Paco A. Pangalangan, Executive Director, Stratbase ADR Institute I recently had a chance to moderate a great discussion on the Philippines’ digital readiness. The virtual town hall discussion (vTHD), organized by Stratbase ADR Institute, was kicked off by Secretary Gringo Honasan of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). Members of the panel included… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase ADR Institute Regional power shifts and the emergence of complex security challenges have continued to shape the Indo-Pacific. Aside from pursuing their strategic interests and navigating the various aspects of the strategic competition between the United States and China, states have started to prioritize and look into the importance of multilateralism… Read More

More than a year into the pandemic, and despite earnest efforts and investments to combat the virus, COVID-19 continues to bring untold damage to individuals, communities, and nations. The global crisis has put to test the world’s health systems and has threatened social structures and economies. Science tells us that a robust vaccination program is… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase ADR Institute The evolving nature of security threats in the Indo-Pacific has underscored the importance of multilateral cooperation and inclusiveness. For instance, the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has exemplified how multilateralism can strengthen the capacity of regional organizations and national governments to assess, prevent and effectively respond to the… Read More

While public health and economic recovery certainly remain top priorities in the Philippines, threats on regional and national security continue to run concurrent to the crisis brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the complexity of the Indo-Pacific region, the Stratbase Albert del Rosario Institute (ADRi) believes that there is an important need to discuss and… Read More

The COVID-19 crisis and the continuing lockdown measures have exposed the country’s readiness issues and forced the realization that rapid digital transformation is needed in both government and private enterprises. Indeed, it is widely acknowledged that our goal of sustainable and long-term recovery can only be attained with digital infrastructure supporting all the required digital… Read More

Dr. Renato de Castro, Trustee and Convenor of the National Security and East Asian Affairs Program, Stratbase ADR Institute In December 2018, Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana revealed that the Department of National Defense (DND) was reviewing the 1951 Philippine-US Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) as he questioned its relevance in the second decade of the… Read More