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Republic Act No. 5446 (RA 5446) — An Act to Amend Section One of Republic Act Numbered Thirty Hundred and Forty-Six, Entitled "An Act to Define the Baselines of the Territorial Sea of the Philippines".

Republic Act No. 5446 (RA 5446) — An Act to Amend Section One of Republic Act Numbered Thirty Hundred and Forty-Six, Entitled "An Act to Define the Baselines of the Territorial Sea of the Philippines".

Republic Act No. 5446 · Republic Act · Approved September 18, 1968 · 3 sections

Data as of July 4, 2026 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗

Section 1

SECTION 1. To correct typographical errors, Section one of Republic Act numbered thirty hundred and forty-six is amended to read as follows: "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 (Y'ami I. (E.)--Tumaruk 21䢯'03" 121䣡'24" 353䣃' 71,656 Tumaruk Rk. Line 2 (Tumaruk Rk.--Balintang Is.) 20䣄'28" 122䢪'06" 347䢵' 58,105 Balintang Islands Line 3 (Balintang Is.--Didicas Rk.) 19䣡'45" 122䢱'28" 357䢭' 97,755 Didicas Rk. Line 4 (Didicas Rk.--Iligan Pt.) 19䢬'50" 122䢴'18" 350䣏' 86,155 Iligan Pt. Line 5 (Iligan Pt.--Ditolong Pt.) 18䢺'45" 122䢼'15" 351䢿' 136,030 Ditolong Pt. Line 6 (Ditolong Pt.-- Diviuisa Pt.) 17䢭'50" 122䣇'44" 16ä£ ' 34,378 Diviuisa Pt. Line 7 (Diviuisa Pt.--Dijohan Pt.) 16䣘'00" 122䣂'06" 21䢩' 57,781 Dijohan Pt. Line 7a (Dijohan Pt.--Balubalik Pt.) 16䢺'45" 122䢶'28" 10䣜' 142,360 Balubalik Pt. Line 8 (Balubalik Pt.--Tinaga I. 15䢪'56" 121䣣'30" 300䢷' 120,986 Tinaga I. Line 9 (Tinaga I.--Horadaba Rks.) 14䣅'45" 122䣡'40" 286䣃' 148,690 Horadaba Rks. Line 10 (Horadaba Rks.--Matulin Rk.) 14䢮'41" 124º16'54" 306䣊' 1,083 Matulin Rk. Line 11 (Matulin Rk.--Atalaya Pt.) 14䢮'20" 124䢹'23" 331䣖' 178,480 Atalaya Pt. Line 11a (Atalaya Pt.--Finch Rk.) 12䣐'59" 125䢬'02" 313䣆' 22,268 Finch Rk. Line 12 (Finch Rk.--SE of Manjud Pt.) 12䣈'40" 125䢴'57" 313ä£ ' 12,665 SE Manjud Pt. Line 12a (SE) of Manjud Pt.--Sora Cay) 12䣃'54" 125䢹'59" 322䣃' 14,225 Sora Cay Line 13 (Sora Cay--Bunga Pt.) 12䢽'47" 125䢾'46" 321䢫' 22,793 Bunga pt. Line 13a (Bunga Pt.--Tubabao I.) 12䢴'10" 125䣆'40" 331䣚' 12,686 Tubabao I. Line 14 (Tubabao I.--Tugnug Pt.) 12䢮'06" 125䣉'58" 355䢾' 83,235 Tugnug Pt. Line 15 (Tugnug Pt.--Suluan I.) 11䢽'06" 125䣍'40" 331䢫' 75,326 Suluan Island Line 16 (Suluan I.--Tuason Pt.) 10䣕'20" 125䣡'40" 347䣛' 107,070 Tuason Pt. Line 17 (Tuason Pt.--Cauit Pt.0 9䣘'33" 126䢲'00" 355䣁' 55,415 Cauit Pt. Line 18 (Cauit Pt. Arangasa Is.) 9䢺'35" 126䢴'25" 342䣔' 49,703 Arangasa Is. Line 19 (Arangasa Is.