MANILA, Philippines — Social media had been abuzz since Monday as netizens noticed that “West Philippine Sea” (WPS) was appearing prominently on Google Maps to mark the stretch of water west of the ...

The West Philippine ... been on Google Maps but the label was recently made "easier to see." In an administrative order by former president Benigno Aquino III in 2012, the Philippines officially named ...

This was the sentiment shared by many Filipinos online after learning that Google Maps has ... of the Philippine archipelago as the West Philippine Sea, replacing the previous South China Sea ...