AN ACT TO DEFINE THE BASELINES OF THE TERRITORIAL SEA OF THE PHILIPPINES
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AN ACT TO DEFINE THE BASELINES OF THE TERRITORIAL SEA OF THE PHILIPPINES
Republic Act No. 3046
June 17, 1961
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Summary of Republic Act No. 3046 (as amended by RA 5446)An Act to Define the Baselines of the Territorial Sea of the Philippines
- Defines the baselines from which the territorial sea of the Philippines is determined, consisting of straight lines joining appropriate points of the outermost islands of the archipelago.
(Section 1)
- Provides a detailed list of geographic coordinates and azimuths specifying the baselines, including:
- The outermost islands and rocks used as reference points for the baselines.
(Section 1)
- The specific latitude, longitude, azimuth, and distance in meters between each reference point.
(Section 1)
- Declares that all waters within the baselines provided in Section 1 are considered inland or internal waters of the Philippines.
(Section 2)
- Establishes the effective date of the law upon its approval on June 17, 1961.
(Section 3)
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AN ACT TO DEFINE THE BASELINES OF THE TERRITORIAL SEA OF THE PHILIPPINES
Republic Act No. 3046
•June 17, 1961
REPUBLIC ACT No. 3046
(as amended by RA 5446)
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...
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