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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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Google Maps, Google Earth and Flight Radar now distinguish West Philippine Sea from South China Sea. The world’s most popular digital cartographs thus validate Philippines’ exclusive economic zone under international law.

[DatePublished] => 2025-04-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134276 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805283 [AuthorName] => Jarius Bondoc [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2435990 [Title] => 'West Philippine Sea' label seen on Google Maps, Google Earth [Summary] =>

Google has currently restricted new reviews for the location, displaying a notice that "Posting is currently turned off." More details about the restriction show that Google does this when "some types of places are more likely to receive posts, like reviews, that violate Google's policies."

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Even without the declaration of the state of preparedness yet, the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction Council has already mapped out some measures to address the possible extreme heat condition this summer.

[DatePublished] => 2025-03-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804829 [AuthorName] => Caecent No-ot Magsumbol [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1646019 [Title] => Trump Tower becomes 'Dump Tower' on Google Maps [Summary] => Someone has renamed Donald Trump's midtown Manhattan building on Google Maps, and the new moniker isn't very flattering. [DatePublished] => 2016-11-27 14:40:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/articles/trump-tower-dump-tower-google-maps_2016-11-27_22-52-31389_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1520709 [Title] => Google Maps offers offline option when Internet is spotty [Summary] =>

Google Maps is getting disconnected.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-10 08:10:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1127731 [AuthorName] => Anick Jesdanun [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1486072 [Title] => Offline Maps [Summary] =>

Elderorb's "Offline Maps" is a functional alternative to online-based mapping assistant suites for mobiles.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-08 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1794253 [AuthorName] => Yasunari Ramon Suarez Taguchi [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1403517 [Title] => Phl held Scarborough nonstop for 300 years [Summary] =>

Beijing’s communists began to claim the reef only in 1947. Three centuries prior Manila already exercised jurisdiction.

 

 

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The government will produce threedimensional (3D) maps that will guide provincial and municipal officials in drafting their disaster risk reduction and management efforts, Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said yesterday.

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Presidential Assistant for Recovery and Rehabilitation Panfilo Lacson accused yesterday Tacloban Mayor Alfred Romualdez of financing anti-government protests in that city.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1447313 [AuthorName] => Lalaine Jimenea [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20141111/PanfiloLacson-3.jpg ) ) )
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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.

[DatePublished] => 2026-02-18 16:48:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/02/18/wps-map_2026-02-18_16-11-35853_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2436331 [Title] => If China ‘owns’ WPS, why is it destructive? [Summary] =>

Google Maps, Google Earth and Flight Radar now distinguish West Philippine Sea from South China Sea. The world’s most popular digital cartographs thus validate Philippines’ exclusive economic zone under international law.

[DatePublished] => 2025-04-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134276 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805283 [AuthorName] => Jarius Bondoc [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2435990 [Title] => 'West Philippine Sea' label seen on Google Maps, Google Earth [Summary] =>

Google has currently restricted new reviews for the location, displaying a notice that "Posting is currently turned off." More details about the restriction show that Google does this when "some types of places are more likely to receive posts, like reviews, that violate Google's policies."

[DatePublished] => 2025-04-14 18:35:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/04/14/screenshot-2025-04-14-61808-pm_2025-04-14_18-26-54_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2430503 [Title] => City disaster council maps out measures [Summary] =>

Even without the declaration of the state of preparedness yet, the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction Council has already mapped out some measures to address the possible extreme heat condition this summer.

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Google Maps is getting disconnected.

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Elderorb's "Offline Maps" is a functional alternative to online-based mapping assistant suites for mobiles.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-08 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1794253 [AuthorName] => Yasunari Ramon Suarez Taguchi [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1403517 [Title] => Phl held Scarborough nonstop for 300 years [Summary] =>

Beijing’s communists began to claim the reef only in 1947. Three centuries prior Manila already exercised jurisdiction.

 

 

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The government will produce threedimensional (3D) maps that will guide provincial and municipal officials in drafting their disaster risk reduction and management efforts, Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1685860 [AuthorName] => Rhodina Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1390467 [Title] => Ping slams Tacloban mayor over rehab protests [Summary] =>

Presidential Assistant for Recovery and Rehabilitation Panfilo Lacson accused yesterday Tacloban Mayor Alfred Romualdez of financing anti-government protests in that city.

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