S No.

2699
H No 321G

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-eighth day

of July, two thousand eight.

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[ REPUBLIC
ACTNo.

95-,?2 1

AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC

ACT NO. 3046, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT
NO. 5446, TO DEFINE THE ARCHIPELAGIC
BASELINES OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives

Philippines in Congress assembled:

of

the

SECTION 1. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 3046, entitled

An Act to Define the Baselines of the Territorial Sea of the

Philippines", a s amended by Section 1 of Republic

Act No. 5446, is hereby amended to read a s follows:

"SECTION1. The baselines of the Philippine

archipelago are hereby defined a n d described
specifically as follows:

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PAB.01
PAB-02
PAB-04
PAB-O5A
PAB.05B
PAB.05
PAB-06
PAB-OGB
PAB.OGC
PAB.07
PAB-08
PAB.1OA

PAB.11
PAB-12
PAB.13
PAB-13A
PAB.14
PAB-14A
PAB.10
PAB-15
PAB.1GA
PAB.1GB
PAB-1GC
PAB-IGD
PAB.17A
PAB.18A
PAB.19C
PAB.19D
PAB-ZOA

Amianan Is. 21' G 57.73"

Balintang Is. 19" 57' 38.19
Iligan Pt.
18' 18' 35.30"
Ditolong Pt. 17' 7' 1G.30"
Ditolong Pt. 1 7 O 6' 14.79"
Ditolong Pt. 17' 5' 51.31"
Spires Is.
17' 2' 36.91"
Digollarin Pt. 16" 53' 18.03"
Digollonn Rk. 16' 49' 56.11"
Diviuisa Pt.
16' 47' 38.86"
Dijohan P t
16' 18' 44.35"
Tinaga Is
14' 29' 54.48"
Horodaba Rk. 14' G 29.91"
Matulin Rk.
14' G' 10.40"
Atalaya Pt.
12' 4V G.37"
Bacan Is.
12' 3G 18.41''
Finch Rk.
12' 32' 33.62"
Cube Rk.
12' 31' 57.46"
NW Manjiid Pt.12' 28' 36.42"
SE Manjud Pt.lZ' 27' 37.51"
E Sora Cay 12' 21' 41.64"
Pansblijoii
12O 17' 27.17"
Alugan
12' 13' 21.95"
N Bunga Pt. 12' 11' 48.16"
E Bunga Pt. 12' 11' 20.67''
SE Tubabao Is. 12' 6' 7.00''
Suluan Is.
lo" 45' 16.7io"
N Tuason Pt. 9' 49' 59.58"
Arangasa Is.
8' 53' 16.62"

121' 57' 27.11''

122O 9' 46.32"
1 2 2 O 20' 19.01"
122O 3l' 28.31"
122' 31' 43.84''
122- 31' 42.66"
122' 31' 3.28"
122" 27' 5G.61"
122- 2G 50.78"
122' 2 6 4.40"
122' Ib 16.69"
122' 57' 51.15"
124' 1G 59.21"
124" I T 26.28"
125' 3' 53.71"
125O 8' 50.19"
125' la' 59.70"
125O 13' 32.31"
125" 17' 12.32"
125' 13' 525"
125' 2 3 7.41"
125' 27' 0.12''
125' 30' 19 47"
125' 31' 30.86"
125' 31' 48.29"
125' 3 f 11.94"
125O 58' 8.78"
126' 10' 6.39"
126' 20' 48.81"

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99.17
71.83
1.05
0.39
3.29
9.74
3.61
2.40
30.94
116.26
80.29
0.54
96.04
6.79
5.52
0.80
4.90
1.30
7.69
5.68
5.21

1.94
0.54
5.71
83.84
66.28
57 44
40.69

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PAB41B
PAB-22
PAB-nc
PAB.23
PAB-23B
PAB-23C
PAB-24
PAB-24A
PAB-25B

Sane0 Pt.
Bagoso Is

8- 13' 11.53"

126' 2 3 53 25"

30.80

7' 42' 46.02"

Lansuyan
Languyau
Languyan
N B a d i n Pt.
Pusan Pt
S Pusan Pt

7' 2 9 4941"

