The UP Asian Center will be holding the onsite public lecture "Studying Maritime Piracy in Southeast Asia: Theories, Methods, and Research Frontiers" on 10 February 2026, 2:00 - 4:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), at the Japan Hall, UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Online pre-registration is recommended due to limited seating. 

The UP Asian Center will be holding the onsite lecture and research presentation "Autocratic Transit States Under Pressure: Nurse Migration Governance in Singapore and the UAE During and After Covid-19" on 16 February 2026, 3:00 - 5:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), at the Japan Hall, UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Snacks will be served. Online pre-registration is recommended due to limited seating. 

The UP Asian Center, with the support of the UP Diliman - Office of Initiatives for Culture and the Arts (OICA), is now accepting abstract submissions for the Onsite Academic Conference, “Intersecting Horizons: Flows and Encounters in Philippine Borderlands.” The deadline for submission is on 11 February 2026, Wednesday (Manila Time). The conference is open to all undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students in the Philippines. Participation in the conference is FREE.