West Philippine Sea (Philippine designation for part of South China Sea)

E943730

Philippine designation maritime area

The West Philippine Sea is the term used by the Philippines for portions of the South China Sea within its claimed exclusive economic zone, an area central to regional maritime disputes and resource exploration.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
West Philippine Sea	49
West Philippine Sea (Philippine designation)	2
West Philippine Sea (from summit, on clear days)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Philippine designation ⓘ maritime area ⓘ
alsoClaimedBy	Brunei NERFINISHED ⓘ China NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Arbitral ruling in Philippines v. China (2016) NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderedBy	Luzon NERFINISHED ⓘ Palawan NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralTo	Philippines foreign policy in Asia ⓘ Philippines–China maritime dispute NERFINISHED ⓘ
claimedBy	Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains	Kalayaan Island Group (Philippine-claimed) NERFINISHED ⓘ Scarborough Shoal NERFINISHED ⓘ Spratly Islands (partial) NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryUsingTerm	Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
designationScope	portions of the South China Sea within Philippine EEZ ⓘ
governedBy	Philippine maritime zones law (for Philippine claims) ⓘ
hasDisputedFeatures	islets ⓘ reefs ⓘ shoals ⓘ
hasLegalBasisIn	Philippine exclusive economic zone claim ⓘ United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSecurityPresenceOf	Philippine Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
importantFor	fisheries ⓘ hydrocarbon resources ⓘ regional security ⓘ shipping routes ⓘ
isSubjectOf	fisheries disputes ⓘ freedom of navigation discussions ⓘ maritime boundary disputes ⓘ resource exploration activities ⓘ territorial disputes ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Southeast Asia ⓘ Western Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
monitoredBy	Philippine maritime agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ
officialNameInPhilippines	West Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
overlapsWith	South China Sea maritime disputes NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	South China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedIn	Philippine domestic law ⓘ
relatedTo	Nine-dash line dispute NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedIn	Philippine government communications ⓘ Philippine media ⓘ Philippine official maps ⓘ
withinExclusiveEconomicZoneOf	Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Thomas Shoal → region → West Philippine Sea (Philippine designation for part of South China Sea) ⓘ

Scarborough Reef → region → West Philippine Sea (Philippine designation for part of South China Sea) ⓘ

this entity surface form: West Philippine Sea (Philippine designation)

Huangyan Dao → region → West Philippine Sea (Philippine designation for part of South China Sea) ⓘ

this entity surface form: West Philippine Sea (Philippine designation)

Pantingan Peak → viewOf → West Philippine Sea (Philippine designation for part of South China Sea) ⓘ

this entity surface form: West Philippine Sea (from summit, on clear days)