The release of Chinese pastor Jin Mingri, also known as Ezra Jin, brought relief to his family and supporters, but eight Zion Church members are are still detained and are facing trial. Pastor Jin freed, but others still detained Pastor Jin arrived in Los Angeles on July 4 after months
The release of Chinese pastor Jin Mingri, also known as Ezra Jin, brought relief to his family and supporters, but eight Zion Church members are are still detained and are
What happens when a fish bred for aquariums escapes into a volcanic crater lake, survives, multiplies, and becomes valuable enough that people begin farming it? That’s the question playing out
A Chinese state-owned newspaper has triggered a diplomatic dispute after portraying the Philippines as a monkey controlled by the United States and Japan. The insult was new in format, but
Two Filipino seafarers have been killed in a series of drone attacks on commercial ships in the Black Sea. Twelve others were injured, while one Filipino remains missing. The incidents
The SSPX Excommunication has brought renewed attention to one of the Catholic Church’s longest-running disputes with traditionalist Catholics. For Filipino Catholics the issue raises practical questions about worship, sacraments and
Alex Eala is back in the Philippines after her historic Wimbledon run, and that makes the story feel less like old tennis news. Her fourth-round exit is no longer just
Digital transfer fees are getting cheaper in the Philippines, and that is good news for millions of app users. But the latest fee cuts also raise a harder question: what
Artificial intelligence is changing how people search, study, write, shop, bank, and complain to customer service. More importantly, it is changing work itself. Jobs once considered safely “white collar” now
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently urged ASEAN to activate the ASEAN Petroleum Security Agreement (APSA) as Middle East tensions unsettle energy markets. Marcos offered the Philippines as host of a
The war in the Middle East is triggering a global energy crisis. With oil prices surging and supply routes disrupted, the Philippine government moved to cut some fuel taxes while
The Philippines is dealing with a real energy squeeze driven by rising global oil prices and disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz, but the situation has been distorted by a
Trump’s tariffs were originally introduced as a response to what Washington has long described as unfair trade practices (particularly large-scale dumping, heavy state subsidies, and industrial overcapacity in China). Steel
