Disrupting the food cycle and supply chains is one of the many aggravating problems that this pandemic has brought about to our society. With constrained mobility due to transport immobilization and limited people’s movement due to lockdown measures and fear of getting infected, the producer-market-consumer and production-consumption systems have been derailed significantly, if not stopped.… Read More

Paco A. Pangalangan, Executive Director, Stratbase ADR Institute Here are two things we can probably agree on. First, we need to attract more foreign investment in order to generate more jobs and improve our economy. Second, we also need better internet infrastructure, for many reasons, but chief among them is to allow more Filipinos to… Read More

Prof. Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase ADR Institute The global pandemic has exposed the vulnerabilities of social, political, and economic institutions to the point that there is no other way but to evolve routine and traditional practice. During the time of COVID-19, our nation’s weaknesses were exposed, from our healthcare shortcomings, missing policy contingencies, the fragility… Read More

Dr. Renato de Castro, Trustee and Program Convenor, Stratbase ADR Institute In late 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte declared his goal to chart an independent foreign policy for the Philippines. He showed his hostility to the country’s long and only treaty ally, the United States, branding it as a colonial and imperial power that has failed… Read More

The recent deal between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Dito Telecommunity, a China-backed telco provider, has become a cause of concern due to the risk of Chinese intrusion in the country’s cyberspace. Although downplayed by the Philippine government, several security experts have warned the current administration about the possible implications of these… Read More

Prof. Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase ADR Institute China’s emergence as a political and economic power has come with growing ambitions, including the attempt to position itself as a global leader and shape the international order. However, its rise is far from “peaceful,” with its questionable economic initiatives and aggression in the West Philippine Sea. Given… Read More

The emergence of China and its increasing role in the region have prompted a blend of anticipation and unease among Southeast Asian countries. Although the region has benefitted from China’s economic growth, its militarization of the South China Sea and its expansive economic agenda under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), among others, have raised… Read More