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Republic Act No. 3046

An act define the baselines of the territorial sea of the philippines

AN ACT DEFINE THE BASELINES OF THE TERRITORIAL SEA OF THE PHILIPPINES

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Republic Act No. 3046, as amended by RA 5446, defines and describes the baselines of the territorial sea of the Philippines, establishing straight lines between specified points on the outermost islands.

  • Definition of baselines with coordinates
  • Establishment of straight line segments between outermost islands
Territorial Sea
Baselines
Philippines
Maritime Law

REPUBLIC ACT No. 3046 (as amended by [RA 5446](../ra1968/ra_5446_1968.html))

AN ACT DEFINE THE BASELINES OF THE TERRITORIAL SEA OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WHEREAS, the Constitution of the Philippines describes the national territory as comprising all the territory ceded to the United States by the Treaty of Paris concluded between the United States and Spain on December 10, 1898, the limits of which are set forth in Article III of said treaty, together with all the islands embraced in the treaty concluded at Washington, between the United States and Spain on November 7, 1900, and in the treaty concluded between the United States and Great Britain on January 2, 1930, and all the territory over which the Government of the Philippine Islands exercised jurisdiction at the time of the adoption of the Constitution;

WHEREAS, all the waters within the limits set forth in the above-mentioned treaties have always been regarded as part of the territory of the Philippine Islands;

WHEREAS, all the waters around, between and connecting the various islands of the Philippines archipelago, irrespective of their width or dimension, have always been considered as necessary appurtenances of the land territory, forming part of the inland or internal waters of the Philippines;

WHEREAS, all the waters beyond the outermost islands of the archipelago but within the limits of the boundaries set forth in the aforementioned treaties comprise the territorial sea of the Philippines;

WHEREAS, the baselines from which the territorial sea of the Philippines is determined consist of straight lines joining appropriate points of the outermost islands of the archipelago; and

WHEREAS, the said baselines should be clarified and specifically defined and described for the information of all concerned; Now, therefor,

Section 1

The baselines for the territorial sea of the Philippines are hereby defined and described specifically as follows:

| | N. Latitude | E. Longitude | Asimuth | Distance in Meters | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Y'ami Island (E) Line 1 (Yami I. (E.) Tumaruk Rk.) | 21º07'03" | 121º57'24" | 353º27' | 71,656 | | Tumaruk Rk. Line 2 (Tumaruk Rk. Balintang Is.) | 20º28'28" | 122º02'06" | 347º13' | 58,105 | | Balintang Island Line 3 (Balingtang Is. Didicas Rk.) | 19º57'45" | 122º09'28" | 375º05' | 97,755 | | Didicas Rk. Line 4 (Didicas Rk. - Iligan Pt.) | 19º04'50" | 122º12'18" | 350º39' | 86,155 | | Iligan Pt. Line 5 (Iligan Pt. - Ditolong Pt.) | 18º18'45" | 122º20'15" | 351º23' | 136,030 | | Ditolong Pt. Line 6 (Ditolong Pt. - Diviuisa Pt.) | 17º05'50" | 122º31'44" | 16º56' | 34,378 | | Diviuisa Pt. Line 7 (Diviuisa Pt. - Dijohan Pt.) | 16º48'00" | 122º26'06" | 21º01' | 57,781 | | Dijohan Pt. Line 7a (Dijohan Pt. - Bulubalik Pt.) | 16º18'45" | 122º14'28" | 10º52' | 142,360 | | Bulubalik Pt. Line 8 (Bulubalik Pt. - Tinaga I.) | 15º02'56" | 121º59'30" | 300º15' | 120,986 | | Tinaga I. Line 9 (Tinaga I. - Horadaba Rks.) | 14º29'45" | 122º57'40" | 286º27' | 148,690 | | Horadaba Rks. Line 10 (Horadaba Rks. Matulin Rk.) | 14º06'41" | 124º16'54" | 306º34' | 1,083 | | Matulin Rk. Line 11 (Matulin Rk. - Atalaya Pt.) | 14º06'20" | 124º17'23" | 331º46' | 178,480 | | Atalaya Pt. Line 11a (Atalaya Pt. - Finch Rk.) | 12º40'59" | 125º04'02" | 313º30' | 22,268 | | Finch Rk. Line 12 (Finch Rk. - SE of Manjud Pt.) | 12º32'40" | 125º12'57" | 313º56' | 12,665 | | SE Manjud pt. Line 12a (SE of Manjud Pt. - Sora Cay) | 12º27'54" | 125º17'59" | 322º27' | 14,225 | | Sora Cay Line 13 (Sora Cay - Bunga Pt.) | 12º21'47" | 125º22'46" | 321º03' | 22,793 | | Bunga Pt. Line 13a (Bunga Pt. - Tubabao I.) | 12º12'10" | 125º30'40" | 331º50' | 12,686 | | Tubabao I. Line 14 (Tubabao I. - Tugnug Pt.) | 23º06'06" | 125º33'58" | 355º22' | 83,235 | | Tugnug Pt. Line 15 (Tugnug Pt. - Suluan I.) | 11º21'06" | 125º37'40" | 331º03' | 75,326 | | Suluan Island Line 16 (Suluan I. - Tuason Pt.) | 10º45'20" | 125º57'40" | 347º51' | 107,070 | | Tuason Pt. Line 17 (Tuason Pt. - Cauit Pt.) | 9º48'33" | 126º10'00" | 355º25' | 55,415 | | Cauit Pt. Line 18 (Cauit Pt. Arangasa Is.) | 9º18'35" | 126º12'25" | 342º44' | 49,703 | | Arangasa Is. Line 19 Arangasa Is. - Quinablangan I.) | 8º52'50" | 126º20'28" | 348º40' | 131,330 | | Quinablangan I. Line 19a (Quinablangan I. - Above Languyan R.) | 7º42'58" | 126º34'30" | 353º08' | 25,619 | | Above Languyan R. Line 20 (Above Languyan R. Pusan Pt.) | 7º29'10" | 126º36'10" | 356º52' | 22,489 | | Pusan Pt. Line 21 (Pusan Pt. - Tuguban Pt.) | 7º16'59" | 126º36'50" | 26º39' | 36,259 | | Tuguban Pt. Line 22 (Tuguban Pt. - Cape S. Agustin N.) | 6º59'24" | 126º28'00" | 20º33' | 83,350 | | Cape San Agustin (N) Line 22a (Cape S. Agustin (N) Cape San Agustin (S) | 6º17'03" | 126º12'08" | 30º16' | 1,707 | | Cape San Agustin (S) Line 23 (Cape S. Agustin (S) Panguil Bato Pt.) | 6º16'15" | 126º11'40" | 39º23' | 125,100 | | Panguil Bato Pt. Line 23a (Panguil Bato Pt. - Tapundo Pt.) | 5º23'45" | 125º28'42" | 66º32' | 7,484 | | Tapudo Pt. Line 24 (Tapundo Pt. - Manamil I.) | 5º22'08" | 125º24'59" | 89º19' | 7,667 | | Manamil I. Line 24a (Manamil I. - Balut I.

