AFP welcomes inclusion of WPS in Google Maps

MANILA –  The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday welcomed the inclusion of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Google Maps.

In a message to reporters, AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla said this "affirms international recognition of the country’s sovereign rights" as upheld by the 2016 Arbitral Ruling under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

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Written: by Priam Nepomuceno | PNA