--Quinablangan I.) 8䣜'50" 126䢼'28" 348䣐" 131,330 Quinablangan I. Line 19a (Quinablangan I--Above Languyan R.) 7䣒'58" 126䣊'30" 358䢰' 25,619 Above Languyan R. Line 20 (Above Languyan r.--Pusan Pt.) 7䣅'10" 126䣌'10" 356䣜' 22,489 Pusan Pt. Line 21 (Pusan Pt.--Tugubun Pt.) 7䢸'59" 126䣌'50" 26䣏' 36,259 Tugubun Pt. Line 22 (Tugubun Pt.--Cape S. Agustin N.) 6䣣'24" 126䣄'00" 20䣉' 83,350 Cape San agustin (N) Line 22a (Cape S. Agustin (N)--Cape san agustin (S) 6䢹'03" 126䢴'08" 30䢸' 1,707 Cape San agustin (S) Line 23 (Cape S. Agustin (S)--Panguil Bato Pt.) 6䢸'15" 126䢳'40" 39䢿' 125,100 Panguil Bato Pt. Line 23a (Panguil Bato Pt.--Tapundo Pt.) 5䢿'45" 125䣄'42" 66䣈' 7,484 Tapundo Pt. Line 24 (Tapundo Pt.--Manamil I.) 5䢾'08" 125䣀'59" 89䢻' 7,667 Manamil I. Line 24a (Manamil I.--Balut I.(W) 5䢾'05" 125䢼'50" 139䢩' 3,051 Balut I. (W) Line 25 (Balut I (W)--Middle of 3 Rk. Awash) 5䢿'20" 125䢻'45" 124䣗' 149,840 Middle of 3 Rk. Awash Line 26 (Middle of 3 Rk. Awash--Tongquil I.) 6䢱'39" 124䢵'02" 86䢺' 259,400 Tongquil I. Line 27 (Tongquil I.-- Sumbasumba I.) 6䢨'15" 121䣜'45" 61䣅' 115,950 Sumbasumba I. Line 28 (Sumbasumba I.--Kinapusan Is.) 5䣆'10" 120䣡'35" 43䢻' 44,445 Kinapusan Is. Line 29 (Kinapusan Is.--Manuk Manka I.) 5䢴'37" 120䣑'05" 63䢶' 101,290 Manuk Manka I. Line 30 (Manuk Manka I.--Frances Reef) 4䣗'50" 119䣜'10" 58䣆' 80,847 Frances Reef Line 31 (Frances Reef--Bajapa Reef) 4䣀'54" 119䢶'54" 134䣊' 29,330 Bajapa Reef Line 32 (Bajapa Reef--Panguan I.) 4䣌'04" 119䢫'36" 164䢭' 13,480 Panguan I. Line 33 (Panguan I.--Omapoy I.) 4䣓'06" 119䢩'36" 238䣘' 42,470 Omapoy I. Line 34 (Omapoy I.--Sanga-Sanga I. 4䣟'02" 119䢽'15" 246䢳' 51,005 Sanga-Sanga I. Line 35 (Sanga-Sanga I.--Pearl Bank) 5䢮'12" 119䣖'30" 170䢭' 80,200 Pearl Bank Line 36 (Pearl Bank--Baguan I.) 5䣙'04" 119䣏'01" 103䢵' 137,050 Baguan I. Line 36a (Baguan I.--Taganak I.) 6䢮'00" 118䣂'42" 76䣜' 15,535 Taganak I. Line 37 (Taganak I.--Gt. Bakkungaan 6䢬'05" 118䢺'30" 118䣏' 24,805 Gt. Bakkungaan Line 37a (Gt. Bakkungaan-Sibaung I.) 6䢲'32" 118䢮'42" 136䢬' 18,470 Sibaung I. Line 38 (Sibaung--I.-Muligi I.) 6䢹'45" 117䣣'45" 215䣌' 79,915 Muligi I. Line 39 (Muligi I.--Mangsee Is.) 6䣝'00" 118䣁'00" 119䢶' 140,541 Mangsee Is. Line 39a (Mangsee Is.--Cape Melville) 7䣆'10" 117䢺'20" 134䣚' 48,815 Cape Melville Line 40 (Cape Melville--Ligas Pt.) 7䣘'50" 116䣣'30" 153䣞' 15,665 Ligas Pt. Line 41 (Ligas Pt.--Cay) 7ä£ '28" 116䣟'45" 170䣐' 5,666 Cay Line 41a (Cay-Secam I.) 7䣣'30" 116䣟'15" 204䣜' 22,925 Secam I. Line 42 (Secam I.--N. of Canipan Bay) 8䢲'47" 117䢨'30" 209䢱' 54,990 N. Canipan Bay Line 43 (N. of Canipan Bay-Tatub Pt.) 8䣌'50" 117䢷'06" 218䣡' 18,570 Tatub Pt. Line 44 (Tatub Pt.