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This is the Daily Gospel for today, February 13, 2025, which is the Thursday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, February 12 Daily Gospel, February 10 Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint Mark 7, 24-30. Jesus went to the district of Tyre. He entered a house and wanted no one to know about it, but he could not escape notice. Soon a woman whose daughter had an unclean spirit heard about him. She came and fell at his feet. The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth, and she begged him to […]…

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CAVITE, Philippines — Voters should no longer find her to be such a “stiff” on the campaign stage. Former Sen. Leila de Lima, who in 2022 waged an election campaign from a Camp Crame jail, officially began her bid for a House seat on Tuesday, again as part of a lineup backed by the so-called […]…

Keep on reading: De Lima back in the fray – minus the standee

MANILA, Philippines — Don’t be surprised if you hear two versions of the local translation of the most popular devotional prayer to the Virgin Mary. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has released another Filipino version of the “Hail Mary” prayer, meant to be a more accurate translation of the original Latin prayer. […]…

Keep on reading: CBCP releases ‘more accurate’ Filipino version of ‘Hail Mary’

LAOAG CITY, ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines — After playing coy about her plans for the May elections, Sen. Imee Marcos appeared at the rally here on Tuesday as one of the 12 senatorial candidates of the administration, using the event to dispel rumors of a long-standing feud between her and her younger brother, the President. Until […]…

Keep on reading: Imee, finally showing up as Alyansa bet, denies rift with bro 

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation has recommended the filing of criminal charges against Vice President Sara Duterte for the threats she made against President Marcos, first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and Speaker Martin Romualdez during an online press conference in November last year. It opens a new legal battlefront for the Vice President, […]…

Keep on reading: NBI tags VP Duterte for inciting to sedition, grave threats

Arvin Tolentino will be a marked man in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals between the NorthPort side that he turned into a contender and his ex-team, the crowd-favorite Barangay Ginebra squad that traded him to the Batang Pier in the first place. And there are two reasons for that: Heading into the best-of-seven affair which […]…

Keep on reading: PBA: NorthPort’s quest goes through semifinal test vs Ginebra

HARBIN, China—Sofia Lexi Jacqueline Frank isn’t just skating for medals at the 9th Asian Winter Games—she’s paving her path to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, Italy. “I’m definitely targeting the Winter Olympics,” said the 19-year-old ace after finishing 10th out of 25 competitors in the women’s single skating short program on Wednesday. Frank, born […]…

Keep on reading: Frank sets goal beyond China borders

Jema Galanza acknowledges that there may have been a dip in her performance with Creamline in the past few games of the PVL All-Filipino Conference. The multititled hitter dropped hints of some personal struggle but none of that is affecting her desire to figure things out and eventually bring her old form back. “I just […]…

Keep on reading: Groping for old form, Creamline’s Galanza snaps out of funk 

Bank lending posted its fastest growth in two years to cross the P13-trillion mark in December, as the start of the interest rate-cutting cycle and the typical surge in economic activities during the holiday season boosted both consumer and business demand for loans. Latest data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed that outstanding […]…

Keep on reading: Loans swell at fastest pace in 2 years

We reported here last year about the multibillion-peso deal hatched by businessman Dennis Uy of Davao to sell Conti’s Bakeshop & Restaurant and Wendy’s Philippines to entrepreneur Crystal Jacinto, who is backed by her Malaysian husband, well-connected businessman Jaya Sudhir. The buyout of Eight8Ate Holdings Inc., holding firm for the two food retailing brands, has […]…

Keep on reading: BIZ BUZZ: What’s next for Conti’s?