Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute The constitutional restriction on foreign equity in certain sectors has hampered the entry of foreign direct investments (FDIs) into the country. Nevertheless, the Philippines has moved up and emerged as the fourth largest recipient of FDIs in Asean in 2016. This remarkable progress has led to its… Read More

Stratbase ADR Institute, Inc. (ADRi) hosted a presentation of Dr. Alfredo Mahar Francisco A. Lagmay’s Special Study entitled: “An Open Data Law for Climate Resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction” last Friday, March 23, 2018, in Ortigas Center, Pasig City. In presenting said policy paper, Dr. Lagmay defined Open Data, examined its application in the Philippines… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute In an apparent effort to counter China’s growing assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific, Vietnam and Australia recently decided to elevate their bilateral relationship to the level of a strategic partnership. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said in their joint statement that… Read More

Weslene Uy, Senior Economic Research Analyst of the Stratbase ADR Institute Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) recorded an all-time high in President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s first full year in office, reaching $10 billion in 2017 and surpassing the government’s $8 billion target. The 2017 figures came on the heels of the widely circulated US News &… Read More

Stratbase ADR Institute, Inc. (ADRi) hosted a roundtable discussion entitled: “Mining through the National Security Lens” on March 20, 2018 in Makati City. The roundtable discussion started with the presentation of Dr. Ronald U Mendoza of his special study with the same title. The study examines the Philippine mining industry in the context of promoting… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute The rise of digital technology has provided opportunities for growth but also created new threats and risks. Cybersecurity has become a critical concern in a modern world. With almost 60 percent of Filipinos with access to the internet, more people have become victims of cybercrime, data breach,… Read More

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute with the support of the Australian Government and the Australia-ASEAN Council hosted a roundtable meeting on “Practical Futures for Cyber Confidence Building in the ASEAN Region” last March 15, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. This activity is part of ASEAN-Australia Week, a lead-in event to the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit.