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Atty. Ysan Castillo, ADR Institute Environment Fellow and Secretary General of Philippine Business for Environmental Stewardship (PBEST), ADRi’s CSO Partner What is “responsible mining?” This question often takes center stage during debates between pro and anti-mining quarters. There is really no established definition, but hardliners against mining would argue that no such thing exists, at least in the… Read More
Prof. Dindo Manhit, President at the Stratbase ADR Institute Last week was remarkably eventful for those of us following developments in the South China Sea. Late last night (Manila time), the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea announced that the tribunal had ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear the Philippine case on its… Read More
Wilford Wong, Secretary General of Citizen Watch Philippines, ADRi’s CSO Partner When the Competitive Selection Process (CSP) took effect last June 2015, it didn’t get much attention and scrutiny from the media—much less the public at large. Perhaps put off by how technical it sounds, people would not really care what this is. The truth is, however,… Read More
For this blog entry, we feature an interview with Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario from whom the ADRi was named to honor his lifetime achievements as a business leader and exemplary public servant. The interview was conducted by Lally Weymouth, a Senior Associate Editor of the Washington Post who has been… Read More
Atty. Ysan Castillo, ADR Institute Environmental Fellow and Secretary General of Philippine Business for Environmental Stewardship (PBEST) Recently, we have been swamped with news reports warning that the current drought due to El Niño will be the worst since the 1997-1998 episode. In fact, PAGASA expects nearly all the provinces of the country to be affected by the… Read More
Wilford Wong, Secretary General of Citizen Watch Philippines, ADRi’s CSO Partner There was understandably widespread dismay when President Benigno Aquino III summarily rejected calls to reform what many had described as out-dated and unjust income tax laws. (Image Source: http://www.canadianinquirer.net/) The loudest uproar came from the middle class salary earners, who have long been overburdened by one of… Read More
Angelica Mangahas, Deputy Executive Director & Security Specialist at the ADR Institute Earlier this month, we wrote about the burgeoning Philippines-Japan Strategic Partnership and how it continues earlier steps taken by both countries, especially Japan, to deepen their ties since the 1990s.[1] Nevertheless, the longstanding relationship has previously lacked a serious security dimension. In one part, the… Read More
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