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 water's 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, therefore,
Section 1. The baselines for the territorial sea of the Philippines are hereby defined and described specifically as follows:
LATITUDE
LONGITUDE
AZIMUTH
DISTANCE (in Meters)
Yami Island (E)
Line 1 (Yami I. (E)-Tumaruk Rk.
21º34’03”
121º57’24”
70º34’
212,700
Tumaruk Rk.
Line 2 ( Tumaruk Rk.)- Balintang Is.)
20º28’03”
120º02’03”
283º46’
228,860
Balintang Islands
Line 3 ( Balintang Is.- Didicas Rk.)
19º57’45”
122º09’28”
357º05’
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”
122º31’44”
351º23’
136,030
Ditolong Pt.
Line 6 ( Ditolong Pt.- Diviusa Pt.)
17º05’50”
122º31’44”
16º56’
34,380
Diviusa Pt.
Line 7 ( Diviusa Pt.- Dijohan Pt.)
16º48’00”
122º26’06”
21º01’
57,780
Dijohan Pt.
Line 7a ( Dijohan Pt .- Bulubalik Pt.)
16º18’45”
122º14’28”
42º37’
39,615
Bulubalik Pt.
Line 8 ( Bulubalik Pt .- Tinaga I.)
15º02’56”
121º59’30”
10º52’
142,360
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”
313º46’
22,270
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’
22,795
Bunga Pt.
Line 13a ( Bunga Pt.- Tubabao I.)
12º12’10”
125º30’40”
331º50’
12,685
Tubabao I.
Line 14 ( Tubabao I.- Tugnug Pt.)
12º06’06”
125º33’58”
355º22’
83,235
Tugnug Pt.
Line 15 ( Tugnug Pt.- Suluan I.)
11º21’06”
125º37’40”
331º03’
75,325
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”
342º40’
49,705
Arangasa Is.
Line 19 ( Arangasa Is. Quinablangan I.)
8º52’50”
126º20’28”
348º40’
131,330
Quinablangan I.
Lime 19a ( Quinablangan I-Above Languyan R.)
7º42’58”
126º34’30”
353º08’
25,620
Above Languyan R.
Line 20 (Above Languyan R.- Pusan Pt.)
7º29’10”
126º36’10”
356º52’
22,490
Pusan Pt.
Line 21 ( Pusan Pt.- Tugubun Pt.)
7º16’59”
126º36’50”
26º39’
36,260
Tugubun Pt.
Line 22 ( Tugubun 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
Tapundo 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- Tonguil I.)
6º09’39”
124º13’02”
86º18’
259,400
Tonguil I.
Line 27 ( Tonguil I- Sumbasumba I)
6º00’15”
121º52’45”
61º29’
115,950
Sumbasumba I.
Line 28 ( Sumbasumba I- Kinapusan Is.)
5º30’10”
120º57’35”
4343º49’
44,445
Kinapusan Is.
Line 29 ( Kinapusan Is.- Manuk-Manka I.)
5º12’37”
120º41’05”
63º14’
101,290
Manuk Manka I.-International Treaty Line
Line 30
4º47’50”
119º52’10”
58º39’
87,940
Frances Reef
Line 31 (Frances Reef- Bajapa Reef)
4º24’54”
119º14’54”
134º34’
29,360
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”
199º21’15”
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”
199º39’01”
103º13’
137,050
Baguan I
Line 36a ( Baguan I- Taganak I)
00º06’06”
118º26’42”
76º52’
15,535
Taganak I
Line 37 ( Taganak-Gt. Bakungaan)
6º04’05”
118º18’30”
118º39’
24,805
Gt. Bakkungaan
Line 37a (Gt. Bak”kungaan-Sibuang I)
6º10’32”
118º06’42”
136º04’
18,470
Sibuang I
Line 38 ( Sibuang I- Mulugi I)
6º17’45”
117º59’45”
215º36’
79,915
Mulugi I
Line 39 ( Mulugi I- Mangsee Is.)
6º53’00”
118º25’00”
119º14’
140,549
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 (Section I-N. of Canipan Bay )
8º10’47”
117º00’30”
209º09’
54,990
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’
32,195
Malapackun I.
Line 46 ( Malapackun I.- Piodras Pt.)
9º15’30”
117º50’04”
225º50’
148,260
Piodras Pt.
Line 47 ( Piodras Pt.- Tapiutan I.
10º11’28”
118º48’18”
203º19’
124,900
Tapiutan I.
Line 48 ( Tapiutan I.-Pinnacle Rk.)
11º13’40”
119º15’28”
208º19’
136,590
Pinnacle 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 L.- Capones Is.)
13º53’30”
120º00’58”
149º26’
113,400
Capones Is.
Line 52 ( Capones Is. Palawig Pt.)
14º55’00”
120º00’20”
168º09’
58,100
Palawig Pt.
Line 53 ( Palawig Pt.- Hermana Mayor I.)
15º25’50”
119º53’40”
164º17’
40,870
Hermana Mayor I.
Line 53a ( Hermana Mayor I- 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”
167º01’
55,995
Darigayo Pt.
Line 56 ( Darigayos Pt.- Dile Pt.)
16º49’55”
119º40’20”
220º25’
108,160
Dile Pt.
Line 56a ( Dile 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”
228º16’
101,740
Dalupiri I.
Line 59 ( Dalupiri I.- Catanapan Pt.)
19º10’15”
121º13’02”
213º29’
25,075
Catanapan Pt.
Line 6o ( Catanapan Pt.- Doqouy I.)
19º21’35”
121º13’02”
202º27’
116,780
Doqouy Pt.
Line 61 ( Doqouy I.- Railo)
20º20’06”
121º46’35”
180º47’
42,255
Railo
Line 62 ( Railo – Yami I. (W)
20º07’26”
121º46’55”
200º30’
48,140
Yami I. (W)
Line 63 ( Yami I. (W)- Yami I. (M)
21º07’26”
121º56’39”
238º40’
237
Yami I. (M)
Line 64 ( Yami I. (M)- Yami I. (E)
21º07’30”
121º56’46”
307º08’
1,376
Yami I. (E)
21º07’03”
121º57’24”
SEC. 2. All waters within, the baselines provided for in Section one hereof are considered inland or internal waters of the Philippines.
SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, June 17, 1961.
