We are pleased to share with you our Occasional Paper for October, written by our president, Dindo Manhit, entitled “The Politics of Institutional Reforms: Promoting Economic and Electoral Democracy.” Reforming institutions is a colossal task. The history of institutions in different societal settings is admittedly challenging and at the least entails a larger political will… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute We reform institutions to make them (more) inclusive and distributive. These reform efforts, composed of complementary piecemeal and wholesale actions and programs, should start at the very core of the body politic. The issues of inclusion and poverty, and the role of institutions, are tacked in Raul… Read More

Claudette Guevara, Deputy Executive Director for Programs of the Stratbase ADR Institute and Secretary-General of Democracy Watch Philippines Within the next few months, the streets, television and social media will be filled with political posters and advertisements of candidates running for different positions. Every three years, we elect local and legislative officials, and although the… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute Political contestation is one of the major components of a democratic set-up. It involves challenging the position of incumbent and out-going leaders of government at the national, congressional, and local levels. In particular, electoral contestation has been recognized as the regular form of political contest and has… Read More

Atty. Hannah Viola, Energy and Infrastructure Fellow of the Stratbase ADR Institute and Convenor of CitizenWatch Philippines The World Economic Forum released Thursday its annual Global Competitiveness Index for 2018. In the report, the Philippine economy ranked 56th out of 140 countries and fifth in Southeast Asia, trailing behind Singapore (2nd), Malaysia (25th), Thailand (38th) and… Read More

Weslene Uy, Deputy Executive Director for Research of the Stratbase ADR Institute Responding to concerns of alienating the private sector, Secretary Dominguez III said the administration welcomes unsolicited proposals, since the private sector would have a better grasp in identifying potential problems and offering better solutions to these problems. Unsurprisingly, the more welcome attitude towards… Read More

Weslene Uy, Deputy Executive Director for Research of the Stratbase ADR Institute After almost two years of uninterrupted economic expansion above 6.5 percent, the economy produced a disappointing 6 percent growth during the second quarter. Hinged on the opportunities resulting from the government’s infrastructure drive and its comprehensive tax reform program, the country’s economy was… Read More