We are pleased to share with you our April occasional paper entitled, “Charting the Future of the Bangsamoro within the Philippine Nation-State: Governance Challenges, Issues and Recommendations” written by Dr, Rizal Buendia, a non-resident Fellow of Stratbase Albert del Rosario Institute and independent consultant and researcher in Southeast Asian Politics and International Development, Wales, UK.… Read More

Weslene Uy, Economic Fellow of the Stratbase ADR Institute President Duterte finally signed the 2019 General Appropriations Act, after almost four months of operating on a reenacted budget, two months since lawmakers supposedly ratified the bill, and eight years since the budget was last reenacted. This concluded a tumultuous year punctuated by standoffs and squabbles,… Read More

Weslene Uy, Economic Fellow of the Stratbase ADR Institute With less than a month left before voters are set to cast their ballots, election hopefuls have intensified their campaigns. For some candidates, this means resorting to a string of tactics, if only to secure their votes. Evidence collected by Canare, Mendoza and Lopez (2018) after… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute The discussion on political dynasties has been too focused on their impact on society, but we should equally emphasize the factors why they exist. Centuries have passed, and yet political dynasties still remain and hamper real development in countries around the world. Ronald Mendoza, dean of the… Read More

Atty. Jenny Domino, Democracy and Human Rights Fellow, Stratbase ADR Institute The International Criminal Court (ICC) has made headlines in the past month. The withdrawal of the Philippines from the Rome Statute took effect on March 17. This prevents the court from potentially investigating drug-related killings committed after this date, and would find it more… Read More

Orlando Oxales, Fellow of the Stratbase ADR Institute and Lead Convenor of CitizenWatch Philippines The arrival of the summer season came with the usual uncertainties regarding the country’s power supply, especially that of the Luzon grid. This is especially troubling, as it came despite repeated assurances from the Department of Energy of a stable supply… Read More

Atty. Hanna Viola, Energy and Infrastructure Fellow of the Stratbase ADR Institute and Convenor of CitizenWatch Philippines Since the first quarter of this year, the Luzon grid has been dealing with continuous thinning or zero reserves, prompting the raising of yellow and red alerts. A “yellow alert” is issued by the National Grid Corporation of… Read More