(W)| 5º22'05" | 125º20'50" | 139º01' | 3,051 | | Balut I.
(W)Line 25 (Balut I.
(W)- Middle of 3 Rk. Awash) | 5º23'20" | 125º19'45" | 124º47' | 149,840 | | Middle of 3 Rk. Awash Line 26 (Middle of 3 Rk. Awash Tongquil I.) | 6º09'39" | 124º13'02" | 86º18' | 259,400 | | Tongquil I. Line 27 (Tongquil I. - Sumbasumba I.) | 6º00'15" | 121º52'45" | 61º29' | 115,950 | | Sumbasumba I. Line 28 (Sumbasumba I. - Kinapusan Is.) | 5º30'10" | 120º57'35" | 43º19' | 44,445 | | Kinapusan Is. Line 29 (Kinapusan Is. - Manuk Manka I.) | 5º12'37" | 120º41'05" | 63º14' | 101,290 | | Manuk Manka I. Line 30 (Manuk Manka I. - Frances Reef) | 4º47'50" | 119º52'10" | 58º30' | 80,847 | | Frances Reef Line 31 (Frances Reef - Bajapa Reef) | 4º24'54" | 119º14'54" | 134º34' | 29,330 | | Bajapa Reef Line 32 (Bajapa Reef) - Panguan I.) | 4º36'04" | 119º03'36" | 164º05' | 13,480 | | Panguan I. Line 33 (Panguan I. - Omapoy I.) | 4º43'06" | 119º01'36" | 238º48' | 42,470 | | Omapoy I. Line 34 (Omapoy I. - Sanga-Sanga I.) | 4º55'02" | 119º21'15" | 246º11' | 51,005 | | Sanga-Sanga I. Line 35 (Sanga-Sanga I. - Pearl Bank) | 5º06'12" | 119º46'30" | 170º05' | 80,200 | | Pearl Bank Line 36 (Pearl Bank - Baguan I.) | 5º49'04" | 119º39'01" | 103º13' | 137,050 | | Baguan I Line 36a (Banguan I. - Taganak I.) | 6º06'00" | 118º26'42" | 76º52' | 15,535 | | Taganak I. Line 37 (Taganak I. - Gt. Bakkungaan O | 6º04'05" | 118º18'30" | 118º39' | 24,805 | | Gt. Bakkungaan Line 37a (Gt. Bakkungaan - Sibaung I.) | 6º10'32" | 118º06'42" | 136º04' | 18,470 | | Sibaung I. Line 38 (Sibaung - I. Muligi I. | 6º17'45" | 117º59'45" | 215º36' | 79,915 | | Mulugi I. Line 39 (Mulugi I. - Mangsee Is.) | 6º53'00" | 118º25'00" | 119º14' | 140,541 | | Mangsee Is. Line 39a (Mangsee Is. - Cape Melville) | 7º30'10" | 117º18'20" | 134º50 | 48,815 | | Cape Melville Line 40 (Cape Melville - Ligas Pt.) | 7º48'50" | 116º59'30" | 153º54' | 15,665 | | Ligas Pt. Line 41 (Ligas Pt. - Cay) | 7º56'28" | 116º55'45" | 170º40' | 5,666 | | Cay Line 41a (Cay-Secam I.) | 7º59'30" | 116º55'15" | 204º52' | 22,925 | | Secam I. Line 42 (Secam I. - N. of Canipan Bay) | 8º10'47" | 117º00'30" | 209º09' | 54,900 | | N. of Canipan Bay Line 43 (N. of Canipan Bay Tatub Pt.) | 8º36'50" | 117º15'06" | 218º57' | 18,570 | | Tatub Pt. Line 44 (Tatub Pt. - Punta Baja) | 8º44'40" | 117º21'28" | 222º04' | 45,125 | | Punta Baja Line 45 (Punta Baja - Malapackun I.) | 9º02'50" | 117º37'58" | 223º30' | 32,194 | | Malapackun I. Line 46 (Malapackun I. - Piedras Pt.) | 9º15'30" | 117º50'04" | 225º50' | 