It provided critical evidence of the Philippines' historical jurisdiction over Scarborough Shoal, marked as Panacot Shoal in the map, and the Spratly Islands, identified as Los Bajos de Paragua.

this is a collection of islands, but more than that this is a nation - a nation that is in the making’.” The map returned to the Philippine shores after Mel Velarde purchased it during an ...

TAWI-TAWI, Philippines — As rebrands go, the southern islands of the Philippines face what has to be among the toughest challenges. For a long time, these jungled islands were known as sites of ...

To implement it, the Philippines is upgrading runways and piers on some small outlying islands and planning several new naval bases and detachments, including on its Pacific-facing east coast ...