--Punta Baja) 8䣔'40" 117䢽'28" 222䢬' 45,125 Punta Baja Line 45 (Punta Baja--Malapackun I.) 9䢪'50" 117䣍'58" 223䣆' 32,195 Malapackun I. Line 46 (Malapackun I.--Piedras Pt.) 9䢷'30" 117䣚'04" 225䣚' 148,260 Piedras Pt. Line 47 (Piedras Pt.--Tapiutan I.) 10䢳'28" 118䣘'18" 203䢻' 124,900 Tapiutan I. Line 48 (Tapiutan I.--Pinnacle Rk.) 11䢵'40" 119䢷'28" 208䣗' 136,590 Pinnacle Rk. Line 49 (Pinnacle Rk.--Cape Calavite) 12䢺'34" 119䣛'45": 200䣐' 134,230 Cape Calavite Line 50 (Cape Calavite--Cabra I. ) 13䣂'40" 120䢺'00" 148䢴' 58,235 Cabra I. Line 51 (Cabra I.--Capones Is.) 13䣝'30" 120䢨'58" 179䣂' 113,400 Capones Is. Line 52 (Capones Is.--Palauig Pt.) 14䣟'00" 120䢨'20" 168䢱' 58,100 Palauig Pt. Line 53 (Palauig--Hermana Mayor I.) 15䣁'50" 119䣝'40" 164䢹' 40,870 Hermana Mayor I. Line 53a (Hermana Mayor I.--Tambobo Pt.) 15䣗'10" 119䣗'28" 167䢲' 20,490 Tambobo Pt. Line 54 (Tambobo Pt.--Rena Pt.) 15䣢'00" 119䣔'55" 181䣓' 22,910 Rena Pt. Line 54a (Rena Pt.--Cape Bolinao) 16䢲'25" 119䣕'18" 191䣏' 118,675 Cape Bolinao Line55 (Cape Bolinao--Darigayos Pt.) 16䢼'20" 119䣗'25" 226䢼' 80,016 Darigayos Pt. Line56 (Darigayos Pt.--Dile Pt.) 16䣚'15" 120䢼'00" 179䣢' 81,616 Dile Pt. Line 56a (Dile Pt.--Pinget I.) 17䣊'30" 120䢻'58" 188䣃' 12,060 Pinget I. Line 56b (Pinget I.--Badoc I.) 17䣐'58" 120䢼'58" 192䣖' 27,170 Badoc I. Line 57 (Badoc I.--Cape Bojeador) 17䣟'20" 120䣀'22" 195䢫' 65,270 Cape Bojeador Line 58 (Cape Bojeador--Dalupiri I.) 18䣅'30" 120䣊'00" 222䢸' 101,740 Dalupiri I. Line 59 (Dalupiri I.--Catanapan Pt.) 19䢲'15" 121䢵'02" 213䣅' 25,075 Catanapan Pt. Line 60 (Catanapan Pt.--Dequey I.) 19䢽'35" 121䢼'56" 202䣃' 116,870 Dequey I. Line 61 (Dequey I.--Raile) 20䢼'06" 121䣖'35" 180䣗' 42,255 Raile Line 62 (Raile--Y'ami I. (W) 20䣓'00" 121䣖'55" 200䣆' 48,140 Y'ami I. (W) Line 63 (Y'ami I. (W)--Y'ami I. (M) 21䢯'26" 121ä£ '39" 238䣐' 237 Y'ami I. (M) Line 64 (Y'ami I. (M)--Y'ami I. (E) 21䢯'30" 121ä£ '46" 307䢰' 1,376 Y'ami I. (E) 21䢯'03" 121䣡'24"

Section 2

SEC. 2. The definition of the baselines of the territorial sea of the Philippine Archipelago as provided in this Act is without prejudice to the delineation of the baseline the territorial sea around the territory of Sabah, situated in North Borneo, over which the Republic of the Philippines has acquired dominion and sovereignty.

Section 3

SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved, Sept. 18, 1968.

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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