148,260 | | Piedras Pt. Line 47 (Piedras Pt. - Tapuitan I.) | 10º11'28" | 118º48'18" | 203º19' | 124,900 | | Tapuitan I. Line 48 (Tapuitan I. - Pinnacle Rk.) | 11º13'40" | 119º15'28" | 208º47' | 136,590 | | Pincle Rk. Line 49 (Pinnacle Rk. - Cape Calavite | 12º18'34" | 119º51'45" | 200º40' | 134,230 | | Cape Calavite Line 50 (Cape Calavite - Cabra I.) | 13º26'40" | 120º18'00" | 148º12' | 58,235 | | Cabra I. Line 51 (Cabra I. - Capones Is.) | 13º53'30" | 120º00'58" | 179º26' | 113,400 | | Capones Is. Line 52 (Capones Is. - Pa-Lauig Pt.) | 14º55'00" | 120º00'20" | 168º09' | 58,100 | | Palauig Pt. Line 53 (Palauig. - Hermana Mayor I.) | 15º25'50" | 119º53'40" | 164º17' | 40,870 | | Hermana Mayor I. Line 53a (Hermana Mayor Tambobo Pt.) | 15º47'10" | 119º47'28" | 167º10' | 20,490 | | Tambobo Pt. Line 54 (Tambobo Pt. - Rena Pt.) | 15º58'00" | 119º44'55" | 181º43' | 22,910 | | Rena Pt. Line 54a (Rena Pt. - Cape Bolinao | 16º10'25" | 119º45'18" | 191º39' | 18,675 | | Cape Bolinao Line 55 (Cape Bolinao - Darigayos Pt.) | 16º20'20" | 119º47'25" | 226º20' | 80,016 | | Darigayos Pt. Line 56 (Darigayos Pt. - Dile Pt.) | 16º50'15" | 120º20'00" | 179º58' | 81,616 | | Dile Pt. Line 56a (Disle Pt. - Pinget I.) | 17º34'30" | 120º19'58" | 188º27' | 12,060 | | Pinget I. Line 56b (Pinget I. - Badoc I.) | 17º40'58" | 120º20'58" | 192º46' | 27,170 | | Badoc I. Line 57 (Badoc I. - Cape Bojeador) | 17º55'20" | 120º24'22" | 195º03' | 65,270 | | Cape Bojeador Line 58 (Cape Bojeador - Dalupiri I.) | 18º29'30" | 120º34'00" | 222º16' | 101,740 | | Dalupiri I. Line 59 (Dalupiri I. - Catanapan Pt.) | 19º10'15" | 121º13'02" | 213º29' | 25,075 | | Catanapan Pt. Line 60 (Catanapan Pt. - Dequey I.) | 19º21'35" | 121º20'56" | 202º27' | 116,870 | | Dequey I. Line 61 (Dequey I. - Raile) | 29º20'06" | 121º46'35" | 180º47' | 42,255 | | Raile Line 62 (Raile - Y'ami I.
(W)| 20º43'00" | 121º46'55" | 200º30' | 48,140 | | Y'ami I.(W) Line 63 (Y'ami I.
(W)- Y'ami I.
(M)| 21º07'26" | 121º56'39" | 238º40' | 237 | | Y'ami I.
(M)Line 64 (Y'ami I.(M) - Y'ami I.
(E)| 21º07'30" | 121º56'46" | 307º08' | 1,376 | | Y'ami I.
(E)| 21º07'03" | 121º57'24" | | |

Section 2

All waters within the baselines provided for in Section one hereof are considered inland or internal waters of the Philippines.

Section 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval

Approved: June 17, 1961.

For information and research only, and not legal advice. This text may not reflect later amendments. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.