It is with pleasure that we share with you Stratbase ADR Institute’s SPARK for June 2021 entitled, “Chinese Investments in the Philippines: Are They Corrosive Capital?” and authored by Prof. Edwin P. Santiago, Fellow and Member of the Board of Stratbase ADR Institute. This research explains the conditions and dynamics of Chinese investments in our… Read More

It is with pleasure that we share with you Stratbase ADR Institute’s Economic Snapshots for the Second Quarter of 2021. This report informs us of the state of economic affairs from April to June and provides a snapshot of economic events and developments that transpired in the said period. It consists of four sections, namely:… Read More

The Stratbase ADR Institute’s (ADRi) quarterly virtual business roundtable discussions (vRTDs) which started earlier this year aims to provide a platform for the country’s top business groups and thought leaders to spark discussions and exchange ideas on their vital role in nation building. Emerging as a driving force at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic,… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase ADR Institute The COVID-19 pandemic induced the sharp decline in economic activities that crippled businesses, widened our pre-existing social inequalities, and inflicted hardship on the most vulnerable. Despite these, the pandemic also presented an opportunity to assess untapped resources that can be harnessed to move forward sustainably and inclusively. Before the… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase ADR Institute In his first State of the Nation Address in 2016, President Duterte and his team pronounced the new administration’s 10-point socioeconomic agenda, which in the next year was converted to a “Zero to 10-point” agenda. The President presented himself as a strongman populist, and enjoyed a supermajority hold on… Read More

Engr. Felix Vitangcol, Fellow for Environment at the Stratbase ADR Institute and Secretary-General of Philippine Business for Environmental Stewardship Recently, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned of the high probability of near to above normal rainfall conditions in the following months. At the same time, PAGASA also said that up to… Read More

Paco A. Pangalangan, Executive Director, Stratbase ADR Institute The average temperature on earth is now 1-degree Celsius hotter than it was in the pre-industrial era 1800s. However, half of that degree only happened in the last four decades and at this rate, the earth’s temperature will continue to rise until it hits the critical 1.5-degree… Read More