The territorial dispute in the South China Sea between Manila and Beijing has intensified after the Chinese Embassy in Manila claimed that the Philippine National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) itself once certified that the country’s territorial boundaries excluded Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal). In a March 19 Facebook post, Chinese Embassy Deputy Spokesperson Guo Wei cited a 1994 NAMRIA document titled “Certification of Territorial Boundary of the Republic of the Philippines.”

Talosig-Bartolome, M., & Mayuga, J. (2026, March 21). Beijing cites NAMRIA map showing Scarborough Shoal excluded; DFA rejects 'misleading' assertion. BusinessMirror, p. A3.