Atty. Katrina Clemente-Lua, Executive Director of the Stratbase ADR Institute Just last week, May 6, Vice-President Leni Robredo issued a statement on China’s installation of missile systems in the West Philippine Sea. It is quite refreshing to have a top government official issue a statement that urges the administration to take immediate and appropriate actions… Read More

Stratbase ADR Institute, Inc. (ADRi) hosted a roundtable discussion entitled “The Revival of the QUAD and the Emergence of the Indo-Pacific as the 21st Century Geopolitical Region” on May 11, 2018 in Makati City. The roundtable discussion started with the presentation of Dr. Renato De Castro of his special study with the same title. In… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute Four major powers — the United States, Japan, India and Australia — are sending a message to the Philippines regarding a pushback against China’s increasingly pervasive influence and assertiveness in the region. They are saying that the Philippines has other foreign policy choices other than appeasing an… Read More

Public trust demonstrated through elections puts aspirants into public office. However, there are other key government positions that equally invoke considerable power and responsibilities that are filled in through the power of appointment. This politically charged process has always brought in political controversies and squabbles. Upon assumption into office, the Constitution enjoins public officials to… Read More

Dr. Renato Cruz de Castro, Trustee and Convenor of the National Security and East Asian Affairs Program of the Stratbase ADR Institute Last week, the United States and Australia warned China against militarizing the South China Sea following reports that Beijing has installed missile systems in the Spratly Islands. In the light of the changing… Read More

“A Matter of Perspective!” Statement and Commentary on the Recent Developments in the South China Sea Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute Geography, among others, draws the line that gravitates two or more countries into interaction. This natural force is exponentially intensified by the presence of economic resources and historical arrangements that have… Read More

Weslene Uy, Senior Economic Research Analyst of the Stratbase ADR Institute While on the sidelines of the ADB Meeting last week, Socieconomic Secretary Ernesto Pernia announced that consumer prices rose by a five-year high of 4.5% in April. This marks inflation’s continued ascent for the fourth straight month in 2018. The latest inflation data comes… Read More