Netizens went up in arms after a statement from Sagip partylist Rep. Rodante Marcoleta that “there is no such thing as the ...

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READ: It’s official: Aquino signs order on West Philippine Sea Aquino also directed the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority to produce and publish charts and maps of the Philippines ...

During the joint panel’s first hearing on February 4, Marcoleta explicitly said that the West Philippine Sea does not exist. He also falsely claimed that it does not appear on local maps.