CAIRO — Iran on Saturday quickly reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after the United States announced it would maintain the blockade ordered earlier this week by President Donald Trump. Following the reinstatement of restrictions on the vital waterway, two Iranian Revolutionary Guard gunboats fired at a tanker passing through the strait,

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This is the Daily Gospel for April 19, 2026, which is the Third Sunday of Easter. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, April 18, 2026 Daily Gospel, April 17, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint Luke 24, 13-35. That very day, the first day of the week, two of Jesus’ disciples were

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday asked oil companies to fully implement rollbacks on fuel products as he announced another round of price reductions next week, with diesel prices expected to be slashed by almost P25 per liter. In a video message posted on Facebook, Marcos said the price of diesel will

MANILA, Philippines — Confessed “bagman” Ramil Madriaga could be a key witness in the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte after he waived his bank secrecy rights, a move that a House leader said could help establish a money trail linking him to the Duterte family. In a statement on Saturday, Deputy Speaker Paolo

MANILA, Philippines — The Court of Appeals (CA) has prevented the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) from forfeiting over half a million pesos seized from community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and church worker Marielle Domequil accused of supporting communist insurgents during a crackdown on activists in 2020. Citing lack of merit, the appellate court’s Third Division

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has disbursed at least P1.5 billion in relief assistance to the transport sector amid the rising costs of fuel. “The budget for DOTr is P2.5 billion. To date, we have disbursed P1.5 billion,” DOTr Acting Secretary Giovanni Lopez said at the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City.

MANILA, Philippines — Retail food prices remain relatively stable despite higher farm input costs caused by the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. There were price increases in imported rice as well as local beef and pork, but monitoring by the DA’s Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service showed that

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) has recommended a new case against former Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, who is currently detained after being convicted of qualified trafficking last year — this time for allegedly falsely declaring the identities and nationalities regarding the ownership of an agricultural property. The DOJ issued a resolution dated

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Saturday said it is not requiring a certification from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for qualified public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers to get their cash relief assistance. The DSWD made the clarification following reports that the agency’s cash relief was being associated with