12.95
0.54
0 76

'i" 17' 19.80"

7' 16' 14.13"
6' 1 7 14.73"

126" 3 4
126- 35
126' 3 5
126' 35'
126' 3 5
1260 36'
1260 3 5
126' 12'

cage San

7' 2 9 16.93"
7' 28' 3097"
7 - 27' 29.42"

29.03"

59 24"
5950"
57.30"

1.02

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18.W
14.40"

10.12
1.14
63.28
1.23

6' 16' 835"

126' 1Y 35.06"

67 55

5' 23' 34 20"

125" 28' 42 11"

0 43

5' 2 3 21.80''

125' 28' 19.59"

3 44

2Y 55.66"

125' 26 11.21"
125' 2 Y 52.09
125" 20' 59.73"
125* 19 44.29''
124' 15 4281"
122' 13' 3450"
121' 5G 36 20"
121' 5 4 414F
121' 5 3 11 17
120' 4 1 38.14'
119' 5 Y 5 8 0 0

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PAB-25

cape Sa"

Agustin
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PAE-26

SE Saxangani
IS.

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PA-27

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PAR28
PAB-29
PAB-30
PAB-31
PA-32
PAB-33A
PAE-34A
PAE-35
PAE-35A
PAE-38A
PAB-39

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Pangud Bato
Pt.
Tapundo Pt.
w Caha Pt
Manam11 Is
Marampog Pt.
Pola Pt.
Kauluan Is
TongqId Is
T~ngquilIs.

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5'
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5'

21' 58.48"
22' 2.91"
2% 20.10
6' 9' 8 44"
6" 26' 47.22"
6' 2' 3377"
6' Y 8 15"
6- 0' 17 8 F

Tongquil Is.
Kinapusan Is. 51 12 8 70"
Manuk Manka

4' 4 7 39.W

0.87

1.79
78.42
122.88
29 44
2 38

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85.94
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IS.

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PAB-40
PAB.4OA
PAE-41A
PAEL4ZA
PAB-43
PAB.44
PAB-45
PAE-46

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PAB-47
PAB-48
PAB-48A
PAP-49

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Frances Reef
Frances Reef
Bajapa Reef
Paguan Is
Alice Reef
Alice Reef
Omapoy Rk
Buknt Lapis
Pt
Pearl Bank
Baguan Is.
Taganak Is,
Great

4' 24' 53.84"

4' 2 5

119" 14 5071"
119' 1 4 15.W
1101 3' 2275"

3 33"
3 8 9.01"
42' 52.07"
45 55.25"
47' 5.36"
56' 1045'
2 23.79

119'
119"
119'
119'
119'

1' 44.04'
3' 15.19"
5 1294'
2 2 1.30"
4 4 1814"

5" 46' 35.15"

G" 5 53 41"
6" 4 14.08"
6" 1Y 4 65"

119'
118"
118"
118'

39'
26'
18'
6'

6" 13' 39.90"

6" 17 43 99"

118O

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57 30"

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6.88
3.40
2.28
18 GO
23 37
44 20
75.17

33 33"
54.15"

8 54
13.46
3.97

1180 3' 52.09"

0' 5.44"

5 53
41.60

BaU;ungaan Is

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PAB-50
PAB.51

Lihiman Is

Sibaung Is

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PAE-52

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PAL-53

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70

PAB.54
PAB-54A

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PAB-54B

Muhgi Is
South
Mangsee Is.
Balabac Is.
Balabae Great
Reef
Balabac Great

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PAB.55

Reef
Balabae Great

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PAB-60
PAB81
PAB-62
PAB-63
PAB.63A
PAB.64
PAB-64B
PAB-Gsc
PAB-67
PAB-68
PAB-71

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PAB-72
PAB.78R
PAB.73
PAB.74
PAE-74.4
PAB-75
PAB.75C
PAB.75D
PAE-76
PAB-77
PAB-78
PAB.79
PAB-79B
PAB.80
PAB-32
PAE-33
PAB-84
PAB-85

6" 52 14 53"
7' 30' 26 05"

113' 23' 40.49"

117' 16 83.75"

7 5 06

7' 4 6 3069"

l l G o 59 39.18"

