00:01President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. mandates national government agencies to use Philippine names in referring to some 131 features of the
00:08Kalayaan Island group in the West Philippine Sea.
00:11This comes a day after announcing a reset of ties with China, despite maritime tensions that don't show signs of
00:17abating.
00:18Executive Order No. 111 makes official the Philippine names of the features, including those not controlled by the Philippines.
00:24Marcos officially instructs the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority, or NAMRIA, to produce and publish updated charts and maps
00:32using the Philippine names of the features.
00:34The charts and maps should also show the Philippine Maritime Zones as indicated in the Philippine Maritime Zones Act.
00:40The EO also orders education government agencies, state universities, and colleges to use the updated maps in lessons.
00:47This could strengthen an internal narrative as the country asserts its sovereign rights and sovereignty claims in those waters and
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