The "West Philippine Sea" label is no longer visible on web mapping platform Google Maps. As of Wednesday, the label appears missing from the western ...

The West Philippine Sea (WPS) has always been recognized on Google Maps, but was only made easier for the public to see based on the latest version of the app. This was Google’s explanation after its ...

China has pushed back against Google Maps labeling the western stretch of the South China Sea as the "West Philippine Sea." Newsweek has contacted Google and the Chinese Foreign Ministry for ...

But in a statement sent to the Inquirer, a Google spokesperson clarified that the West Philippine Sea “has always been labeled on Google Maps.” “We recently made this label easier to see at additional ...

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), ...

saying Asia is now doing more for the black continent in terms of physical investment. He urged the EU to take the opportunity of the withdrawal of aids to other countries by the Donald Trump ...

Previously, the label “West Philippine Sea” only appeared in searches in the Google Earth app. With the change in Google Maps, users can ... Checks by This Week in Asia found that the newly ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(Updated: April 16, 9:38 a.m.) “Sa wakas.” This was the sentiment shared by many Filipinos online after learning that Google Maps displays the label, West Philippine Sea, to refer to the waters west ...