Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Fourteenth Congress
Second Regular Session
Second Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday,
the twenty-eight day of July, two thousand eight.
Republic Act No.
9522 March 10, 2009
AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN
PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3046, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5446, TO DEFINE THE ARCHIPELAGIC
BASELINE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the Philippines in Congress assembled::
Section 1. Section
1 of Republic Act No. 3046, entitled "An Act to Define the Baselines of
the Territorial Sea of the Philippines", as amended by Section 1 of
Republic Act No. 5446, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 1.
The baselines of the Philippines archipelago are hereby defined and described
specifically as follows:
Basepoint
Number
|
Station
Name
|
Location
|
World Geodetic System of 1984
(WGS 84) Coordinates |
Distance to next basepoint (M)
|
|
Latitude (N)
|
Longitude
(E) |
||||
1
|
PAB-01 |
Amianan
Is. |
21º6’57.73" |
121º57’27.71" |
70.08
|
2
|
PAB-02 |
Balintang
Is. |
19º57’38.19" |
122º9’46.32" |
99.17
|
3
|
PAB-04 |
Bigan Pt. |
18º18’35.30" |
122º20’19.07" |
71.83
|
4
|
PAB-05A |
Ditolong
Pt. |
17º7’16.30" |
122º31’28.34" |
1.05
|
5
|
PAB-05B |
Ditolong
Pt. |
17º6’14.79" |
122º31’43.84" |
0.39
|
6
|
PAB-05 |
Ditolong
Pt. |
17º5’51.31" |
122º31’42.66" |
3.29
|
7
|
PAB-06 |
Spires Is. |
17º2’36.91" |
122º31’3.28" |
9.74
|
8
|
PAB-06B |
Digollorin
Pt. |
16º59’18.03" |
122º27’56.61" |
3.51
|
9
|
PAB-06C |
Digollorin
Rk. |
16º49’56.11" |
122º26’50.78" |
2.40
|
10
|
PAB-07 |
Divimisa
Pt. |
16º47’38.86" |
122º26’4.40" |
30.94
|
11
|
PAB-08 |
Dinoban
Pt. |
16º18’44.33" |
122º14’06.69" |
116.26
|
12
|
PAB-10A |
Tinaga Is. |
14º29’54.43" |
122º57’51.15" |
80.29
|
13
|
PAB-11 |
Horodaba
Rk. |
14º6.29.91" |
124º16’59.21" |
0.54
|
14
|
PAB-12 |
Matulin
Rk. |
14º6.10.40" |
124º17’26.28" |
96.04
|
15
|
PAB-13 |
Atalaya
Pt. |
12º41’6.37" |
125º3’53.71" |
6.79
|
16
|
PAB-13A |
Bacan Is. |
12º36’18.41" |
125º8’50.19" |
5.52
|
17
|
PAB-14 |
Finch Rk. |
12º32.33.62" |
125º12’59.70" |
0.80
|
18
|
PAB-14A |
Cube Rk. |
12º31.57.45" |
125º13’32.37" |
4.90
|
19
|
PAB-14D |
NW Manjud
Pt. |
12º28’36.42" |
125º17’12.32" |
1.30
|
20
|
PAB-15 |
SE Manjud
Pt. |
12º27’37.51" |
125º18’5.23" |
7.09
|
21
|
PAB-16A |
S Sorz Cay |
12º21’41.64" |
125º23’7.41" |
5.68
|
22
|
PAB-16B |
Panablihon |
12º17’27.17" |
125º27’0.12" |
5.21
|
23
|
PAB-16C |
Alugon |
12º13’21.95" |
125º30’19.47" |
1.94
|
24
|
PAB-16D |
N Bunga
Pt. |
12º11’48.16" |
125º31’30.88" |
0.54
|
25
|
PAB-17 |
E Bunga
Pt. |
12º11’20.67" |
125º31’48.29" |
5.71
|
26
|
PAB-18A |
SE Tobabao
Is. |
12º6’7.00" |
125º34’11.94" |
83.94
|
27
|
PAB-19C |
Suluan Is. |
10º45’16.70" |
125º58’8.78" |
56.28
|
28
|
PAB-19D |
N Tuason
Pt. |
9º49’59.58" |
126º10’6.39" |
57.44
|
29
|
PAB-20A |
Arangasa
Is. |
8º53’16.62" |
126º20’48.81" |
40.69
|
30
|
PAB-21B |
Sanco Pt. |
8º13’11.53" |
126º28’53.25" |
30.80
|
31
|
PAB-22 |
Bagoso Is |
7º42’45.02" |
126º34’29.08" |
12.95
|
32
|
PAB-22C |
Languyan |
7º29’49.47" |
126º35’59.24" |
0.54
|
33
|
PAB-23 |
Languyan |
7º29’16.93" |
126º35’59.50" |
0.76
|
34
|
PAB-23B |
Languyan |
7º28’30.97" |
126º35’57.30" |
1.2
|
