Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies Through President Duterte’s certification of urgency, the House of Representatives passed on third and final reading what it calls “Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion” (TRAIN). The House mill went on overdrive as the supermajority made sure to pass the ball to… Read More

Atty. Katrina Clemente-Lua, Executive Director of the Stratbase ADR Institute It has been nine days since President Rodrigo Duterte placed Mindanao in a state of martial law and yet the Senate and the House of Representatives have not held a joint session to deliberate on the proclamation. On May 31, Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra… Read More

Earlier today, Stratbase ADRi had the opportunity to host the delegates of the Asia Leadership Trek, a socioeconomic and political journey and teaching fellowship program established by scholars at the Harvard University Asia Center. The small gathering was attended by individuals from the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan School of Management, Tufts… Read More

Angelica Mangahas is Deputy Executive Director for Research of the Stratbase ADR Institute. Immediately prior to joining ADRi, Angelica spent two years in Washington, DC, where she completed her Masters in Security Studies and a Certificate in Asian Studies, both at Georgetown University. Her writing and advocacy experience spans multiple international humanitarian and diplomatic organizations,… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies The events of the past several days in Marawi City, as well as President Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao, have put the entire country on edge. In the course of last week, the Philippines has seen a revitalized conversation over… Read More

Paco Pangalangan, CitizenWatch Philippines Secretary-General and Stratbase ADR Institute Energy Fellow Just the other day, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) announced the approval yet again of an increase in Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) rates to be collected from consumers. Starting next month, the National Transmission Corp. (TransCo), which manages the FiT fund, will begin collecting an additional… Read More

One of Stratbase ADR Institute’s recent publication is “Technology, Democracy, and Elections in the Philippines” written by Dr. Francisco Magno, President of the Philippine Political Science Association. In this regard, the Stratbase ADRi held a launch briefing today in Makati City. The Special Study discussed the relationship between election automation and election turnout, specifically among the youth;… Read More