Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase ADR Institute Amending the Public Service Act (PSA) is an appropriate and timely move by our legislators. The manifest intention is very clear — open up the public service/utility industry to more competition, especially during this time of pandemic. Through this, we would be able to encourage the entry of more… Read More

From 1999 to 2019, the Philippines ranked as the fourth country globally that was most affected by extreme weather events, according to the Global Climate Risk Index 2021 report. These calamities often result in great economic losses. In fact, when the Philippines was hit by three destructive typhoons within just two weeks in the last… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase ADR Institute Latest data from the Department of Finance show that the Philippines has sufficient funds to vaccinate 70 percent of the country’s population, given the number of loans it has obtained from various foreign sources. Still, despite the huge budget to fund the government’s COVID-19 response, the country has continued… Read More

Edwin P. Santiago, Fellow and Member of the Editorial Board, Stratbase ADR Institute Legislation is regarded as the domain of Congress. When the implementing agencies in the executive branch issue conflicting policies, then there are controversies that often involve a wide spectrum of stakeholders because of the detrimental effects of a provision that often snowballs… Read More

Prof. Louie C. Montemar, Associate Professor, College of Social Sciences and Development, Polytechnic University of the Philippines; Former Faculty Member, Political Science Department, De La Salle University-Manila In a statement released recently by the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA), its member private school members unequivocally called for the immediate rectification of Revenue Regulation… Read More

Dr. Jaime Jimenez, Former Vice Chair of the Political Science Department, De La Salle University, and Former Associate Professor II at the Faculty of Arts and Letters, University of Sto. Tomas; Deputy Executive Director for Research at Stratbase ADR Institute These pandemic times are indeed challenging governments to craft a way out of the crisis… Read More

We are pleased to share with you our Occasional Paper for May 2021 entitled, “Hanging in the Balance: Checking on Beijing’s Trillion-Dollar Unfulfilled Promise to the Philippines”, and authored by Atty. Terry Ridon, a Non-Resident Fellow of ADRi and Convenor of InfraWatch PH. Highly relevant to the current geopolitical maneuverings in the Indo-Pacific region, the… Read More