This is the Daily Gospel of August 13, 2026, which is the Thursday of the Nineteenth week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, August 12, 2026 Daily Gospel, August 11, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 18, 21-35.19,1. Peter approached Jesus and asked him, “Lord, if my brother
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Total solar eclipse enthrals Iceland: ‘Another world’
KEFLAVIK, Iceland — A total solar eclipse plunged western Iceland into complete darkness Wednesday, though heavy cloud cover and rain blocked the sight of the sun disappearing behind the moon. Total darkness swept over Keflavik, some 50 kilometres (30 miles) southwest of the capital Reykjavik, at 5:47 pm (1747 GMT). It was the first time
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Parañaque’s ‘sea of trash’ prompts Marcos inspection
MANILA, Philippines — The “sea of trash” that formed in a waterway in Parañaque City in the wake of the flash floods last weekend prompted no less than President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to see the site up close on Wednesday. While such eyesores are not uncommon in many creeks and river segments in Metro Manila,
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Supreme Court: Senate need not release flood control report
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by lawyers asking it to order the Senate to release the draft partial report on the flood control scam, saying the chamber was not legally obligated to do so. The high tribunal, which has yet to publicly release its decision, also noted that the
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BuCor urged to probe missing P6-M inmates’ trust fund
MANILA, Philippines — Advocacy groups on Wednesday called for an investigation and the filing of charges against those behind the reported loss of P6 million from a trust fund containing money sent by the families of inmates at the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City. “Even behind bars, women aren’t spared from falling
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Unidentified woman’s remains laid to rest in Abra
BAGUIO CITY — An unidentified woman whose remains were recovered in the mountains of Abra last week was laid to rest on Wednesday, Aug. 12, after authorities failed to locate her relatives. The Philippine Army’s 5th Infantry Division (5ID) said the remains, which were already in an advanced state of decomposition when found, underwent documentation
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Farm damage cost in Zambales due to monsoon, storms rises to P4.83M
SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — Initial agricultural damage and losses in this province due to monsoon rains and storms have reached an estimated P4.83 million as of the latest data from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) on Wednesday, Aug. 12. According to Rolex Estella, head of PDRRMO, the figures remain preliminary as damage
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Spain darkens as solar eclipse races south from Arctic
BURGOS, SPAIN — Day briefly turned to night in Spain on Wednesday, as the country witnessed its first total solar eclipse in more than a century, plunging it into eerie darkness in one of nature’s greatest spectacles. The spectral glow of the Sun’s outer corona, shimmering out of the edges of the shadowy Moon, drew
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In Bukidnon, flies turn waste into organic compost, feeds
VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon—With the help of science and technology, a restaurant chain that ventured into Bukidnon province about three years ago has discovered a way to make pesky flies useful, turning biodegradable waste into organic fertilizers and feeds. After struggling for nearly three years with food waste disposal, Ricardo’s by Cucina Higala, a dining and
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Several areas in Luzon under state of calamity
CALUMPIT, BULACAN—The combined fury of the southwest monsoon and recent weather disturbances like Tropical Depressions Luis and Maymay has taken a toll on communities that are still ill-equipped to solve flooding. That includes this Bulacan town that was considered “ground zero” of flood control anomalies, when these projects should have reduced the social and economic
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