About Us

WPS (We Protect our Seas) is a non-government, nonprofit, and nonpartisan volunteer-based organization duly registered with the Philippines’ Securities and Exchange Commission. WPS, Inc. seeks to advance principled approaches to resolving disputes in the West Philippine Sea and the broader South China Sea through rigorous research and dialogues involving academia, public policy, military, and industry throughout Southeast Asia and beyond.

WPS is the coordinating organization of The Manila Dialogue on the South China Sea and the ASEAN Maritime Security Dialogue, two high profile track 1.5 processes that promote a free, open, secure and rules-based maritime order in the region.

Projects/Events


WPS serves as a hub for local and international organizations both in government and the private sector to convene track 1.5 and 2 dialogues, conferences, workshops, educational outreach, and capacity-building projects that promote a free, open, secure and rules-based maritime order in the region.

National Symposium on the Law of the Sea and the West Philippine Sea
By WPS Staff

Manila, Philippines — WPS, University of the Philippines - Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea (UP IMLOS), and University of Asia and…

WPS Advisory Board Convenes to Discuss Research and Dialogue Initiatives
By WPS Staff

Manila, Philippines — On March 12, 2026, WPS President and CEO Dr. Jeffrey Ordaniel convened the WPS Advisory Board to discuss upcoming research and…

Track 1.5 Workshop on Countering Coercive Maritime Operations and Cognitive Warfare
By WPS Staff

Cebu, Philippines — WPS spearheaded the third iteration of the Track 1.5 Workshop on Countering Coercive Maritime Operations and Cognitive Warfare,…

WPS–INDSR Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony
By WPS Staff

Cebu, Philippines — WPS signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Taipei-based Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR). The MOU…

Media


WPS makes real contributions to advancing a rules-based maritime order from an academic and policy perspective through the dialogues, conferences, workshops and research activities we organize. Below are some of our latest engagements.