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

On Friday, the Philippines and Japan staged joint naval drills with US forces in the disputed South China Sea, drawing strong criticism from Beijing, which has been involved in frequent ...

At the heart of this shift is the Philippines, which faces persistent Chinese incursions into its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). General Romeo Brawner Jr., head of the Philippines' Joint Chiefs of ...

His remarks came after Google Maps updated its display to show the name "West Philippine Sea" for the body of water next to ...

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 ...

The West Philippine Sea label was placed at the left portion of Mindoro and Luzon islands of the Google Maps. Screenshot The South China Sea label remains at the northwest of the West Philippine ...

A Chinese expert said the hype around the so-called "West Philippine Sea" is nothing new and should not be taken too seriously as the South China Sea remains the widely accepted name used by the ...

BEIJING derided the American tech giant Google for naming a portion of South China Sea as ... the “West Philippine Sea” in its mapping service platforms Google Maps and Google Earth.

JSDF 🇯🇵 released that the PLA-N Shangdong and accompanied Southern Fleet vessels 🇨🇳 had conducted takeoff/landing operations in the Pacific and withdrawn to the South China Sea today ...

A move by US technology giant Google to label a part of the South China Sea as the “West Philippine Sea” has been hailed by Filipino officials as a sign of growing global recognition of Manila ...

China is contesting the West Philippine Sea label that has recently become searchable in Google Maps. During the regular ...