Vanessa Pepino, Non-Resident Fellow of the Stratbase ADR Institute Plastic waste pollution is one of the country’s most pressing environmental problems. However, what is unknown to most is that in 2018, plastic imports grew by 1.5% and was valued at US$ 180 million. This was needed to fuel our manufacturing industries and meet the seemingly… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute In the playbook of democratic governance, government and its institutions perform the role of an enabler that provides the necessary legal and regulatory environment for the delivery of better and affordable public services. While the political stiffness rendered by centralized services has made government programs inept amidst… Read More

We are pleased to share with you our August Occasional Paper, entitled “Revitalizing the Philippine Recycling Industry: A Viable Strategy for Solid Waste Management” written  by our Environment Fellow, Ms. Vanessa Pepino. The paper focuses on how a vibrant and well-integrated Recycling Industry is necessary to develop a more efficient and effective solid waste management… Read More

Ren de los Santos, Research Manager of the Stratbase Group and Resident Fellow for Global Politics of the Stratbase ADR Institute Millions of years ago, dinosaurs roamed the earth. Behemoths of a forgotten world, they were the alpha predators that preyed on smaller animals and had access to unlimited sources of food. Because of this,… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute They might seem like disparate matters, yet the recent audit report on Kaliwa Dam and the water crisis that has been afflicting Metro Manila are facets of the same issue: hydropolitics. From recent news reports, the Commission on Audit has raised questions on the bidding process for… Read More

Vanessa Pepino, Non-Resident Fellow of the Stratbase ADR Institute Cleaning up Manila Bay has been a decades-long task for government. Although the launch of the rehabilitation plan seven months ago was nothing new given annual coastal clean-up activities, there needed to be a renewed genuine commitment and tangible results addressing the plastic waste problem. Looking… Read More

Orlando Oxales, Fellow of the Stratbase ADR Institute and Lead Convenor of CitizenWatch Philippines Perhaps for those who have experienced it, memories of the 1990s water crisis flashed back when households in Metro Manila early this year started experiencing service interruptions. Those who were lucky enough only saw their taps run dry for several hours every day;… Read More