For several years now, the West Philippine Sea could not be located in Google Maps, which would show only a very limited area of the WPS close to Luzon ...

In a statement, Aquino then explained that the WPS covered “the Luzon Sea as well as the ... For Speaker Martin Romualdez, the Google Maps labeling of the WPS was a “strong affirmation of the ...

MANILA, Philippines – The “West Philippine Sea” naming returned to the waters west of the Philippines on Google Maps on Thursday, May 1. An earlier version of this report noted the West ...

A Google Maps search on the Scarborough or Panatag Shoal, a common fishing ground which lies within the Philippines’ 200-nautical miles ... These areas include the Luzon Sea as well as the waters ...

In response to media reports that said Google Maps now shows the label "West Philippine Sea," whereas it previously displayed "South China Sea," the Chinese Embassy to the Philippines on Wednesday ...

The label "West Philippine Sea" reappeared on Google Maps as of Thursday morning after its temporary disappearance on Wednesday. By 7:20 a.m., the label ...

As of 7:20 a.m., the West Philippine Sea label was spotted again on Google Maps, located in the waters west of Luzon. "The label was temporarily ... Shoal,” a common fishing ground within the ...