Fourteenth Congress
Second Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-eighth day of July, two thousand eight.
REPUBLIC ACT No. 9522 March 10, 2009
AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3046, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5446, TO DEFINE THE ARCHIPELAGIC BASELINE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: :
Section 1
Section 1 of Republic Act No. 3046, entitled "An Act to Define the Baselines of the Territorial Sea of the Philippines", as amended by Section 1 of Republic Act No. 5446, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 1. The baselines of the Philippines archipelago are hereby defined and described specifically as follows:
Basepoint Number
Station Name
Location
World Geodetic System of 1984
(WGS 84) Coordinates
Distance to next basepoint (M)
Latitude (N)
Longitude (E)
1
PAB-01
Amianan Is.
21º6’57.73"
121º57’27.71"
70.08
2
PAB-02
Balintang Is.
19º57’38.19"
122º9’46.32"
99.17
3
PAB-04
Bigan Pt.
18º18’35.30"
122º20’19.07"
71.83
4
PAB-05A
Ditolong Pt.
17º7’16.30"
122º31’28.34"
1.05
5
PAB-05B
Ditolong Pt.
17º6’14.79"
122º31’43.84"
0.39
6
PAB-05
Ditolong Pt.
17º5’51.31"
122º31’42.66"
3.29
7
PAB-06
Spires Is.
17º2’36.91"
122º31’3.28"
9.74
8
PAB-06B
Digollorin Pt.
16º59’18.03"
122º27’56.61"
3.51
9
PAB-06C
Digollorin Rk.
16º49’56.11"
122º26’50.78"
2.40
10
PAB-07
Divimisa Pt.
16º47’38.86"
122º26’4.40"
30.94
11
PAB-08
Dinoban Pt.
16º18’44.33"
122º14’06.69"
116.26
12
PAB-10A
Tinaga Is.
14º29’54.43"
122º57’51.15"
80.29
13
PAB-11
Horodaba Rk.
14º6.29.91"
124º16’59.21"
0.54
14
PAB-12
Matulin Rk.
14º6.10.40"
124º17’26.28"
96.04
15
PAB-13
Atalaya Pt.
12º41’6.37"
125º3’53.71"
6.79
16
PAB-13A
Bacan Is.
12º36’18.41"
125º8’50.19"
5.52
17
PAB-14
Finch Rk.
12º32.33.62"
125º12’59.70"
0.80
18
PAB-14A
Cube Rk.
12º31.57.45"
125º13’32.37"
4.90
19
PAB-14D
NW Manjud Pt.
12º28’36.42"
125º17’12.32"
1.30
20
PAB-15
SE Manjud Pt.
12º27’37.51"
125º18’5.23"
7.09
21
PAB-16A
S Sorz Cay
12º21’41.64"
125º23’7.41"
5.68
22
PAB-16B
Panablihon
12º17’27.17"
125º27’0.12"
5.21
23
PAB-16C
Alugon
12º13’21.95"
125º30’19.47"
1.94
24
PAB-16D
N Bunga Pt.
12º11’48.16"
125º31’30.88"
0.54
25
PAB-17
E Bunga Pt.
12º11’20.67"
125º31’48.29"
5.71
26
PAB-18A
SE Tobabao Is.
12º6’7.00"
125º34’11.94"
83.94
27
PAB-19C
Suluan Is.
10º45’16.70"
125º58’8.78"
56.28
28
PAB-19D
N Tuason Pt.
9º49’59.58"
126º10’6.39"
57.44
29
PAB-20A
Arangasa Is.
8º53’16.62"
126º20’48.81"
40.69
30
PAB-21B
Sanco Pt.
8º13’11.53"
126º28’53.25"
30.80
31
PAB-22
Bagoso Is
7º42’45.02"
126º34’29.08"
12.95
32
PAB-22C
Languyan
7º29’49.47"
126º35’59.24"
0.54
33
PAB-23
Languyan
7º29’16.93"
126º35’59.50"
0.76
34
PAB-23B
Languyan
7º28’30.97"
126º35’57.30"
1.2
35
PAB-23C
N Baculin Pt.
