Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase ADR Institute As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage societies and economies, Philippine society is currently confronted by an information crisis characterized by widespread disinformation and misinformation. The political and economic predicaments borne by these conditions reinforce the democratic decline being experienced by established, developing, and fledgling democracies. The countervailing factor… Read More

Paco A. Pangalangan, Executive Director, Stratbase ADR Institute With the Department of Education’s official opening date for School Year 2021-2022 just around the corner, students around the country are probably now psyching themselves up for the end of their summer breaks. By mid-September, gone will be the days of waking up late, lazy afternoons and… Read More

After honoring the July 2016 Arbitral Ruling victory, the Stratbase ADR Institute (ADRi) hosted a commemorative virtual town hall discussion (vTHD) to highlight the achievements and legacy of the late President Benigno Simeon Aquino III. Entitled “Looking Back to Build Forward: Lessons from Aquino’s Reforms”, the vTHD set sail on the discussion of the economic,… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase ADR Institute Tomorrow, Aug. 21, marks the 38th death anniversary of Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. His 1983 assassination ignited massive nationwide protests that culminated three years later in a mass uprising that toppled the Marcos dictatorship, in what is now the historic February 1986 Edsa People Power Revolution. That revolt became… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase ADR Institute We oftentimes hear the term “digital readiness” brought up and bounced around when talking about the direction the country wants to take in terms of developing its digital landscape. We hear about innovations like 5G connectivity, cloud computing, even artificial intelligence. However, all of these beg the question: Are… Read More

Paco A. Pangalangan, Executive Director, Stratbase ADR Institute The highly transmittable Delta variant of COVID-19 has sent Metro Manila and other areas in the country back into hard lockdown mode. With cases surging and the country seesawing between strict and slightly less strict community quarantines measures, having the ability to access and the skills to… Read More

Louie C. Montemar, Education Fellow of the Stratbase ADR Institute and Professor of Sociology and Political Science In a statement released recently by the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA) and the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities (PACU), private schools nationwide urged legislators to immediately pass into law pending bills that would permanently… Read More