Original: It is located between 116 ° 40 ' , and 126 ° 34 ' E. longitude , and 4 ° 40 ' , and 21 ° 10 ' N. latitude , and borders the Philippine Sea on the east , the South China Sea on the west , and the Celebes Sea on the south .
Simplified: The Philippine Islands are surrounded on the East by the Philippines Sea , on the west by the South China Sea , and on the south by the Celebes Sea .