Atty. Katrina Clemente-Lua, Executive Director of the Stratbase ADR Institute Cybersecurity in the Philippines remains in its infancy stage. Several initiatives to address cybersecurity concerns have been undertaken in the previous administrations, all of which were inadequate in deterring a good number of cyber threats that transpired in recent years. In March 2013, after the… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute Actions speak louder than words, but words that evaluate actions are tools for improvement. As we are way past the political honeymoon stage, the challenges that confront the Duterte presidency in its second year are far more complex and demanding. Under this condition, strategic leadership is the… Read More

Dr. Renato de Castro, Trustee of the Stratbase ADR Institute Prior to US President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2017, East Asia was on edge, unsure of whether the Obama administration’s strategic pivot to the Asia-Pacific region would die a natural death or not. There was anxiety arising from fears that the incoming administration… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute Since the arbitral tribunal ruled in favor of the Philippines in 2016, China has continued its military buildup in the South China Sea. In its latest report, the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative said “permanent facilities such as buildings ranging from underground storage areas and administrative buildings to… Read More

It is with pleasure that we share with you our Occasional Paper for February 2018 entitled, “The Case for Constitutional Reform”, written by Dr. Eduardo Araral, Jr., a tenured Associate Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and member of the PDP Laban Federalism Institute Study Group. The paper explores four identified… Read More

Jose Antonio Custodio, Non-Resident Security Fellow of the Stratbase ADR Institute As we commemorate the 32nd anniversary of the EDSA Revolution, it brings to the fore a prominent player in the Philippine political landscape: the military. Aside from the Catholic Church, no other institution is regarded with such deference when it comes to legitimizing political rule… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute Inflation is closely associated with economics. Prices go up when there is an increased demand for goods and services, when the cost of production rises, or when there is an oversupply of money in the economy. But politics and economics are also closely intertwined. Inflation is as… Read More