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Dindo Manhit, Stratbase-ADRi President Image Source: The Philippine Star With a few days before the national elections on 9 May 2016, the political heat has further intensified as the candidates vying for the highest position of the land compete neck and neck in wooing the majority of the Philippine electorate. In the 26-29 April 2016 ABS-CBN… Read More
Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr., Stratbase-ADRi Fellow The Philippines has the unhealthy label of having the “second or third most expensive electricity prices in Asia” next to Japan and Singapore. This is not a good news for energy-intensive industries like manufacturing and hotels where electricity demand can be running 24/7. Image Source: The Philippine Star With… Read More
Renato de Castro, Stratbase Albert del Rosario Institute (ADRi) Trustee Philippine defense secretary Voltaire Gazmin and Japanese ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhide Ishikawa on February 29 signed a new defense agreement to allow the transfer of defense equipment and technology from Japan to the Philippines. It also provides for the Philippines and Japan to conduct… Read More
Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase-ADRi The projected power crisis last summer highlighted the precarious energy situation in the Philippines. Just one unscheduled power plant shutdown would have refreshed our memories of the 90’s where nationwide rotating brown outs forced people to address the lack of energy supply on their own. Fortunately, the government was spared of… Read More
Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase-ADRi More than a month into the national campaign period, the electorate has yet to be presented with any concrete environmental agenda from those aspiring to succeed the Aquino administration. Instead, the environment has been dragged into sideline smear campaigns linking one candidate to an alleged patron who masterminds an illegal and… Read More
Angelica Mangahas, ADRi Deputy Executive Director Image Source: Rappler When clashes erupted between the Philippine Army and an armed group within Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) areas1 in early February, concerns resurfaced over the future of the proposed Bangsamoro region. With the ‘death’ of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), the next steps of the MILF,… Read More
Angelica Mangahas, ADRi Deputy Executive Director and Mark Davis M. Pablo, ADRi Research Analyst Filipino extremists pledging allegiance to ISIS. (Source: http://www.rappler.com/nation/122649-jihadist-groups-allegiance-isis) The specter of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is creeping on the shores of southern Philippines. On 17 February 2016, ISIS officially recognized certain jihadist groups in Mindanao—a step closer to… Read More
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