Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute 27.8 million learners are starting the 2019-2020 school year during what could be considered a relatively propitious time marked by four positive events. First, the Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings upgraded the Philippine credit rating during the first week of May to BBB based on the country’s… Read More

We are pleased to share with you our May occasional paper, entitled, “Market Failure? Re-examining the Metaphor of the ‘Marketplace of Ideas’ in the Philippines”. Written by Atty. Jenny Domino, Fellow for Democracy and Human Rights of the Stratbase ADR Institute. Her paper argues that metaphor of the “marketplace of ideas” remains a popular semantic… Read More

Orlando Oxales, Fellow of the Stratbase ADR Institute and Lead Convenor of CitizenWatch Philippines Despite the shift in the academic calendar for some colleges and universities, June for many is still synonymous with the opening of classes. This year, some 27.8 million learners, or almost 3 percent more than last year, are set to either… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute The overwhelming victory of the allies of the administration in the senatorial race is expected to lead to the rise of a new “supermajority” in the Senate. Nine out of the 12 winners are allies of the administration. Of the 12, only three were not personally endorsed… Read More

Edwin Santiago, Executive Director of the Stratbase ADR Institute There are two ways of understanding and answering the question. One interpretation can be are the election results as they are because the Philippines is doomed or cursed? Another inference can be because of the election results, is the Philippines now doomed? Perceptive observers would immediately… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute The post-election period is of many things — grudging, irregularities, media hyping, protests, and celebration. Today, however, the major current has shifted toward electoral stability, improvement and reforms. As in all elections, many groups and formations want to steal the attention of the public while all eyes… Read More

Claudette Guevara, Deputy Executive Director for Programs of the Stratbase ADRi and Secretary-General of Democracy Watch Philippines In every election, moving forward is the easiest part for winners and hardest part for losers. Victory and defeat come hand in hand in every democracy. Elections will always spark varied and competing opinions often creating debates and… Read More