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Sabir vs. DOJ-RSPPU [DECISION]

REHMAN SABIR, PETITIONER, VS. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE-REFUGEES AND STATELESS PERSONS PROTECTION UNIT (DOJ-RSPPU), RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 249387 | 2022-08-02

D E C I S I O N
 
ZALAMEDA, J.:
 
Fear is an unpleasant emotion inherently personal to an individual. Indeed, we can never profess to know for a fact the intensity and depth of a person's fear. However, this is the heavy task brought upon us by a person who claims to have fled his home country due to his fear that his religious belief will cost him his life. Confronted with the determination of the petitioner's refugee status, the Court will be guided by this precept: while the State strives to uphold its commitment to protect displaced persons uprooted from their countries as a result of persecution, it must first determine...