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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.

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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.

Outcome Document from the Dialogue on ASEAN Maritime Security 2025
Report By: Bic Tran

This report presents an analysis of discussions conducted during the 2025 Dialogue on ASEAN Maritime Security. The recommendations contained herein,…

Day 3 Press Release | Dialogue on ASEAN Maritime Security
By WPS Staff

The third day of the Dialogue on ASEAN Maritime Security (DAMS 2025) brought together regional leaders, security experts, and scholars for a series…

Day 2 Press Release | Dialogue on ASEAN Maritime Security
By WPS Staff

Experts, officials, and legal scholars gathered at the Day 2 of the Dialogue on ASEAN Maritime Security (DAMS 2025) on Thursday, May 22, in Conrad…

Day 1 Press Release | Dialogue on ASEAN Maritime Security

To help advance the region's shared interests in a free, open, secure, and rules-based maritime order, The Manila Dialogue on the South China Sea was…

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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.