The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has shifted its mindset to territorial defense as it celebrates its 78th founding anniversary, ...

The Philippines has formally endorsed Filipino names for 131 previously unnamed reefs, sandbars, and other maritime features ...

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The official allocation of seats will be based on the 2% threshold rule, combined with a seat cap of three per party-list group, in accordance with the Supreme Court ruling (BANAT vs. Comelec).

The West Philippine Sea label has once again vanished from Google Maps, sparking renewed discussion about the contested waters and the digital representation of geopolitical realities.

The Philippines remains locked in a territorial dispute with China, which claims most of the South China Sea, including areas within the Philippine maritime zone, despite a 2016 international ...

China claims Taiwan as its own territory and views it as a breakaway province. The Philippines adopted the One China principle, which states that there is only one official Chinese nation, in 1975, ...

MANILA, Philippines — Social media had been abuzz since Monday as netizens noticed that “West Philippine Sea” (WPS) was appearing prominently on Google Maps to mark the stretch of water west of the ...

In response to a media inquiry that Google Maps now shows the label "West Philippine Sea," whereas it previously displayed "South China Sea," with some reports claiming that this change helps ...

Since 2011, official maps released by the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority have been labelling a portion of the South China Sea as “West Philippine Sea.” ...

April 15, 2025 MANILA – The western section of the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) has been properly labeled as “West Philippine Sea” on Google Maps. A quick inspection of Google Maps as of ...

Why does it matter if the West Philippine Sea is on Google Maps? The term "West Philippine Sea" was made official in 2012 under Administrative Order No. 29 by former President Benigno Aquino III to ...