Manila uses "West Philippine Sea" for waters in its maritime zone, where China's expanding presence challenges the U.S. ally.

In response to a media inquiry that Google Maps now shows the label ... International and Regional Studies at the National Institute for South China Sea Studies, told the Global Times on Tuesday.

The Marcos administration again voiced concerns over “actions by other countries” that have endangered lives at sea and ...

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.” This is based on ...

A Google Maps scan on Monday of the body of water directly west of the Philippines now shows a name once invisible to most ...

The Philippine government's preferred name for the disputed waterway better known as the South China Sea ... of 'West Philippine Sea' on Google Maps". "As defenders of national sovereignty ...

AFP reported on Monday that a Google Maps scan on Monday of the ... International and Regional Studies at the National Institute for South China Sea Studies, told the Global Times on Tuesday.

AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla said the inclusion of the WPS in Google Maps also upheld the 2016 arbitral ruling that invalidated Beijing’s sweeping claims in the South China Sea. “As ...

Moscow is accused by pro-Western politicians of interfering in an EU referendum and presidential ballot in Moldova, while in ...

The name South China Sea remains visible to ... on Monday “the inclusion of ‘West Philippine Sea’ on Google Maps”. “As defenders of national sovereignty, the (military) sees this as ...