• Summary

This legal document contains Executive Order No. 25 for Changing the Name of “Bentham Rise” to “Philippine Rise” and for Other Purposes, signed by the President of the Philippines Rodrigo Roa Duterte on 16 May 2017.

• Document: Executive Order No. 25 of 16 May 2017 for Changing the Name of “Bentham Rise” to “Philippine Rise” and for Other Purposes (English version, adopted from UN Treaty Series).
• Additional document: Circular Communication from The Secretary-General of the United Nations regarding the Philippines Rise name change
• Related Articles:
  • A Partial Submission of Data and Information on the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf of the Republic of the Philippines in respect of the Benham Rise on 2 July 2012
  • Map and Deposit of Amended Chart and Relevant Information on Philippine Rise