The map, based on ship-tracking data from MarineTraffic ... the Philippines' most populous island. Philippine Coast Guard sent the BRP Teresa Magbanua to intercept it and issue radio warnings ...

Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson, welcomed news of the West Philippine Sea label on Google Maps. "For anyone wondering if you can search for the West Philippine Sea on Google ...

China has deployed navy and coast guard vessels in a bid to ... Padilla welcomed on Monday "the inclusion of 'West Philippine Sea' on Google Maps". "As defenders of national sovereignty, the ...

In a new national map it released last year the Chinese ... stretch of water, where a coastal state like the Philippines has exclusive rights to tap energy and other resources.