Philippine Sea

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Philippine Sea

A section of the western Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines and west of the Marianas.

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Philippine Sea

(Placename) part of the NW Pacific Ocean, east and north of the Philippines

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Philippine Sea - a naval battle in World War II (1944); a decisive naval victory for the United States fleet over the Japanese who were trying to block supplies from reaching American troops on Leyte

battle of the Philippine Sea

Second World War, World War 2, World War II - a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945

Pacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world

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The Philippines is taking with caution Chinese Ambassador Ma Keqing's declaration of Beijing's openness to a joint exploration for oil and gas in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), a position more recently reiterated by China's foreign ministry to show its commitment to a peaceful resolution of the maritime dispute embroiling both countries.

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Saying he was 'fact-checking' Cayetano, Carpio pointed out that China claims nearly the entire West Philippine Sea, waters within the country's 370-kilometer exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the strategic waterway.

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