Jaime Jimenez, Ph.D, Deputy Executive Director for Research of the Stratbase ADR Institute The third quarter performance of the agricultural sector provides a glimmer of hope for the irregular growth pattern of the industry. In the four quarters of 2018, the sector performed as follows: up by 1.47% in the first quarter; up by 0.07%… Read More

Jaime Jimenez, Ph.D., Deputy Executive Director for Research of the Stratbase ADRi Innovation revolutionizes the status quo and brings developmental change. Among the economic sectors that have been a focus of technological advances, agriculture outstands as it primarily concerns food production and security. Today, Philippine agriculture confronts the central problem of productivity and efficiency. Under… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute President Duterte continues to enjoy popular support on the fourth year of his term, largely due to the public’s perception that he is performing well. He may well finish his term enjoying such perception. The durable support also comes from the following conditions: First, landmark legislation like… Read More

Dr. Renato de Castro, Trustee and Convenor of the National Security and East Asian Affairs Program of the Stratbase ADR Institute The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is the administration’s reluctant partner in its appeasement policy on China. The Philippine military has been very wary of closer Philippine-China economic relations in particular, and on… Read More

Dr. Renato de Castro, Trustee and Convenor of the National Security and East Asian Affairs Program of the Stratbase ADR Institute On Aug. 15, 2019, Philippine Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced the incursion of several Chinese warships into the country’s territorial waters without prior coordination with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). He opined… Read More

Louie Montemar, Fellow of the Stratbase ADR Institute The Department of Education participated in the 2018 cycle of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a triennial international assessment administered to 15-year-old learners who are about to finish their basic education. Implemented by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), PISA tests students’ ability… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute At the opening of the 18th Congress in July, President Duterte and his economic managers called on the members of the Senate and House of Representatives to immediately pass the remaining packages of the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program, especially the measure that would gradually lower corporate income… Read More