Edwin Santiago, Executive Director of the Stratbase ADR Institute There are two ways of understanding and answering the question. One interpretation can be are the election results as they are because the Philippines is doomed or cursed? Another inference can be because of the election results, is the Philippines now doomed? Perceptive observers would immediately… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute The post-election period is of many things — grudging, irregularities, media hyping, protests, and celebration. Today, however, the major current has shifted toward electoral stability, improvement and reforms. As in all elections, many groups and formations want to steal the attention of the public while all eyes… Read More

Claudette Guevara, Deputy Executive Director for Programs of the Stratbase ADRi and Secretary-General of Democracy Watch Philippines In every election, moving forward is the easiest part for winners and hardest part for losers. Victory and defeat come hand in hand in every democracy. Elections will always spark varied and competing opinions often creating debates and… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute The recently concluded elections involved more than 18,000 government positions at the senatorial, subnational and local levels. Among other electoral strategies, what made this electoral battle different from the 2013 and 2016 elections was the potency of political endorsement—especially that of President Duterte. The President personally endorsed… Read More

Claudette Guevara , Deputy Executive Director for Programs of the Stratbase ADRi and Secretary-General of Democracy Watch Philippines When I think of Filipinos who suffer from poverty, hunger, and inequality, the more I value my democratic duty to vote and have my will as a Filipino be counted thru the ballot. Free elections are the… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute The conduct of electoral contests has been a defining element of a democratic life. As a litmus test for democracy, elections bring into the fore the power of the ballot and the sanctity of the vote. In Philippine electoral history, electoral irregularities and problems have been prevalent,… Read More

Edwin Santiago, Executive Director of the Stratbase ADR Institute A great number of our local teleserye plots invariably lead to a story of infidelity, adultery and deception. These shows rate high and sell over and over in spite of the familiar theme and the predictable outcome. There were several attempts in the past to depart from this… Read More