THE Philippine government, in response to China's 10-dash line map of the South China Sea, will release a new map reflecting the legality of the country's maritime domain and territorial sovereignty in the disputed territory in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos).

'We hope to be able to make an announcement very soon as far as the new Philippine map is concerned. Yes, we are seriously considering it, and we already have something in the works,' said Assistant Director General and National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) spokesman Jonathan Malaya in a television interview.