Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase ADR Institute As the government extended the quarantine period further until May 15, a new set of guidelines was released that allowed some businesses to resume, either in partial or full operations. In areas that are still under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), the list of businesses allowed to operate was… Read More

Edwin Santiago, Fellow and Member of the Editorial Board, Stratbase ADR Institute With about two weeks to go before the extended enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) expires on May 15, uncertainties still loom large for Filipinos. The government, the academe, and even social media have been liberally ballyhooing the term “new normal” to describe the setting… Read More

We are pleased to share with you our April 2020 Occasional Paper, entitled “Bracing for the Economic Impact of COVID-19”. Authored by Paco Pangalangan, Jikko Alfonso Puzon and Venice Isabelle Rañosa of Stratbase ADRi, this paper tackles the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the Philippine economy along with policy recommendations from stakeholders including… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase ADR Institute As we battle COVID-19, the Philippines has to confront the decades-old problem of a health care system ill-equipped in terms of organizational capability, manpower support, logistics, and supplies. But past mistakes should not hamper us from taking bold solutions. Only with a “whole of society” approach can we fight… Read More

Paco A. Pangalangan, Executive Director, Stratbase ADR Institute During times like these, it’s hard not to feel uncertain. It is only natural to seek out information that helps us understand our situation and determine our options. It’s why we stay up late for President Rodrigo Duterte’s late-night public addresses. We want to hear the latest… Read More

Orlando Oxales, Fellow of the Stratbase ADR Institute and Lead Convenor of CitizenWatch Philippines The announcement last Friday of another two-week extension, up to May 15, of the Enhanced Community Quarantine came as no surprise as the latest data showed the National Capital Region leading the list of “High Risk Areas” along with Central Luzon… Read More

Jaime Jimenez, Ph.D, Deputy Executive Director for Research, Stratbase ADR Institute As Filipinos enter the sixth week of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), the public health crisis has perceivably spilled over to the economic, political and social concerns of the population. In this context, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has laid out a food resiliency… Read More