The company said the Philippines is "unique" and a challenge for Google Map Maker users, owing to the more than 7,000 islands found in the country.

Scientists help the Philippines, one of the world’s most disaster-prone nations, better prepare for natural calamities through the use of technology to simulate maps that forecast risk-prone areas.

A Google Maps scan on April 14 of the body of water directly west of the Philippines now shows a name once invisible to most users -- the West Philippine Sea. (Photo by Jamillah STA.

A week after Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines, the country's crisis is far from over, with perhaps thousands of dead still be counted, tens or hundreds of thousands of people ...

Thanks to a partnership with The Catlin Seaview Survey, Google Maps now displays StreetView-ish images of the Great Barrier Reef and popular underwater spots around Hawaii and the Philippines ...

A+ A- AFP Manila: A Google Maps scan on Monday of the body of water directly west of the Philippines now shows a name once invisible to most users -- the West Philippine Sea.