35
|
PAB-23C |
N Baculin
Pt. |
7º27’29.42" |
126º35’51.31" |
10.12
|
36
|
PAB-24 |
Pusan Pt. |
7º17’19.80" |
126º36’18.26" |
1.14
|
37
|
PAB-24A |
S Pusan
Pt. |
7º16’14.43" |
126º35’57.20" |
63.28
|
38
|
PAB-25B |
Cape San
Agustin |
6º17’14.73" |
126º12’14.40" |
1.28
|
39
|
PAB-25 |
Cape San
Agustin |
6º16’8.35" |
126º11’35.06" |
67.65
|
40
|
PAB-26 |
SE
Sarangani Is. |
5º23’34.20" |
125º28’42.11" |
0.43
|
41
|
PAB-27 |
Pangil
Bato Pt. |
5º23’21.80" |
125º28’19.59" |
3.44
|
42
|
PAB-28 |
Tapundo
Pt. |
6º21’55.66" |
126º25’11.21" |
3.31
|
43
|
PAB-29 |
W Calia
Pt. |
5º21’58.48" |
125º21’52.03" |
0.87
|
44
|
PAB-30 |
Manamil
Is. |
5º22’2.91" |
125º20’59.73" |
1.79
|
45
|
PAB-31 |
Marampog
Pt. |
5º23’20.18" |
125º19’44.29" |
78.42
|
46
|
PAB-32 |
Pola Pt. |
6º9’8.44" |
124º15’42.81" |
122.88
|
47
|
PAB-33A |
Kantuan Is |
6º26’47.22" |
122º13.34.50" |
29.44
|
48
|
PAB-34A |
Tongguil
Is. |
6º2’33.77" |
121º56’36.20" |
2.38
|
49
|
PAB-35 |
Tongquil
Is |
6º1’8.51" |
121º54’41.45" |
1.72
|
50
|
PAB-35A |
Tongquil
Is. |
6º0’17.88" |
121º63’11.17" |
85.94
|
51
|
PAB-38A |
Kirapusan
Is |
5º12.8.70" |
120º41’38.14" |
55.24
|
52
|
PAB-39 |
Manuk
Manka Is. |
4º47’39.24" |
119º51’58.08" |
43.44
|
53
|
PAB-40 |
Frances
Reef |
4º24’53.84" |
119º14’50.71 |
0.61
|
54
|
PAB-40A |
Frances
Reef |
4º25’3.83" |
119º14’15.15" |
15.48
|
55
|
PAB-41A |
Bajapa
Reef |
4º36"9.01" |
119º3’22.75" |
6.88
|
56
|
PAB-42A |
Paguan Is. |
4º42’52.07" |
119º1’44.04" |
8.40
|
57
|
PAB-43 |
Alice Reef |
4º45’55.25" |
119º3’15.19" |
2.28
|
58
|
PAB-44 |
Alice Reef |
4º47’5.36" |
119º5’12.94" |
18.60
|
59
|
PAB-45 |
Omapoy Rk. |
4º55’10.45" |
119º22’1.30 |
23.37
|
60
|
PAB-46 |
Bukut
Lapis Pt. |
5º2’23.73" |
119º44’18.14" |
44.20
|
61
|
PAB-47 |
Pearl Bank |
5º46’35.15" |
119º39’51.77" |
75.17
|
62
|
PAB-48 |
Bagnan Is. |
6º5’58.41" |
118º26’57.30" |
8.54
|
63
|
PAB-48A |
Taganak Is |
6º4’14.08" |
118º18’33.33" |
13.46
|
64
|
PAB-49 |
Great
Bakkungaan Is. |
6º11’4.65" |
118º6’54.15" |
3.97
|
65
|
PAB-50 |
Libiman
Is. |
6º13’39.90" |
118º3’52.09" |
5.53
|
66
|
PAB-51 |
Sibaung
Is. |
6º17’43.99" |
118º0’5.44" |
41.60
|
67
|
PAB-52 |
Muligi Is. |
6º52’14.53" |
118º23’40.49" |
75.06
|
68
|
PAB-53 |
South
Mangsee Is. |
7º30’26.05" |
117º18’33.75" |
26.00
|
69
|
PAB-54 |
Balabac
Is. |
7º48’30.69" |
116º59’39.18" |
6.08
|
70
|
PAB-54A |
Balabac
Great Reef |
7º51’27.17" |
116º54’17.19" |
1.18
|
71
|
PAB-54B |
Balabac
Great Reef |
7º52’19.86" |
116º53’28.73" |
2.27
|
72
|
PAB-55 |
Balabac
Great Reef |
7º54’36.35" |
116º53’16.64" |
5.42
|
73
|
PAB-60 |
Ada Reef |
8º2’0.26" |
116º54’10.04" |
10.85
|
74
|
PAB.61 |
Secam Is. |
8º11’18.36" |
116º59’51.87" |
30.88
|
75
|
PAB-62 |
Latua Pt. |
8º87’56.37" |
117º15’51.23" |
7.91
|
76
|
PAB-63 |
SW Tatub
Pt. |
8º44’17.40" |
117º20’39.37" |
11.89
|
77
|
PAB-63A |
W Sicud
Pt. |
8º53’32.20" |
117º28’15.78" |
13.20
|
78
|
PAB-64 |
Tarumpitao
Pt. |
9º2.57.47" |
117º37’38.88" |
81.12
|
79
|
PAB.64B |
Dry Is. |
9º59’22.54" |
118º36’53.61" |
82.76
|
80
|
PAB-65C |
Sinangcolan
Pt. |
11º13’19.82" |
119º15’17.74" |
74.65
|
81
|
PAB-67 |
Pinnacle
Rk. |
12º19’35.22" |
119º50’56.00 |
93.88
|
82
|
PAB-68 |
Cabra Is |
13º53’24.45" |
120º1’5.86" |
115.69
|
83
|
PAB-71 |
Hermana
Mayor Is. |
15º48’43.61" |
119º46’56.09" |
9.30
|
84
|
PAB-72 |
Tambobo
Pt. |
