The History Of West Philippine Sea The Term West Philippine Sea Begins In 2011 Where administration Of Benigno Aquino III Where He naming was intended for purposes of the national mapping system and to symbolize disagreement with China's sovereignty claim Over The South China Sea The House of Representatives of the Philippines Akbayan representative Walden Bello filed a resolution in June 2011 urging the government to look into the process of changing the name of the South China Sea to "Western Philippine Sea The proposal to have a different naming for the sea has received support from the Armed Forces Of The Philippines which has been using West Philippine Sea since the mid-2000s That was codified by administrative order in September 2012, and its application clarified as limited to waters within the Philippine Exclusive economic zone hich mandated use of that term by departments, subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities of the Philippine government. The Philippine government then announced that it would start using the name to refer to waters west of the Philippines as "West Philippine Sea" in government maps, other forms of communication and documents In September 2012, the Philippine government announced that it would start using the name to refer to waters west of the Philippines as "West Philippine Sea government maps, other forms of communication and documents. Credit 100% From Wikipedia And The Books Where Wikipedia Read To Make The Article.