MANILA, Philippines — Several roads in the City of Manila were temporarily closed starting Thursday, July 2, amid the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC)-led rally at the Liwasang Bonifacio. In an advisory, the Manila Public Information Office said the temporary closures affected the following road segments: Mendiola area Liwasang Bonifacio area Ayala Bridge area READ: INC

This is the Daily Gospel for July 2, 2026, which is the Thursday of the Thirteenth week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, July 1, 2026 Daily Gospel, June 30, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint Matthew 9, 1-8. After entering a boat, Jesus made the crossing, and came

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police confirmed on Wednesday that additional cases have been recommended against resigned Ateneo de Manila University men’s basketball head coach Tab Baldwin and eight others. The charges were in connection with the fatal drownings of Ateneo student-athletes Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili during a team training activity in Dipaculao,

MANILA, Philippines — Maynilad Water Services, Inc. has assured the public that it has “more buffers” to ensure reliable water supply amid the drop in Angat Dam’s water level and the looming El Niño phenomenon. The company, which provides water and wastewater processing services in 17 cities and municipalities in Metro Manila and Cavite, said

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is hopeful that President Marcos will approve the recommendation to extend for 60 days the P50 per kilo price ceiling for imported rice to stabilize price supply and prices. “We need two more months because there is no harvest. If we lift the price cap, prices might

MANILA, Philippines — A Senate committee flagged the operations of an online extremist group that it suspected of influencing the June 22 school shooting in Tacloban City, as it opened an inquiry into the incident. Wednesday’s hearing also raised calls for stronger interventions to protect the youth from online violence that could lead to real-life

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has summoned 34 public transport operators that joined the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) rally on Edsa on Tuesday instead of plying their routes. In a statement on Wednesday, the LTFRB said that it issued show cause orders to operators of buses and UV Express

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The local government is drawing up a model response plan to deal with possible cases of school shootings, such as what happened in Tacloban City. Once firmed up, the approach will be carried out in drills, just like how schools teach students what to do when there is an earthquake. Mayor

SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through its Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) in Masinloc town, has planted nearly 1,000 native tree seedlings in this province as part of efforts to restore degraded forest areas and improve ecosystem resilience against climate change. In a phone interview

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — Provincial legislators in Negros Occidental on Tuesday approved a measure declaring the province under a state of calamity, giving Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson greater resources at his disposal to fight a pest that has already ravaged a vast expanse of sugarcane farms. The measure was in response to Resolution