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West Phl Sea official maps since 2012
February 19, 2026
|The Freeman
The government's mapping agency pushed back on Wednesday, February 18, against claims that the West Philippine Sea lacks coordinates and does not exist on Philippine maps.
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In a statement, the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) clarified that the area has been consistently labeled across all its official maps since 2012 and that its maritime boundary does not require a simple list of coordinates to be legally defined.
The West Philippine Sea label appears on all the government's administrative maps, topographic maps, thematic maps, and nautical charts used for navigation — all produced in compliance with Administrative Order 29, signed by then-President Benigno Aquino III in 2012, the statement read.
“Since 2012, the Philippines has formally used the name West Philippine Sea in government publications,” NAMRIA said in a statement released Wednesday. “In accordance with this policy, NAMRIA places the label consistently across its official maps and charts.”
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