Philippines formally Names ``West Philippine Sea''
The Philippine government has formally named the maritime area in the western part of the country as the ``West Philippine Sea'' , including part of the South China Sea, and ordered concerned agencies to take necessary steps arising from the move, the presidential palace announced Wednesday.
The Philippine government will spend P18 billion for two new frigates to man its western seaboard that faces the South China Sea, a sea-lane contested by five more claimants, a local paper said.