Alvin Manalansan, Non-Resident Fellow of Stratbase ADR Institute and Convenor of CitizenWatch Philippines The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic has severely affected the global economy and overwhelmed health systems in many countries. In the Philippines, it exposed several gaps on both public health infrastructures and national health policies. It has also highlighted the country’s… Read More

We are pleased to present the Stratbase ADR Institute Occasional Paper for the month of February 2021, entitled, “Extended COVID-19 Crisis: An Issue of Governance and Health System Management”. Highly relevant to this pandemic time, this paper aims to bring the policies and plans of the Philippines into focus: what they are, how they ought… Read More

Paco A. Pangalangan, Executive Director, Stratbase ADR Institute Last week, Stratbase ADR Institute, in partnership with health advocacy groups Philippine Alliance of Patient Organizations, Bantay Konsumer, Kalsada, Kuryente, Health Justice, and Citizen Watch Philippines, launched an initiative to raise awareness on the urgent need to implement the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act fully. This new… Read More

Brought about by the pandemic, the shift to online tools and services that we saw last year is evidence that our future is digital. As a result of this accelerated digital transformation, bridging the digital divide so that all Filipinos will have equal access to these services and opportunities has elevated in importance. With more… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President, Stratbase ADR Institute Before the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, the country’s grid system operator, National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), reported a looming power shortage over the Luzon grid in the summer months of 2020. However, COVID-19 happened. The lockdowns implemented to slow the spread of the virus sent severe… Read More

Terry Ridon, Non-Resident Fellow of Stratbase ADR Institute and Convenor of InfraWatch PH In recent years, the Philippines has gained notoriety all over the world for becoming one of the global epicenters of online sex abuse trade, with a report from the United Nations Children’s Fund revealing that the underground market for online sexual abuse… Read More

In February 2019, the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law or Republic Act No. 11223 was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte. This landmark legislation expands access to health services by automatically enrolling all Filipinos in the National Health Insurance Program, with the aim to provide equitable access to quality and affordable health care services while being… Read More