Atty. Hannah Viola, Energy and Infrastructure Fellow of the Stratbase ADR Institute and Convenor of CitizenWatch Philippines Aside from the rising temperature brought about by the summer season and the heated debates of candidates in the May 2019 elections, another hot topic is the concern over the Philippine power supply situation. From March 5 to… 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 up for grabs, local participation is expected to be massive. Sadly, we can also… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute With the official campaign period for local candidates having kicked off on March 29, the political fever is only expected to become more intense and fiery. The battle for more than 18,000 positions in the provinces, districts, cities and municipalities all across the country is more often… Read More

Edwin Santiago, Executive Director of the Stratbase ADR Institute For many years, the state of infrastructure development in the Philippines has been described as pitiful—generally, inhibited by government underspending, hampered by inefficiency and sub-optimal absorptive capacity, bogged down by politics and patronage, and riddled with corruption. The gold standard for infrastructure spending is widely-accepted to… Read More

We are pleased to share with you our first quarter SPARK paper, entitled “The 2019 Elections: Democracy, Dutertismo, and the Battle for Succession,” written by Richard Javad Heydarian, a Non-Resident fellow at Stratbase ADR Institute. His paper discusses the dynamics and relevance of the Philippine 2019 midterm elections given the intensified structural transition both internal… Read More

Edwin Santiago, Executive Director of the Stratbase ADR Institute There is so much attention and discussion on the “Build, Build, Build” program of the Duterte administration. On one side, you have his drumbeaters extolling this administration’s infrastructure spending, presenting numbers that show that the country never had it this good. On the other hand, critics… Read More

Orlando Oxales, Fellow of the Stratbase ADR Institute A Social Weather Stations Survey commissioned by independent think tank Stratbase Albert del Rosario Institute through its project Democracy Watch revealed that Filipino voters first and foremost look for one thing in their senatorial candidate: Those who won’t be corrupt. More than fulfilling promises (14 percent) or… Read More