7" 5X 27.17'

116' 54 17.19'

6 08
1.18

7' 52' 19.8G"

116' 5 s 28.73"

2 27

116' 53' 1686'

7.42

7' 54' 36.35"

Reef
Ada Reef
8' 2' 0.26"
Seeam Is.
8' 1I' 1836"
Latud Pt.
3' 87' 56.37"
SW Tatub Pt. 8' 44' 17 40"
W Sieud Pt.
8' 53' 32.20"
Tarumpitao Pt. 9- 2 57.47"
Dry Is.
9' 59'22.54"
Binangcolan Pb. 1Io 13' 19.82"
Pinnacle Rk
12' 19' 35.22"
13' 53' 21.45"
Cabra Is.
HemaGl
15' 4s 43.61"
Mayor Is.
Tambobo Pt.
15' 5 7 61.67"
Reo* Pt
16' 9 57.90''
Rem Pt
16' 10' 12.42"
Rocky Ledge
16' 16' 34.46"
Piedra Pt.
16' 17' 1270"
Piedra Pt.
16* 18' 29.49'
Piedra Pt.
16' 1g 2320"
Piedra Pt.
16' 20' 4.38"
Dile Pt.
17' 34' 24.94"
Pinget Is.
17' 41' 17.5G"
Badoc Is,
17' 55' 4.13"
Cape Bojeadar 18' 29' 32.42"
Bobon
18' 30' 52.88"
Calagangan Pt. 19* 10' 14.73"
Itbayat Is.
20" 43' 15.74"
Amianan Is.
21' ?' 17.47"
Amianan Is.
21" 7' 18.41"
Amianan Is.
21' 7' 12.04"

26.00

64' 10.04" 10.85

59' 5187" 30.88
15' 51 23"
7.91
20' 39 37"
11.89
2 6 15.78"
13.20
37' 98.88"
81.12
118' 36 03.61''
82.76
]ISo 15' 17.74" 74.65
1190 50' 56.00" 93.83
120' I' 5.8G" 115G9
119' 4F' 5609"
9.30
116"
116"
117117"
117'
117'

119'
119'
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119'

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119'
119'
120'
120'
120'
120'

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45'
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47'
20'

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24'

33'

1200 3 6
121' 12'

121' 46'
12l0 56
121' 56
121' 57'

55.32"
15.76''
1195"
19.50
28.52"
44.94"
7.69''
20.48"
33 36"
2.02''
40.56''
42.41"
55.35"
52 64"
57 30"
43.85"
48.79"
3.65"

12.06
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6 43
0 65
1.30
1.04
0.63
80.60
6.86
14.15
35.40
1.77
53.23
98.07
25.63
0.03

0.25
0.44"

SEC. 2. The baselines in the following areas over which

the Philippines lilcewise exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction

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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):

The Kalayaan Island Group as constituted under

a)
Presidential Decree No. 1596 and
b)

Bajo de Masinloc, also known as Scarborough Shoal.

SEC. 3. This Act affirms t h a t the Republic of the

Philippines has dominion, sovereignty and juris.$iction over all
portions of the national territory as d e h e d 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.
SEC. 4. This Act, together with the geographic coordinates
and the charts and maps indicating the aforesaid baselines,
shall be deposited and registered with the Secretary General
of the United Nations.

SEC. 5. The National Mapping and Resource Information

Authority (NAMRIA) shall forthwith praduce and publish
charts and maps of the appropriate scale clearly representing
the delineation of basepoints and baselines as set forth in this
Act.
SEC. 6. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions

of this Act shall be provided in a supplemental budget or

included in the General Appropriations Act of the year of its
enactment into law.

SEC. 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.
S E C . 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.

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SEC. 9. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
following its publication in the Official Gazette or in any two
(2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

This Act which is a consolidation of Ser*iteBill No. 2699 and

House Bill No. 3216 was finally passed by the Senate and the
House of Representatives on February 17,2009.

&

. BARUASeeretaiy General
House of Representatives

EMi?&%!kES
Secretary of the Senate

MARILYN

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GLORIA

CAPAGAL-A

Prlsident of the Philippine:

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