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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.

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