Stratbase Institute
Thinking Beyond Politics
Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase-ADRi More than a month into the national campaign period, the electorate has yet to be presented with any concrete environmental agenda from those aspiring to succeed the Aquino administration. Instead, the environment has been dragged into sideline smear campaigns linking one candidate to an alleged patron who masterminds an illegal and… Read More
Angelica Mangahas, ADRi Deputy Executive Director Image Source: Rappler When clashes erupted between the Philippine Army and an armed group within Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) areas1 in early February, concerns resurfaced over the future of the proposed Bangsamoro region. With the ‘death’ of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), the next steps of the MILF,… Read More
Angelica Mangahas, ADRi Deputy Executive Director and Mark Davis M. Pablo, ADRi Research Analyst Filipino extremists pledging allegiance to ISIS. (Source: http://www.rappler.com/nation/122649-jihadist-groups-allegiance-isis) The specter of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is creeping on the shores of southern Philippines. On 17 February 2016, ISIS officially recognized certain jihadist groups in Mindanao—a step closer to… Read More
By Babe Romualdez Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario and US Ambassador Philip Goldberg. US Ambassador Philip Goldberg hosted a small dinner at the embassy residence with friends of the United States to honor recently retired Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario — a gesture that displayed the highest regard by which the United States… Read More
Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase-ADRi The Aquino administration has touted the 6.3 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in the fourth quarter of 2015.1 The GDP growth was primarily driven by the services sector, which grew by 7.4 percent, in comparison with 5.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014. Growth in the services sector offset… Read More
Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase-ADRi During last Sunday’s presidential debate in Cagayan de Oro City, the Filipino nation glimpsed the presidential candidates’ respective economic programs. The candidates tackled poverty and development during the second round of the debate, raising different policy options—such as post-harvest support for farmers and easier access to capital for fishermen—focused primarily on… Read More
Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase-ADRi With the Presidential elections just around the corner, fighting corruption is, as expected, becoming a major campaign issue. Not only does every presidential candidate have “fighting corruption” or some version of the phrase as part of his or her governance platform, but one of them has actually vowed, if elected, to… Read More
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