Atty. Hannah Viola, Fellow of the Stratbase ADR Institute and Convenor of CitizenWatch Philippines The Philippine poultry industry again faces a challenge after the much-dreaded avian influenza outbreak, or “bird flu,” a few years back: the lifting of the price-based special safeguard duty imposition (SSG) on imported chicken meat and products, which led to a… Read More

Weslene Uy, Economic Fellow of the Stratbase ADR Institute The country’s economy expanded by 6.1 percent during the fourth quarter of 2018, bringing the full-year average to 6.2 percent, the slowest in three years. While still decent by emerging market standards, the latest figure is underwhelming, dampening expectations that growth would pick up steam in… Read More

Weslene Uy, Economic Fellow of the Stratbase ADR Institute The campaign season officially kicked off last week, marking the start of a three-month period that will no doubt be filled with theatrics and mudslinging. After all, the outcome of the midterm election is, in some ways, a litmus test for the popular support for this… Read More

Edwin Santiago, Executive Director of the Stratbase ADR Institute Politically speaking, midterm elections act as a barometer for the popularity of the incumbent president, a referendum on his policies and programs. President Rodrigo Duterte seems to have taken a keen involvement in the senatorial race, and understandably so. The president and the senators are both… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute In both colonial and post-colonial periods, political contestation in Philippine society has always been dynamic, in which elites and the masses engage in a particular exercise called elections. Since the 1990s, however, the explicatory mechanism has involved new and emerging perspectives from the classic interpretation of patron-client… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute The election spirit is in the air! Aside from the regular holidays that many Filipinos hold dear, elections have always been a passion for the general population. With more than 18,000 local posts that are up for grabs, local participation is expected to be massive. Sadly, we… Read More

Alvin M. Manalansan, Health Fellow of the Stratbase ADR Institute On January 24, another criminal complaint related to the anti-dengue vaccine was filed with the Department of Justice (DoJ). The mother of a 39-year-old physician, Dr. Kendrick Gotoc, who was inoculated by the vaccine three times prior to his death on April 22, 2018, filed… Read More