Angelica Mangahas, Deputy Executive Director of the Stratbase-ADRi  For most years since independence, the Philippines has not faced a serious armed threat from another country. The quiet has been explained as the result of many things: the disinterest of major powers, the goodwill fostered by ASEAN, and the focus of Southeast Asian governments on domestic… Read More

October 7, 2016 Renato de Castro, Stratbase-ADRi Trustee Image Source: The Philippine Star Located in the heart of Southeast Asia, the South China Sea is a semi-enclosed sea surrounded by China and several small and militarily weaker Southeast Asian powers such as the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei. Since the mid-1970s, these states have been… Read More

A presentation of Bangko Sentral Deputy Governor for Monetary Stability Diwa Guinigundo. An Economic Agenda

A presentation by Secretary Benjamin Diokno of the Department of Budget and Management. Toward Fiscal Discipline

A presentation by Mr. Aekopol Chongvilaivan, Philippines’ Country Economist at the Asian Development Bank. Philippine Economic Outlook 2017

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase-Albert del Rosario Institute (ADRi) for Strategic and International Studies Image Source: The Philippine Star An analysis of patterns of foreign direct investments in the Philippines The Philippine economy today continues to benefit from admirable macroeconomic fundamentals. If maintained, they can be key in attracting foreign investors who are important… Read More

The Stratbase Albert Del Rosario Institute (ADRi) held an economic forum entitled, “Raising the Next Tiger: The New Administration’s Economic Priorities” on September 28th, 2016 at The Tower Club. The forum focused on the new Duterte administration’s promises to bring change to the various economic sectors and constituencies around the Philippines, committing to promote agriculture,… Read More