An admin riding high; now what?

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute The recently concluded elections involved more than 18,000 government positions at the senatorial, subnational and local levels. Among other electoral strategies, what made this electoral battle different from the 2013 and 2016 elections was the potency of political endorsement—especially that of President Duterte. The President personally endorsed… Read More

A patriotic case for sovereignty and freedom

Atty. Jenny Domino, Democracy and Human Rights Fellow of the Stratbase ADR Institute The International Criminal Court (ICC) has (unfairly) enjoyed a reputation for undermining state sovereignty. Sovereignty is invoked to justify a state’s refusal to ratify the Rome Statute or a state-party’s withdrawal from the treaty. The Philippines withdrew from the treaty for precisely… Read More