Dr. Renato de Castro, Trustee and Convenor of the National Security and East Asian Affairs Program, Stratbase ADR Institute The Ayungin Shoal incident last month, and the breakdown in the Philippine-China rapprochement marked by President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s open criticism of the China Coast Guard’s (CCG) harassment of the Philippine Navy’s (PN) supply boats near… Read More

Paco A. Pangalangan, Executive Director, Stratbase ADR Institute The results of a Stratbase ADR Institute commissioned Social Weather Stations survey draw a strong link between the economy and technology and present a case for more significant government and private sector collaboration to address current digital and economic gaps. The nationwide survey, conducted between October 20… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase ADR Institute The world economy has made great strides in its battle with the COVID-19 pandemic for the past two years. Vaccination of a large part of the global population has allowed economies to reopen. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects the global economy to grow by 5.9% in 2021 and… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase ADR Institute Three things drove the 6th Pilipinas Conference held recently: the urgency of an economic recovery, the fight against disinformation, and the push for democratic renewal. Stratbase ADR Institute’s conferences gather experts, former and current government leaders, international partners and stakeholders, members of the academe, civil society, and the media… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase ADR Institute The Stratbase Albert Del Rosario Institute would like to thank our many expert speakers and participants — practitioners in public and private management, international partners, the academe and studentry, civil society, and media — for joining us in this year’s five-day Pilipinas Conference. The past week was filled with… Read More

Paco A. Pangalangan, Executive Director, Stratbase ADR Institute Attracting investment to create more jobs for Filipinos and drive the country’s economic recovery. Increasing our climate resilience and addressing climate change. Defending our rights in the West Philippine Sea. Fighting the corruption and disinformation that are corroding democracy. These are but a few of the urgent… Read More

In the last five and a half years, three trends have emerged, converged, and contributed to the current phenomena of democratic reversals in the Philippines, namely, the advent of strongman populism, corrosive investments, and COVID-19 corruption. In varying degrees, the said conditions have by and large impacted upon the democratic values of transparency, accountability, rule… Read More