Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase ADR Institute Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s economic managers assert that the Duterte administration’s centerpiece infrastructure Build, build, build (BBB) program will be the country’s “fuel” for an economic “bounce-back.” In turn, the affirmation of the Philippines’ “BBB” rating by Fitch Ratings reflects the country’s “fiscal and external buffers, including… Read More

We are pleased to share with you free access to the Special Study, “Metro Manila’s Water Privatization: Making Sense of the So-Called ‘Onerous’ Provisions”, written by Dr. Philamer C. Torio of the School of Government of the Ateneo de Manila University. The paper examines the provisions of the concession agreements which the Philippine government has… Read More

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge public healthcare systems and disrupt social order, economies around the world are also suffering at an unprecedented rate. Governments must not only cushion the impact of the pandemic on their health systems, but they must also prevent their economies from collapsing. With the possibility of a severe global… Read More

We are pleased to share with you free access to Stratbase ADR Institute’s Special Study entitled, “The Build, Build, Build Program: Will it Live Up to the Expectations?”, written by Dr. Epictetus E. Patalinghug, Trustee and Program Convenor of the Stratbase ADRi and Professor Emeritus of Economics and Finance at the University of the Philippines.… Read More

Dr. Renato de Castro, Trustee and Convenor of the National Security and East Asian Affairs Program, Stratbase ADR Institute The raging COVID-19 pandemic provides China with the golden opportunity to flex its diplomatic and military muscle against other claimant states in the South China Sea. The People’s Liberation Army’s Navy (PLAN) held several naval exercises… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase ADR Institute The Stratbase ADR Institute, in cooperation with consumer advocacy group CitizenWatch Philippines, held last Friday a virtual roundtable discussion (vRTD) entitled, “The Philippine Health Care Systems: Emergent and Pressing Issues, Approaches and Perspectives amid the COVID-19 Crisis,” a new series of online forums that will tackle strategic issues and… Read More

We are pleased to share with you free access to Stratbase ADR Institute’s Special Study entitled, “Revisiting Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000”, written by Dr. Marlon de Luna Era, Associate Professor at De La Salle University. The study provides a review and insights on solid waste management governance in the Philippines. It aims… Read More