Tiangco for acting without legal basis in naming the underwater features of the Philippine Rise, formerly known as Benham Rise. An apparently dismayed Tolentino said the NAMRIA headed by Tiangco ...

Itself once called Benham Rise, now renamed as Philippine ... their giving Chinese names to five underwater features they supposedly “discovered” at the Philippine Rise in 2004.

“We put up this exhibit to show the unique beauty of the Philippine Rise and to let the public understand what this underwater plateau looks like,” she said. “Its conservation ushers in new ...

ABOARD THE BRP DAVAO DEL SUR, Philippine Rise, Philippines – Combined military and civilian divers, battling strong underwater currents and other life-threatening challenges, succeeded in ...

PHILIPPINE RISE – Manila asserted its sovereign rights over the Philippine Rise (formerly Benham Rise) on Independence Day, June 12, 2017, by planting a flag on the underwater land feature.

resource-rich underwater plateau east of the main Philippine island of Luzon. "Let me be clear about this: The Philippine Rise is ours, and any insinuation that it is open to everybody should end ...

Accordingly, all official maps and charts of the Philippines will use the name Philippine Rise to refer to the 13-million-hectare underwater plateau located near Aurora. The BRP Tarlac was acquired in ...

Duterte however decided not to push through with the visit to the underwater land mass. The president was supposed to sail toward the Philippine Rise to lead the celebration of the first ...

Tolentino said in Senate Bill No. 2996’s explanatory note. The Philippine Rise or Benham Rise, an underwater plateau and continental shelf extension off the eastern coast of the Philippines, has ...

“[May flag-raising din] sa lahat ng lugar natin sa WPS,” he added. A Philippine flag encased in a fiberglass was placed on the underwater plateau, formerly called Benham Rise, with a depth of 57 ...