Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies The Philippines is putting to action new partners in national security. Last Wednesday, President Duterte said he had sought China’s assistance in patrolling regional waters. A day later, he reaffirmed his intention to buy weapons from Russia, specifically precision-guided munitions or “smart… Read More

Prof. Renato de Castro, Stratbase ADRi Trustee  Throughout his second term, then US President Barack Obama made certain that the Asia-Pacific region served as the focal point of US strategic and diplomatic attention, as he built up American forward-deployed forces in the Western Pacific, strengthened bilateral alliances, forged new security partnerships with a number of… Read More

In December of last year, the Stratbase Albert del Rosario Institute (ADRi) and Pulse Asia worked to measure the public’s receptiveness to the country’s foreign policy shift. In its nationally representative survey, the Pulse Asia team asked Filipinos about the government’s approach to the West Philippine Sea and about the Philippines’ relationships with the United… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies President Duterte’s honeymoon period represents an adventurous timeline in Philippine politics. It has been animated by policy paradoxes, the war on drugs, and a shift in foreign policy, and accompanied by criticisms from different directions, political squabbling, and, most of all, his… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies A COMMENTARY: Duterte enjoys a high level of public support nationwide. Although far from being controversy-free, over the last six months he has begun to put flesh to the bones of his three priorities: improving law and order, making socio-economic growth more… Read More

Stratbase ADRi provides regular updates of the economic and political developments in the country on a quarterly basis. Both are aimed to provide a macro description of the fundamental indicators of economic and political trends in the Philippines. (CLICK IMAGE TO READ MORE)    

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase-Albert del Rosario Institute (ADRi) for Strategic and International Studies As the rule of the land, a constitution assures a society of continuity beyond the term of elected public officials and the system of government in place. To be an effective barometer of continuity, a constitution should be accommodating of… Read More