Dr. Renato de Castro, Trustee and Convenor of the National Security and East Asian Affairs Program, Stratbase ADR Institute On July 12, 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) finally came out with its ruling on the case between the Philippines and China over the South China Sea dispute. This historic ruling rejected the historical claims… Read More

CHINA’S GRAND LARCENY Stratbase ADR Institute Forum | July 12, 2018 By: Albert del Rosario Chair of ADR Institute Former Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Philippine Ambassador to the United States It is my honor to welcome you as we mark the second anniversary of the UNCLOS Arbitral Tribunal’s decision on the Philippines’ case against… Read More

Dr. Renato de Castro, Trustee and Convenor of National Security and East Asian Affairs Program of the Stratbase ADR Institute During US Secretary of Defense James Mattis’s three-day visit to China, President Xi Jinping bluntly told the visiting American defense official: “Our stance is steadfast and clear-cut when it comes to China’s sovereignty and territorial… Read More

Atty. Katrina Clemente-Lua, Executive Director and Policy Lead for ICT of the Stratbase ADR Institute It is only a matter of time before President Duterte signs into law the bill that will put citizens and aliens under a National Identification System, to be known as Philippine Identification System or PhilSys. This upgrades the Unified Multi-purpose… Read More

Stratbase ADR Institute’s Second Quarter issue of SPARK is entitled “Duterte’s Second Year in Office: Assessing the Balance Sheet” written by ADRi’s Non-Resident Fellow, Richard Heydarian. This piece provides an overall assessment of President Rodrigo Duterte’s second year in office by placing it within broader context of the Philippines’ key challenges in four areas, namely:… Read More

Atty. Katrina Clemente-Lua, Executive Director and Policy Lead for ICT of the Stratbase ADR Institute The pace of doing business both in the private and public sectors has significantly accelerated. Gone are the days when transactions are processed manually, which could be inefficient and redundant. For instance, to obtain a business permit from a local… Read More

Atty. Katrina Clemente-Lua, Executive Director and Policy Lead for ICT of the Stratbase ADR Institute Just last week, the National Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Summit was held, with a good mix of participants from the public and private sectors. With the theme “Empowering the Filipino through Digital Transformation,” the event showcased the government’s ICT-powered… Read More