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

The West Philippine Sea (WPS) has always been recognized on Google Maps, but was only made easier for the public to see based ...

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

A navigation app’s use of “West Philippine Sea” to refer to waters off the west coast of the country should leave no more ...

An official of the National Security Council considers the “West Philippine Sea” label on Google maps a “big victory” for the country.

Senate Majority Leader Francis "Tol" Tolentino has expressed his full support for reorganizing the Philippine Navy forces to fortify the country’s defense in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), amid the ...

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier continues to meet with area financial firms and philanthropists and announced the school has raised $77 million toward the $300 million goal of opening the West Palm ...

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Is it worth it to the United States to enforce freedom of navigation on the seas? That question was a subplot in the instantly famous leaked Signal chat over an operation to hit Houthi targets in ...

Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, Navy spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, said change in the organizational structure approved by the Department of National Defense (DND) will make the top ...