By Renato Cruz De Castro In this May 24, 2014 photo, China’s Harbin (112) guided missile destroyer, left, and DDG-139 Ningbo Sovremenny class Type-956EM destroyer, right, take part in a week-long China-Russia “Joint Sea-2014” navy exercise at the East China Sea off Shanghai, China. AP/China Out MANILA, Philippines — On 12 July 2016, the Permanent Court… Read More

Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario led the filing of arbitration case against China before the United Nations’ Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, Netherlands. File photo MANILA, Philippines — Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, the brain of filing an arbitration case against China, hailed the ruling of the United Nations’ Permanent Court… Read More

Vessels of the Philippine Navy and the United States 7th Fleet steam in formation in South China Sea during exercise Balikatan 2010. US Navy/Mark Alvarez, file MANILA, Philippines – Since 2013, Philippine foreign policy has been especially firm on the importance of upholding the country’s rights under international law and in accordance with the Constitution when when… Read More

By Rainier Allan Ronda Photo released by Xinhua News Agency on Friday shows a Chinese missile frigate launching an air-defense missile near Hainan and Paracel islands. AP MANILA, Philippines – After the release by an arbitral court of its ruling on Manila’s maritime case against Beijing on Tuesday, the Philippine government will first “study and dissect… Read More

Second Quarter, June 2016 Economic Snapshots is a quarterly publication that presents the current economic situation of the Philippines through various economic indicators as monitored by local and international financial institutions. This includes the country’s most recent data on Gross Domestic Product, Foreign Direct Investments and Remittances, among others. In addition, studies on the economic… Read More

Second Quarter, June 2016 Stratbase Albert Del Rosario Institute is an independent international strategic research organization with the principal goal of addressing the issues affecting the Philippines and East Asia.  https://www.scribd.com/embeds/317412003/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-4EMdLiXZepDIp307EcFP&show_recommendations=false&show_upsell=false

Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr., Stratbase-ADRi Fellow The emergence of a first ever President of the Philippines coming from Mindanao has produced ample business opportunities to that big island and its many provinces in the south. After the elections last month for instance, Davao City in particular experienced huge boost in business and tourism. Overcoming energy… Read More