Published June 3, 2021, 11:45 AM Senator Francis Tolentino proposed the mandatory use of the names “West Philippine Sea” or “Kanlurang Dagat ng Pilipinas” to refer to the western part of the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). TIGHT WATCH – Crew members of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Cabra monitor the departure of seven Chinese militia vessels from the Sabina Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on April 27, 2021. (Philippine Coast Guard) Tolentino filed on Wednesday, June 2, Senate Bill No. 2266 which seeks to institutionalize the use of West Philippine Sea (WPS) for the western side of the archipelago and assert the Philippine’s sovereignty over the area.