“Strategic Thinking in a Dynamic Age” ADRi Pilipinas Conference | December 8, 2016 Keynote Address Former DFA Sec. Albert del Rosario, Chairman of the Stratbase-ADRi Acknowledgments. Good morning, everyone. I would like to thank you all for joining us in this Pilipinas Conference. This event is a first for our Institute and, with the distinguished… Read More

“Forward-Looking Perspectives: Understanding the Opportunities Beyond Politics” ADRi Pilipinas Conference | December 8, 2016 Welcoming Remarks Dindo Manhit, Stratbase-ADRi President Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the first Stratbase ADR Institute PILIPINAS CONFERENCE. Global Politics is Local In 2016, a great deal changed in the Philippines and around the world. During the first months of… Read More

Amb. Shingo Yamagami, Acting Director General of the Japan institute of International Affairs, shares his presentation on the East and South China Seas below. “Troubled Waters” in the South and East China Seas

Remarks at the 2016 Pilipinas Conference Amb. Shingo Yamagami Director General (acting) of the Japan institute of International Affairs December 8, 2016, The Peninsula Manila Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. First of all, my special thanks go to the ADRi and Secretary Del Rosario for having me in this very timely and important conference. Before… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase-Albert del Rosario Institute (ADRi) for Strategic and International Studies This year, a great deal changed in the Philippines and around the world. During the first months of 2016, many of us were absorbed by the elections and the stellar performance of a dark-horse candidate named Rodrigo Duterte. In the… Read More

Over the past several years, major Philippine firms have sought to expand their presence beyond the Philippines to other locations in Southeast Asia and further abroad. In the process, they have worked in unfamiliar regulatory environments and adapted to different cultures. This panel will feature the vision and experience of these leaders: the opportunities they… Read More

Atty. Lysander Castillo, Stratbase-ADRi Environment Fellow and Secretary-General of the Philippine Business for Environmental Stewardship (PBEST) An analysis on the government’s mining laws and policies There is a general recognition that mining is a necessary component of economic growth in the Philippines. Since the 1970s, mining has been regarded as a potential driver of economic development.… Read More