Stratbase ADRi Forum: “The South China Sea: The Philippines, ASEAN, and their International Partners” April 25, 2017   Speech by Amb. Albert Del Rosario Chairman, Stratbase ADR Institute   Ladies and gentlemen, good morning.   I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak with you on a subject that I believe to be of… Read More

Stratbase ADR Institute and Democracy Watch in partnership with PDP-Laban Federalism Institute, University of the Philippines National College of Public Administration and Governance and Center for Local and Regional Governance conducting a roundtable discussion on Subnational Design in Federations.

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies ASEAN’s leaders will gather in Manila next week for the 30th ASEAN Summit. While the leaders and diplomats forge stronger bonds of friendship, those of us watching can only hope that the Summit and other scheduled meetings will help to move the… Read More

Stratbase ADRi hosted a roundtable discussion entitled: “Converging on the Fisheries in the South China Sea” held on April 19, 2017. The roundtable discussion started with the presentation of Dr. Carmen Lagman of her Special Study with the same title. With so much at stake, control of the fisheries could be a source of economic… Read More

As the chair of ASEAN in its fiftieth year, the Philippines has a unique opportunity to shine a spotlight on Southeast Asia’s most pressing political and security challenges. No stranger to the difficulties in the South China Sea, the Philippines is seeing new evolutions to its trials: first, in the form of Chinese vessels loitering… Read More

Gregory Poling, Director of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative China can increasingly project power throughout the South China Sea thanks to its new dual-use bases in the Spratly Islands and upgraded facilities in the Paracels. Beijing remains firmly committed to securing extensive but ill-defined “historic rights” throughout the nine-dash line in contravention of international law.… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies Last week, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) released its 2017 outlook for the region. The Philippine economy is expected to grow by 6.4% in 2017—a moderate pace that is still faster than several economies in the region. The ADB underscored, however, that… Read More