Hello, West Philippine Sea
Pres. Noynoy Aquino signed Administrative Order No. 29 dated 5 September 2012 naming the West Philippine Sea as the area more known to us as South China Sea.
Noteworthy details in this order are-
“Section 1. The maritime areas on the western side of the Philippine archipelago are hereby named as the West Philippine Sea. These areas include the Luzon Sea as well as the waters around, within and adjacent to the Kalayaan Island Group and Bajo De Masinloc, also known as Scarborough Shoal.
Section 2. The naming of the West Philippine Sea is without prejudice to the determination of the maritime domain over territories which the Republic of the Philippines has sovereignty and jurisdiction.”
Furthermore, all agencies affected with this such as DepEd and CHED as well as public outfits such as map and book publishers are now directed use this name in all presentations and materials.
Incidentally, worksheets on Schoolkid.Ph already reflect this new name. See Lokasyon ng Pilipinas
Read more about Administrative Order No. 29 here.
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