Chinese navy and maritime militia vessels and more China Coast Guard (CCG) and research vessels in the first half of 2026, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said on Tuesday.

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines —The city is being considered a pilot site for a technology that uses the naturally occurring Wolbachia bacteria to prevent mosquitoes from transmitting dengue, as cities including Tacloban intensify efforts to contain rising infections. The city council was told Monday that two companies that invested in applications of this research have expressed

MANILA, Philippines — A Land Transportation Office (LTO) employee who drove while drunk and then fled from the scene after he hit two women with his car in Rizal on Aug. 14 has been fired and permanently banned from driving. At a press briefing on Tuesday, LTO Chief Markus Lacanilao said he ordered the dismissal

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 1,255 sacks of garbage have so far been collected by Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) personnel from 27 waste-clogged waterways in the National Capital Region (NCR) after heavy rains triggered by the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” caused widespread flooding. “Clearing these blockages helped reduce the risk of