MANILA, Philippines — The labeling of “West Philippine Sea” on Google Maps reflected the “growing acceptance” of the waters as part of the country’s sovereignty, according to the National Maritime ...

This was Google’s explanation after the West Philippine Sea label on Google Maps was reported on Tuesday. “The West Philippine Sea has always been labeled on Google Maps. We recently made this label ...

MANILA, (PIA) — Google has increased the visibility of the label “West Philippine Sea” on its Maps platform, a change that has been warmly welcomed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), ...

The Philippine Information Agency is the grassroots communications arm of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines. It aims to provide for the free flow of accurate, timely, and relevant ...

China is contesting the West Philippine Sea label that has recently become searchable in Google Maps. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian responds to Google Maps labelling the disputed ...

Trabaho Party-list welcomed on Tuesday, April 15 Google Maps' move of increasing the label size for West Philippine Sea (WPS), which made it visible on the app sans high zoom levels. West Philippine ...

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 when the term is searched. Now, not only has ...

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 government's preferred ...

WPS ON GOOGLE MAPS. Senate Minority Leader Francis Tolentino shows a Philippine map during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum in Malate, Manila on Nov. 3, 2024. Tolentino on Monday (April 14, 2025) ...