The last year has been a challenging one for Duterte’s economic managers, who had to grapple with slower economic expansion, higher-than-expected inflation, weaker exports, and declining competitiveness, just to name a few. For the first time in eight years, lawmakers have also failed to pass the succeeding year’s budget on time, which will affect the… Read More

Dr. Renato Cruz de Castro, Trustee and Convenor of the National Security and East Asian Affairs Program, Stratbase ADR Institute On May 16, 2018, President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Philippines’ first National Security Strategy (NSS) since the country became an independent republic in 1946. The NSS is an upshot of the Duterte administration’s 2017-2022 National… Read More

It is with pleasure that we share with you our SPARK paper for the month of December, entitled “Thinking About Transitions in Asia The Uncertain Nature of Order in a Changing Region” written by Dr. Alek Chance, a Non-Resident Fellow of Stratbase ADR Institute. Discussions about change in the international system and challenges to international… Read More

Edwin P. Santiago, Executive Director of the Stratbase ADR Institute In the olden days, houses had electrical fuses. A fuse is a safety mechanism with a metal strip inside that melts when overheated from excessive current in the circuit. When a fuse blows, it stops the flow of electricity, preventing what could be an electrical… Read More

We are pleased to share with you our December Occasional Paper, entitled “Navigating Stormy Waters: Singapore, The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and China”, written by Richard Javad Heydarian, Non-Resident Fellow of the Stratbase ADR Institute. (DOWNLOAD HERE)

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute Watching the watchers is just another way of philosophizing with a philosopher king, arguing justice with a judge, and engineering political actions and policies vis-à-vis the powers that are. During the recent Pilipinas Conference 2018, launched by the Stratbase ADRi and attended by the country’s prime business… Read More

Atty. Jenny Domino, Non-Resident Fellow for Human Rights of the Stratbase ADR Institute  Human Rights Day provided a good opportunity to reflect on how we have fared on our commitments since the Philippines signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 70 years ago. The rights enshrined in the 1987 Constitution, the mechanisms put in place… Read More