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.

WPS Mural Festival Live Painting Event
By WPS Staff

Manila, Philippines — In commemoration of Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor), artists, youth groups, and fisherfolk came together for a live mural…

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…

National Symposium to Clarify Legal and Historical Truths on the West Philippine Sea on the 10th Year of the Arbitral Award
By WPS Staff

Manila, Philippines — March 18, 2026 — The WPS Foundation, in partnership with the University of the Philippines Institute for Maritime Affairs 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…

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.