Atty. Hannah Viola, Energy Fellow of the Stratbase ADR Institute and Convenor of CitizenWatch Philippines The inflation rate has made a considerable jump this year from 3.8% in January to 5.7% this July. This brings inflation beyond the upper end of the 2 to 4% target of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and already… Read More

It is with pleasure that we share with you our Occasional Paper for August entitled, “Embattled Philippine State and Society and Democratic Elusion” written by Stratbase ADR Institute’s non-resident fellow, Jaime Jimenez, Ph. D. The paper talks about how the Philippine state and society have been eluded by democratic goals and aspirations due to five… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute It’s the social landscape that defines the level and degree of interaction among governments, non-governments, and the public. What binds these three dynamic sectors is public policy and the resulting development agenda that is implemented or adopted to suit national needs. The level of a society’s political… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute All states have the duty to defend the rules-based international system. This was the message of Australian Ambassador Amanda Gorely and British Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific Mark Field at a recent forum organized by Stratbase ADR Institute. Both diplomats agreed that the rules-based… Read More

Paul Perez is Convenor and Spokesperson of the Cancer Coalition of the Philippines (CCPh). CCPh is a partner institution of the Stratbase ADRi.  Beyond the alarming findings of numerous studies and statistics on the catastrophic effects of cancer, it is the countless, heart wrenching stories of the survivors, and there are many, that people must… Read More

Paul Perez is Convenor and Spokesperson of the Cancer Coalition of the Philippines (CCPh). CCPh is a partner institution of the Stratbase ADRi. In a show of force by the Philippine cancer patient community, representatives from over 150 cancer patient support groups and network organizations gathered recently to prioritize the passage of the National Integrated… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute All states have the duty to defend the rules-based international system. This is the message of Australian Ambassador Amanda Gorely and British Minister of State for Asia and Pacific Mark Field in the recent forum organized by the Stratbase ADR Institute (ADRi). Both diplomats agree that the… Read More