This is the Daily Gospel for June 5, 2026, which is the Friday of the Ninth week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, June 4, 2026 Daily Gospel, June 3, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint Mark 12, 35-37. As Jesus was teaching in the temple area he said,
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P13.4-M ‘kush’ seized at NAIA; passenger arrested
MANILA – A Filipino passenger arriving from Bangkok, Thailand, was apprehended at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 on Thursday after authorities discovered suspected marijuana concealed in his checked-in baggage. According to initial information from the Bureau of Customs (BOC), the illegal substance, locally known as “kush,” weighed 8.91 kilograms and had an estimated
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Palace tells senators: ‘Get your act together’
MANILA, Philippines — As if addressing misbehaving children, Malacañang on Thursday told senators to conduct themselves properly after tensions flared again within the Senate premises. This time, the commotion involved Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla and Sen. Robinhood Padilla, whose group was escorting resource persons to a blue ribbon committee hearing. When asked what message President
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Raps filed vs Discayas, DPWH execs
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday filed graft and malversation charges against contractors Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya II and his wife Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya, and former and current Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials for alleged anomalies in a government project in Calumpit, Bulacan, worth P53.9 million. The case was
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Palace: Senate rift cost us UNSC seat
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang cited the political turmoil in the Senate as one of the reasons for the country’s failed bid to become a nonpermanent member of the powerful United Nations Security Council (UNSC). “All the political noise and all the political tensions have an impact, and these are what the entire nation and the
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Senate media slams Marcoleta for ‘irresponsible, dangerous’ quip
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate media on Thursday condemned in the “strongest possible sense” what it called dangerous, irresponsible, and reckless statements made by Sen. Rodante Marcoleta that members of the mainstream media were “bayaran,” or paid hacks. “Marcoleta’s accusations against the press, if not supported by evidence, erode public trust in legitimate journalism and
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PH to miss single-digit poverty rate goal
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is unlikely to meet its goal of reducing poverty to single-digit levels by the end of the Marcos administration, the World Bank said, warning that millions of Filipinos remain vulnerable to economic shocks despite years of progress in poverty reduction. In its latest Poverty and Equity Assessment, the Washington-based lender
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Raided steel plant in Misamis shutdown
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has ordered the closure of Chinese-run Philippine Sanjia-Steel Corp. after radioactive materials were found within its 22.6-hectare facility at an economic zone in Misamis Oriental province. According to experts from the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI), they detected uranium-238, thorium-228 and
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Water quality problem hounds El Nido anew
EL NIDO, PALAWAN, Philippines — The degraded quality of this tourist town’s coastal waters cropped up anew with environment officials in the Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) region repeating a warning against elevated coliform levels in Bacuit Bay—a popular leisure destination—making it unsafe for swimming. Joe Amil Salino, regional director of the Environmental Management Bureau
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Group seeks action on Davao’s mounting garbage crisis
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — An environmental group has called attention to “a critical waste management crisis” facing this city, Mindanao’s largest and premier urban center, two weeks after a mound of garbage in its sanitary landfill facility collapsed and buried three people. In a statement released on Wednesday, the nongovernment group Interfacing Development Interventions for
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