MANILA, Philippines — A Google Maps scan on Monday of the body of water directly west of the Philippines now shows a name once invisible to most users -- the West Philippine Sea. The Philippine ...

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 ...

Manila praises Google’s move to put ‘West Philippine Sea’ on the map A senator says the move by Google Maps proves the correctness of Manila’s policy to defend its sovereignty over the ...