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

Social media had been abuzz since Monday as netizens noticed that “West Sea” (WPS) was appearing prominently on Google Maps.

Google has currently restricted new reviews for the location, displaying a notice that "Posting is currently turned off." ...

In response to a media inquiry that Google Maps now shows the label "West Philippine Sea," whereas it previously displayed "South China Sea," with some reports claiming that this change helps ...

His remarks came after Google Maps updated its display to show the name "West Philippine Sea" for the body of water next to ...

Google places the 'West Philippine Sea' naming to the waters directly west of the Philippines. The South China Sea naming ...

A Google Maps scan on Monday of the body of water directly west of the Philippines now shows a name once invisible to most ...

The West Philippine Sea label was placed at the left portion of Mindoro and Luzon islands of the Google Maps. Screenshot The South China Sea label remains at the northwest of the West Philippine ...

A Chinese expert said the hype around the so-called "West Philippine Sea" is nothing new and should not be taken too seriously as the South China Sea remains the widely accepted name used by the ...

The name South China Sea remains visible to the north and west of the area newly identified as the West Philippine Sea - Copyright AFP Jamillah STA. ROSA The name ...