15º57’61.67" |
119º44’55.32" |
12.06
|
85
|
PAB-72B |
Rena Pt. |
16º9’57.90" |
119º45.15.76" |
0.25
|
86
|
PAB-73 |
Rena Pt. |
16º10’12.42" |
119º45’11.95" |
6.43
|
87
|
PAB-74 |
Rocky
Ledge |
16º16’34.46" |
119º46’19.50" |
0.65
|
88
|
PAB-74A |
Piedra Pt. |
16º37’12.70" |
119º46’28.62" |
1.30
|
89
|
PAB-75 |
Piedra Pt. |
16º18’29.49" |
119º46’44.94" |
1.04
|
90
|
PAB-75C |
Piedra Pt. |
16º19’28.20" |
119º47’7.69" |
0.63
|
91
|
PAB-75D |
Piedra Pt. |
16º20’4.38" |
119º47’20.48" |
80.60
|
92
|
PAB-76 |
Dile Pt. |
17º34’24.94" |
120º20’33.36" |
6.86
|
93
|
PAB-77 |
Pinget Is. |
17º41’17.56" |
120º21’2.20" |
14.15
|
94
|
PAB-78 |
Baboc Is. |
17º55’4.13" |
120º24’40.56" |
35.40
|
95
|
PAB-79 |
Cape
Bojeador |
18º29’32.42" |
120º33’42.41" |
1.77
|
96
|
PAB-79B |
Bobon |
18º30’52.88" |
120º34’55.35" |
58.23
|
97
|
PAB-80 |
Calagangan
Pt. |
19º10’14.78" |
121º12’52.64" |
98.07
|
98
|
PAB-82 |
Itbayat
Is. |
20º43’15.74" |
121º46’57.80" |
25.63
|
99
|
PAB-83 |
Amianan Is |
21º7’17.47" |
121º56’43.85" |
0.08
|
100
|
PAB-84 |
Amianan
Is. |
21º7’18.41" |
121º56’48.79" |
0.25
|
101
|
PAB-85 |
Amianan
Is. |
21º7’12.04" |
121º57’3.65" |
0.44
|
Section 2. The
baseline in the following areas over which the Philippines likewise exercises
sovereignty and jurisdiction 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):
a) The
Kalayaan Island Group as constituted under Presidential Decree No. 1596; and
b) Bajo de
Masinloc, also known as Scarborough Shoal.
Section 3. This
Act affirms that the Republic of the Philippines has dominion, sovereignty and
jurisdiction over all portions of the national territory as defined 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.
Section 4. This
Act, together with the geographic coordinates and the chart and maps indicating
the aforesaid baselines, shall be deposited and registered with the Secretary
General of the United Nations.
Section 5. The
National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) shall forthwith
produce and publish charts and maps of the appropriate scale clearly
representing the delineation of basepoints and baselines as set forth in this
Act.
Section 6. The
amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be provided in a
supplemental budyet or included in the General Appropriations Act of the year
of its enactment into law.
Section 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.
Section 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.
Section 9. This
Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication in the Official Gazette or in any two (2) newspaper of general
circulation.
Approved
(Sgd.) PROSPERO C. NOGRALES
Speaker of the House of Representatives |
(Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE
President of the Senate |
This Act which is a consolidation of Senate
Bill No. 2699 and House Bill No. 3216 was finally passed by the Senate and the
House of Representative on February 17, 2009.
(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary General House of Represenatives |
(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES
Secretary of Senate |
Approved: MAR 10, 2009
(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
President of the Philippines
President of the Philippines
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