7º27’29.42"
126º35’51.31"
10.12
36
PAB-24
Pusan Pt.
7º17’19.80"
126º36’18.26"
1.14
37
PAB-24A
S Pusan Pt.
7º16’14.43"
126º35’57.20"
63.28
38
PAB-25B
Cape San Agustin
6º17’14.73"
126º12’14.40"
1.28
39
PAB-25
Cape San Agustin
6º16’8.35"
126º11’35.06"
67.65
40
PAB-26
SE Sarangani Is.
5º23’34.20"
125º28’42.11"
0.43
41
PAB-27
Pangil Bato Pt.
5º23’21.80"
125º28’19.59"
3.44
42
PAB-28
Tapundo Pt.
6º21’55.66"
126º25’11.21"
3.31
43
PAB-29
W Calia Pt.
5º21’58.48"
125º21’52.03"
0.87
44
PAB-30
Manamil Is.
5º22’2.91"
125º20’59.73"
1.79
45
PAB-31
Marampog Pt.
5º23’20.18"
125º19’44.29"
78.42
46
PAB-32
Pola Pt.
6º9’8.44"
124º15’42.81"
122.88
47
PAB-33A
Kantuan Is
6º26’47.22"
122º13.34.50"
29.44
48
PAB-34A
Tongguil Is.
6º2’33.77"
121º56’36.20"
2.38
49
PAB-35
Tongquil Is
6º1’8.51"
121º54’41.45"
1.72
50
PAB-35A
Tongquil Is.
6º0’17.88"
121º63’11.17"
85.94
51
PAB-38A
Kirapusan Is
5º12.8.70"
120º41’38.14"
55.24
52
PAB-39
Manuk Manka Is.
4º47’39.24"
119º51’58.08"
43.44
53
PAB-40
Frances Reef
4º24’53.84"
119º14’50.71
0.61
54
PAB-40A
Frances Reef
4º25’3.83"
119º14’15.15"
15.48
55
PAB-41A
Bajapa Reef
4º36"9.01"
119º3’22.75"
6.88
56
PAB-42A
Paguan Is.
4º42’52.07"
119º1’44.04"
8.40
57
PAB-43
Alice Reef
4º45’55.25"
119º3’15.19"
2.28
58
PAB-44
Alice Reef
4º47’5.36"
119º5’12.94"
18.60
59
PAB-45
Omapoy Rk.
4º55’10.45"
119º22’1.30
23.37
60
PAB-46
Bukut Lapis Pt.
5º2’23.73"
119º44’18.14"
44.20
61
PAB-47
Pearl Bank
5º46’35.15"
119º39’51.77"
75.17
62
PAB-48
Bagnan Is.
6º5’58.41"
118º26’57.30"
8.54
63
PAB-48A
Taganak Is
6º4’14.08"
118º18’33.33"
13.46
64
PAB-49
Great Bakkungaan Is.
6º11’4.65"
118º6’54.15"
3.97
65
PAB-50
Libiman Is.
6º13’39.90"
118º3’52.09"
5.53
66
PAB-51
Sibaung Is.
6º17’43.99"
118º0’5.44"
41.60
67
PAB-52
Muligi Is.
6º52’14.53"
118º23’40.49"
75.06
68
PAB-53
South Mangsee Is.
7º30’26.05"
117º18’33.75"
26.00
69
PAB-54
Balabac Is.
7º48’30.69"
116º59’39.18"
6.08
70
PAB-54A
Balabac Great Reef
7º51’27.17"
116º54’17.19"
1.18
71
PAB-54B
Balabac Great Reef
7º52’19.86"
116º53’28.73"
2.27
72
PAB-55
Balabac Great Reef
7º54’36.35"
116º53’16.64"
5.42
73
PAB-60
Ada Reef
8º2’0.26"
116º54’10.04"
10.85
74
PAB.61
Secam Is.
