Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase ADR Institute Every society, located in specific political junctures, manifests a set of social risks. In this context, Philippine society is at a critical moment confronted by two conditions—the COVID-19 pandemic and the penultimate year of the Duterte presidency. Among other risks, the continuing public health challenges, corruption and inequality represent… Read More

Alvin Manalansan, Non-Resident Fellow of Stratbase ADR Institute and Convenor of CitizenWatch Philippines Last May, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) released a survey that found out at least 87.0% of Filipinos are worried that anyone in their immediate family might catch coronavirus infection. For most of us, worrying about catching COVID-19 infection is greater than… Read More

Since COVID-19 was declared as a global pandemic, it continuously takes toll on human lives, economies and health systems. In many countries, it was observed that investments in preparedness were not sufficiently prioritized making the emergency response more difficult and burdensome to the health sector. Appropriate investments and readily accessible health financing measures facilitates the… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase ADR Institute Last week, the country breached the 60,000-mark in the number of COVID-19 cases, second only to Indonesia which ranked first among countries in Southeast Asia. Localized infections persist despite weeks of community quarantine orders. These lockdowns, nonetheless, have greatly affected the economy and have led to the worst downturn… Read More

Alvin Manalansan, Non-Resident Fellow of Stratbase ADR Institute and Convenor of CitizenWatch Philippines Over the weekend, the Philippines counted 67,456 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 22,465 recoveries and 1,831 deaths. Of the total cases confirmed, 43,160 cases are considered as active, majority of which were identified as being in the National Capital Region (NCR). Based on… Read More

Paco A. Pangalangan, Executive Director, Stratbase ADR Institute It has been four years since the historic 2016 Hague ruling, where the Permanent Court of Arbitration recognized the Philippines’ territorial claims in the contested waters in the West Philippine Sea. The arbitral award was seen as a victory of the rule of law and democratic institutions… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase ADR Institute Four years ago, the Philippines won its landmark case against China when the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) invalidated the latter’s expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea. The tribunal determined that there was no legal basis for China’s historic rights to resources within the disputed maritime zone… Read More