MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the adoption of local names for more than 100 features of the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in Kalayaan, Palawan, and the West Philippine Sea, Malacañang has said.
Marcos issued Executive Order (EO) 111, which strengthens administration and governance, as well as sovereignty, in Palawan and the West Philippine Sea.
Under EO 57, the National Maritime Council (NMC) recommended the adoption of the standard set of Philippine names for 131 features of the KIG located in Kalayaan, Palawan, and the West Philippine Sea.
NMC said that it was imperative to adopt a standard set of Philippine names for maritime features in the KIG to ensure efficient administration and governance of the area and to exercise the country’s sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea.
