Published on 18 September, 2012 - 11:37
There was no renaming of the South China Sea, only of areas covered by the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) clarified on Friday.
DFA spokesman Raul Hernandez said the naming of the western side of the Philippines’ EEZ as the West Philippine Sea is an exercise of the country’s “inherent right” to identify and name the areas within its maritime domain.
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