The rise of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the global economy has been one of the biggest contributors to the decline of global inequality until the early 2000s (Ho-fung 2015, 102). As an alternative foreign direct investor, Chinese companies have chosen to do business with developing countries previously ignored by other major investors… Read More

Weslene Irish Uy is a Senior Research Associate for the Trade, Investment and the Global Economy program. Prior to joining ADRi, she was technical assistant with the Of ce of the Cabinet Secretary. She received her Master’s in Development Economics from the University of Sussex in 2014, and holds a Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies A bill was recently passed in the House of Representatives seeking to amend the 81-year-old Public Services Act to provide a statutory definition of a public utility. It’s an important step, as through the years most have used the terms “public service”… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies The National Competitiveness Council has been tracking the Philippines’ progress across various global indices since 2010, and by most indicators it has gone up the rankings over this period. It’s a remarkable achievement for the country, which has struggled to improve the… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies  The House of Representatives voted (119-32) in an overtly politicized process last Tuesday to give the Commission on Human Rights a budget of P1,000. The House’s decision would paralyze the CHR and prevent it from fulfilling its mandate. While the decision is… Read More

Mark Davis M. Pablo, Senior Research Associate of the Stratbase ADR Institute To avert the next Marawi Manila needs to make moves toward a more comprehensive security framework. The so-called liberation of Marawi — now running past 100 days — is entering its final stage, and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is about… Read More

Alek Chance, Non-Resident Fellow of the Stratbase ADR Institute As threats and signalling on the Korean peninsula continue to intensify, so too does the risk of dangerous miscalculation. While such brinkmanship can be described as rational behaviour, the strategist Thomas Schelling reminds us that the effective manipulation of risk is derived from an implicit threat… Read More