Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute Fighting corruption and criminality was the framing theme of President Duterte’s fourth State of the Nation Address (Sona), two strong campaign promises that continue to drive his high trust ratings from a nationwide cross-demographic constituency. “I have identified the enemy who dumped us into this quagmire we… Read More

Atty. Hannah Viola, Fellow of the Stratbase ADR Institute All eyes and ears were on President Rodrigo R. Duterte as he delivered his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday, July 22. The speech was noteworthy as it came halfway into his term. While it was anticipated that the president would tackle illegal… Read More

CEO and Managing Director Dindo Manhit and Surveys and Polling Research Manager Angel Almojuela of Stratbase presented the Philippines Country Study entitled, “What difference do cooperatives make?”, sponsored by the USAID, International Cooperative Research Group, and Overseas Cooperative Development Council (OCDC) at the EDSA Shangri-La. The Keynote Address was delivered by Dept. of Trade and Industry Sec.… Read More

Orlando Oxales, Fellow of the Stratbase ADR Institute and Lead Convenor of CitizenWatch Philippines The latest findings of a Pulse Asia nationwide survey specifically on today’s State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Duterte revealed the top problems that majority of Filipinos want the government to address. Most cited among the issues that the public would… Read More

Edwin Santiago, Executive Director of the Stratbase ADR Institute It was after the first five minutes of watching the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of the President that I got confused — wondering whether I was watching a live telecast or, perhaps, due to some technical glitches, I was transported to the SONAs of… Read More

Ren de los Santos, Resident Fellow for Global Politics of the Stratbase ADR Institute  Songs of praises were sung on the streets and inside households. Cries of infatuation for the enigmatic and charismatic leader from the south resonated all over. The dawn of a new political era for many, a clear break from tradition, a… Read More

We are pleased to share with you our July Occasional Paper, entitled “After the Monday Massacre: What the 2019 Elections Portends for  Duterte’s Twilight Years”  written  by  Mr. Richard Javad Heydarian, a non-resident fellow at Stratbase ADR Institute. The paper provides an analysis of the 2019 midterm election and its implications to the last three… Read More