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Project / Events
29
May
2026
WPS and INDSR Release New Report on Countering PRC Maritime Coercion and Cognitive Warfare
Manila, May 29, 2026 — The WPS Foundation, together with Taiwan’s Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR), today released “Defending the Frontline: Countering PRC Maritime Coercion and Cognitive Warfare,” a new report synthesizing...
10
Apr
2026
WPS Mural Festival Live Painting Event
Manila, Philippines — In commemoration of Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor), artists, youth groups, and fisherfolk came together for a live mural painting at Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo High School on April 9. They were...
01
Apr
2026
National Symposium on the Law of the Sea and the West Philippine Sea | March 30–31 at Marco Polo Ortigas
Manila, Philippines — WPS, University of the Philippines – Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea (UP IMLOS), and University of Asia and the Pacific Law successfully convened the National Symposium on the Law...
