Dr. Renato de Castro, Trustee and Convenor of National Security and East Asian Affairs Program of the Stratbase ADR Institute  Since 2010, the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have voiced their collective concern over the growing tension in the South China Sea. In 2017, however, the regional bloc changed its… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute The Association of Southeast Nations, as a powerful regional bloc, was in the best position to rally behind the 2016 landmark arbitration ruling that China’s claim based on the “nine-dash line” has neither legal nor historic foundation. But experts believe that the 10-member bloc failed to use… Read More

Stratbase ADR Institute, Democracy Watch Philippines, DLSU College of Law, and DLSU Jesse M. Robredo Institute of Governance organized a forum on Federalism yesterday at the Auditorium of the DLSU College of Law Rufino Campus. The Forum discussed the proposed shift to Federalism and its possible challenges, and served as an avenue of ideas related… Read More

Weslene Uy, Senior Economic Research Analyst of the Stratbase ADR Institute During the Boao Forum held in China last week, President Duterte said that the country’s Build, Build, Build (BBB) program will provide the solid backbone for growth. Indeed, several analysts have cited the administration’s ability to execute its infrastructure program as an important factor… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute At the recent Boao Forum in Hainan, China, President Duterte trumpeted his administration’s “Build, build, build” program as the “solid backbone” of Philippine growth. Since he assumed office in 2016, we have witnessed an unprecedented allocation of resources to solve infrastructure gaps, which, to date, remains the “weakest link”… Read More

Atty. Lysander Castillo, Environment Fellow of the Stratbase ADRi and Secretary-General of the Philippine Business for Environmental Stewardship (PBEST) Recently, the Stratbase-ADR Institute hosted a multi-sectoral roundtable discussion on Dr. Mahar Lagmay’s Special Study, entitled: “Open Data Law for Climate Resiliency and Disaster Risk Reduction.” To stress the importance of having open data law, Dr.… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute We mark Araw ng Kagitingan on this day to remember the sacrifice and death of Filipinos and Americans in the hands of Japanese forces during World War II. Their struggle symbolizes humankind’s continuing struggle for freedom. Today this spirit of freedom is celebrated and monitored by many… Read More