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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED THIRTY HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIX
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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED THIRTY HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIX
Republic Act No. 5446
September 25, 1968
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Summary of Republic Act No. 5446 as amended by R.A. 9522Definition of Baselines for the Territorial Sea of the Philippines
- Section 1 defines the specific geographic coordinates that delineate the baselines for the territorial sea of the Philippines.
- The baselines consist of 64 lines connecting various islands, rocks, and points along the archipelago.
- The coordinates are provided in terms of latitude, longitude, azimuth, and distance in meters.
Territorial Claim over Sabah
- Section 2 states that the definition of baselines is without prejudice to the delineation of baselines around Sabah, over which the Philippines claims dominion and sovereignty.
Effectivity
- Section 3 states that the Act shall take effect upon its approval, which was on September 18, 1968.
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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED THIRTY HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIX
Republic Act No. 5446
•September 25, 1968
Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Republic Act No. 5446             September 18, 1968
as amended by R.A. 9522
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"
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
Azimuth
Distance (In Meters)
Y’ami Island (E)
21º07’03"
121º57’24"
 
 
Line 1 (Y’ami I. (E.) - Tumaruk Rk.)
 
 
353º27’
71,656
Tumaruk Rk.
20º28’28"
122º02’06"
 
 
Line 2 (Tumaruk Rk. - Balintang Is.)
 
 
347º13’
58,105
Balintang Islands
19º57’45"
122º09’28"
 
 
Line 3 (Balintang Is. - Didicas Rk.)
 
 
357º05’
97,755
Didicas Rk.
19º04’50"
122º12’18"
 
 
Line 4 (Didicas Rk. - Iligan Pt.)
 
 
350º39’...
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Statutes
Republic Acts
Philippines
territorial sea
baselines
geographic coordinates
latitude
longitude
azimuth
distance
islands
rocks
points
archipelago
Sabah
North Borneo
dominion
sovereignty
effectivity
Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Republic Act No. 5446             September 18, 1968
as amended by R.A. 9522
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"
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
Azimuth
Distance (In Meters)
Y’ami Island (E)
21º07’03"
121º57’24"
 
 
Line 1 (Y’ami I. (E.) - Tumaruk Rk.)
 
 
353º27’
71,656
Tumaruk Rk.
20º28’28"
122º02’06"
 
 
Line 2 (Tumaruk Rk. - Balintang Is.)
 
 
347º13’
58,105
Balintang Islands
19º57’45"
122º09’28"
 
 
Line 3 (Balintang Is. - Didicas Rk.)
 
 
357º05’
97,755
Didicas Rk.
19º04’50"
122º12’18"
 
 
Line 4 (Didicas Rk. - Iligan Pt.)
 
 
350º39’...
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