Changing the Name of "Benham Rise" to "Philippine Rise" and for Other Purposes (Executive Order No.25). Country/Territory Philippines Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Cadastre/land registration Registration Survey/mapping Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Order shall take effect upon its publication in a newspaper of general circulation. Abstract This Order provides for the change of the undersea feature presently known as "Benham Rise" in local and international maps and charts, to be referred to as the "Philippine Rise". The Order requires that all departments, subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities of the Government use and employ the name "Philippine Rise" in all official documents and in referring to the undersea feature. The text contains 8 Sections and refers further to official maps and charts, notification, and funding. Full text English