Following the ASEAN 48th Summit, Stratbase Institute President and CEO Prof. Dindo Manhit was interviewed today at the Stratbase office by Ms. Ellen Cruz, Manila reporter of Tokyo Shimbun, and Mr. Haruto Suzuki, Akahata newspaper Hanoi bureau chief, on the recently concluded ASEAN Summit in Cebu and the Philippines’ objectives as chair, as well as broader questions on Philippine… Read More

As part of the 48th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings hosted by the Philippines as ASEAN Chair, Stratbase Institute served as the event partner for the ASEAN-EU Sustainability Summit 2026 held at Tambuli Seaside Resort in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. The summit gathered over 200 senior representatives from the political, economic, and business sectors to discuss ongoing energy and economic… Read More

As Stratbase Institute President and CEO, Prof. Dindo Manhit was invited to give a geopolitical briefing to the Board of Trustees and Past Presidents of the Digital Marketing Association of the Philippines (DMAP) entitled “POLITIKA: Geostrategic Thinking and Regional Dynamics”.   He gave a briefing on the regional dynamics and his outlook on how the conflict in the Middle East and the disruptions… Read More

The United States Joint Advanced Warfighting School (US JAWS), the premier military war college of the United States of America, visited the Stratbase office to have an exchange with Prof. Dindo Manhit (President and CEO, Stratbase Institute). He led the discussion and was joined by GEN. Emmanuel Bautista (former Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines; Non-Resident Fellow, Stratbase Institute), RADM Rommel… Read More

As part of the two-day event, the Stratbase Institute with the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in the Philippines, in partnership with the International Center for Promotion and Enterprises (ICPE), the Slovenian Energy and Environment Partnership in Defense (SiENE), and the Ministry of Education, Science, and Sport, and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of… Read More

The Stratbase Institute, with the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in the Philippines, in partnership with the International Center for Promotion of Enterprises (ICPE), the Slovenian Energy and Environment Partnership in Defense (SiENE), and the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, held a… Read More

Stratbase Institute President and CEO Prof. Dindo Manhit led the discussion with the Canadian Forces College – National Security Program (NSP) for their Experiential Learning Visit (ELV) at Fairmont Makati. He was joined by Stratbase Non-Resident Fellows Gen. Manny Bautista (Ret.) (former Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines), Dr. Renato de Castro (Trustee and Program Convenor, Stratbase Institute; Professor, De… Read More

Stratbase Group Founder and CEO Prof. Dindo Manhit was invited to speak on “The Defense Imperative: Modernization, Alliances, and Securing the Maritime Domain” by the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines at the Makati Diamond Residences, Makati City.   During his talk, he spoke of the complex geopolitical architecture the world is currently facing amidst geopolitical tensions. The recent Middle… Read More

Stratbase Institute President and CEO Prof. Dindo Manhit was invited by H.E. Shri Harsh Kumar Jain, Ambassador of India to the Philippines, to meet with Shri Periasamy Kumaran, Secretary (East) from the Ministry of External Affairs of India at Conrad Hotel, Pasay City.  Joining the luncheon were Prof. Renato De Castro (Non-Resident Fellow, Stratbase Institute; Professor, Department of International Studies, De La… Read More

The Stratbase Institute, in partnership with the Embassy of Ukraine in the Philippines, convened a roundtable discussion at the Stratbase office in Ayala Avenue, Makati City, featuring Truth Hounds, a 2023 Sakharov Freedom Award recipient and internationally recognized human rights organization.  Founded in 2014, Truth Hounds has been at the forefront of documenting and investigating war crimes and other serious human… Read More

The Stratbase Group and the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines convened a high-level private conference entitled “Strengthening Strategic Ties: 70 Years of Japan–Philippines Normalization of Diplomatic Relations,” at the Peninsula Manila, Makati City. The conference gathered leading experts and stakeholders in Philippine-Japan relations to discuss the strategic importance, past achievements, current realities, and prospects of the Philippine-Japan relations,… Read More

Stratbase Institute President and CEO Prof. Dindo Manhit was invited as the main speaker at the General Membership Meeting of Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) focusing on the theme of “Geopolitical Risk: Borders Shake, Markets Break”. The meeting was held at the Makati Diamond Residences, Makati City.  Prof. Manhit was invited to help the financial executives of the country to unpack the… Read More