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There I was staring at a huge ancient sepia-toned map, replete with details and names of the different places in the Philippines, including Scarborough Shoal and the Spratlys.
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"This is the Mother of all Philippine Maps because this is a living document. It determines Philippine territory today. You cannot determine Philippine territory without reference to this map. We have to go back to that map to determine the islands belonging in the Philippine archipelago. There's no other map," Carpio said.
The West Philippine Sea and the South China Sea are all over the headlines again following China's increasing activities in the said waters.
The two terms are not necessarily the same and interchangeable, though. And not everybody knows about it.
So here's the difference.
West Philippine Se