8º11’18.36"
116º59’51.87"
30.88
75
PAB-62
Latua Pt.
8º87’56.37"
117º15’51.23"
7.91
76
PAB-63
SW Tatub Pt.
8º44’17.40"
117º20’39.37"
11.89
77
PAB-63A
W Sicud Pt.
8º53’32.20"
117º28’15.78"
13.20
78
PAB-64
Tarumpitao Pt.
9º2.57.47"
117º37’38.88"
81.12
79
PAB.64B
Dry Is.
9º59’22.54"
118º36’53.61"
82.76
80
PAB-65C
Sinangcolan Pt.
11º13’19.82"
119º15’17.74"
74.65
81
PAB-67
Pinnacle Rk.
12º19’35.22"
119º50’56.00
93.88
82
PAB-68
Cabra Is
13º53’24.45"
120º1’5.86"
115.69
83
PAB-71
Hermana Mayor Is.
15º48’43.61"
119º46’56.09"
9.30
84
PAB-72
Tambobo Pt.
15º57’61.67"
119º44’55.32"
12.06
85
PAB-72B
Rena Pt.
16º9’57.90"
119º45.15.76"
0.25
86
PAB-73
Rena Pt.
16º10’12.42"
119º45’11.95"
6.43
87
PAB-74
Rocky Ledge
16º16’34.46"
119º46’19.50"
0.65
88
PAB-74A
Piedra Pt.
16º37’12.70"
119º46’28.62"
1.30
89
PAB-75
Piedra Pt.
16º18’29.49"
119º46’44.94"
1.04
90
PAB-75C
Piedra Pt.
16º19’28.20"
119º47’7.69"
0.63
91
PAB-75D
Piedra Pt.
16º20’4.38"
119º47’20.48"
80.60
92
PAB-76
Dile Pt.
17º34’24.94"
120º20’33.36"
6.86
93
PAB-77
Pinget Is.
17º41’17.56"
120º21’2.20"
14.15
94
PAB-78
Baboc Is.
17º55’4.13"
120º24’40.56"
35.40
95
PAB-79
Cape Bojeador
18º29’32.42"
120º33’42.41"
1.77
96
PAB-79B
Bobon
18º30’52.88"
120º34’55.35"
58.23
97
PAB-80
Calagangan Pt.
19º10’14.78"
121º12’52.64"
98.07
98
PAB-82
Itbayat Is.
20º43’15.74"
121º46’57.80"
25.63
99
PAB-83
Amianan Is
21º7’17.47"
121º56’43.85"
0.08
100
PAB-84
Amianan Is.
21º7’18.41"
121º56’48.79"
0.25
101
PAB-85
Amianan Is.
21º7’12.04"
121º57’3.65"
0.44
Section 2
The baseline in the following areas over which the Philippines likewise exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction shall be determined as "Regime of Islands" under the Republic of the Philippines consistent with Article 121 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS):
Section 3
This Act affirms that the Republic of the Philippines has dominion, sovereignty and jurisdiction over all portions of the national territory as defined in the Constitution and by provisions of applicable laws including, without limitation, Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended.
Section 4
This Act, together with the geographic coordinates and the chart and maps indicating the aforesaid baselines, shall be deposited and registered with the Secretary General of the United Nations.
Section 5
The National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) shall forthwith produce and publish charts and maps of the appropriate scale clearly representing the delineation of basepoints and baselines as set forth in this Act.
Section 6
The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be provided in a supplemental budyet or included in the General Appropriations Act of the year of its enactment into law.
Section 7
If any portion or provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional or invalid the other portions or provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.
Section 8. The provisions of Republic Act No
3046, as amended by Republic Act No. 5446, and all other laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and issuances inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended or modified accordingly.
Section 9
This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication in the Official Gazette or in any two (2) newspaper of general circulation.
Approved
PROSPERO C. NOGRALES
Speaker of the House of Representatives
JUAN PONCE ENRILE
President of the Senate
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.