MANILA, Philippines โ€“ As questions emerge over the situation of former presidential spokesman Atty. Harry Roque in the Netherlands after his asylum application was reportedly denied, one legal concept sits at the center of whether he can be deported back to the Philippines: non-refoulement. Itโ€™s a principle that sounds technical,Continue Reading

Lucas Bersaminโ€™s ascent to the position of Executive Secretary in September 2022 was not greeted with applause but with suspicionโ€”and rightly so. The so-called โ€œLittle President,โ€ a post that demands unimpeachable integrity and absolute public confidence, was handed to a man whose judicial record has long been tainted by politicalContinue Reading

MANILA, Philippines โ€“ The Department of Health (DOH) is calling for a nationwide total ban on vape products, warning that the devicesโ€”often marketed as safer, trendier, and even โ€œnicotine-freeโ€ alternatives to cigarettesโ€”pose serious and long-term health risks. In a statement, the DOH slammed vape advertising campaigns that portray the productsContinue Reading

Experts say the surge in attacks on African Christians is driven by local insurgencies and weak states, not a proxy war tied to Israelโ€™s conflict in Gaza.

Charred homes and abandoned churches mark the path of the Allied Democratic Forces in remote villages across the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a militia now linked to the Islamic Stateโ€™s Central Africa Province. In northern Nigeria, grieving families bury loved ones after yet another night-time raid by Islamist fighters.Continue Reading