2009 / Mar
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9522 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 March 10, 2009
[ 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:
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 theOfficial Gazetteor in any two (2) newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2699 and House Bill No. 3216 was finally passed by the Senate and House of Representatives on February 17, 2009.
Approved: MAR 10 2009
(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL - ARROYO
President of the Philippines
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 |
| Distance to next basepoint (M) | ||
Latitude (N) | Longitude (E) |
| 1 | PAB-01 | Amianan Is. | 21°6'57.73" | 121°57'27.71" | 70.08 |
| 2 | PAB-02 | Balintang Is. | 19°57'38.19" | 122°9'46.32" | 99.17 |
| 3 | PAB-04 | Bigan Pt. | 18°18'35.30" | 122°20'19.07" | 71.83 |
| 4 | PAB-05A | Ditolong Pt. | 17°7'16.30" | 122°31'28.34" | 1.05 |
| 5 | PAB-05B | Ditolong Pt. | 17°6'14.79" | 122°31'43.84" | 0.39 |
| 6 | PAB-05 | Ditolong Pt. | 17°5'51.31" | 122°31'42.66" | 3.29 |
| 7 | PAB-06 | Spires Is. | 17°2'36.91" | 122°31'3.28" | 9.74 |
| 8 | PAB-06B | Digollorin Pt. | 16°59'18.03" | 122°27'56.61" | 3.51 |
| 9 | PAB-06C | Digollorin Rk. | 16°49'56.11" | 122°26'50.78" | 2.40 |
| 10 | PAB-07 | Divimisa Pt. | 16°47'38.86" | 122°26'4.40" | 30.94 |
| 11 | PAB-08 | Dinoban Pt. | 16°18'44.33" | 122°14'06.69" | 116.26 |
| 12 | PAB-10A | Tinaga Is. | 14°29'54.43" | 122°57'51.15" | 80.29 |
| 13 | PAB-11 | Horodaba Rk. | 14°6.29.91" | 124°16'59.21" | 0.54 |
| 14 | PAB-12 | Matulin Rk. | 14°6.10.40" | 124°17'26.28" | 96.04 |
| 15 | PAB-13 | Atalaya Pt. | 12°41'6.37" | 125°3'53.71" | 6.79 |
| 16 | PAB-13A | Bacan Is. | 12°36'18.41" | 125°8'50.19" | 5.52 |
| 17 | PAB-14 | Finch Rk. | 12°32.33.62" | 125°12'59.70" | 0.80 |
| 18 | PAB-14A | Cube Rk. | 12°31.57.45" | 125°13'32.37" | 4.90 |
| 19 | PAB-14D | NW Manjud Pt. | 12°28'36.42" | 125°17'12.32" | 1.30 |
| 20 | PAB-15 | SE Manjud Pt. | 12°27'37.51" | 125°18'5.23" | 7.09 |
| 21 | PAB-16A | S Sorz Cay | 12°21'41.64" | 125°23'7.41" | 5.68 |
| 22 | PAB-16B | Panablihon | 12°17'27.17" | 125°27'0.12" | 5.21 |
| 23 | PAB-16C | Alugon | 12°13'21.95" | 125°30'19.47" | 1.94 |
| 24 | PAB-16D | N Bunga Pt. | 12°11'48.16" | 125°31'30.88" | 0.54 |
| 25 | PAB-17 | E Bunga Pt. | 12°11'20.67" | 125°31'48.29" | 5.71 |
| 26 | PAB-18A | SE Tobabao Is. | 12°6'7.00" | 125°34'11.94" | 83.94 |
| 27 | PAB-19C | Suluan Is. | 10°45'16.70" | 125°58'8.78" | 56.28 |
| 28 | PAB-19D | N Tuason Pt. | 9°49'59.58" | 126°10'6.39" | 57.44 |
| 29 | PAB-20A | Arangasa Is. | 8°53'16.62" | 126°20'48.81" | 40.69 |
| 30 | PAB-21B | Sanco Pt. | 8°13'11.53" | 126°28'53.25" | 30.80 |
| 31 | PAB-22 | Bagoso Is | 7°42'45.02" | 126°34'29.08" | 12.95 |
| 32 | PAB-22C | Languyan | 7°29'49.47" | 126°35'59.24" | 0.54 |
| 33 | PAB-23 | Languyan | 7°29'16.93" | 126°35'59.50" | 0.76 |
| 34 | PAB-23B | Languyan | 7°28'30.97" | 126°35'57.30" | 1.2 |
| 35 | PAB-23C | N Baculin Pt. | 7°27'29.42" | 126°35'51.31" | 10.12 |
| 36 | PAB-24 | Pusan Pt. | 7°17'19.80" | 126°36'18.26" | 1.14 |
| 37 | PAB-24A | S Pusan Pt. | 7°16'14.43" | 126°35'57.20" | 63.28 |
| 38 | PAB-25B | Cape San Agustin | 6°17'14.73" | 126°12'14.40" | 1.28 |
| 39 | PAB-25 | Cape San Agustin | 6°16'8.35" | 126°11'35.06" | 67.65 |
| 40 | PAB-26 | SE Sarangani Is. | 5°23'34.20" | 125°28'42.11" | 0.43 |
| 41 | PAB-27 | Pangil Bato Pt. | 5°23'21.80" | 125°28'19.59" | 3.44 |
| 42 | PAB-28 | Tapundo Pt. | 6°21'55.66" | 126°25'11.21" | 3.31 |
| 43 | PAB-29 | W Calia Pt. | 5°21'58.48" | 125°21'52.03" | 0.87 |
| 44 | PAB-30 | Manamil Is. | 5°22'2.91" | 125°20'59.73" | 1.79 |
| 45 | PAB-31 | Marampog Pt. | 5°23'20.18" | 125°19'44.29" | 78.42 |
| 46 | PAB-32 | Pola Pt. | 6°9'8.44" | 124°15'42.81" | 122.88 |
| 47 | PAB-33A | Kantuan Is | 6°26'47.22" | 122°13.34.50" | 29.44 |
| 48 | PAB-34A | Tongguil Is. | 6°2'33.77" | 121°56'36.20" | 2.38 |
| 49 | PAB-35 | Tongquil Is | 6°1'8.51" | 121°54'41.45" | 1.72 |
| 50 | PAB-35A | Tongquil Is. | 6°0'17.88" | 121°63'11.17" | 85.94 |
| 51 | PAB-38A | Kirapusan Is | 5°12.8.70" | 120°41'38.14" | 55.24 |
| 52 | PAB-39 | Manuk Manka Is. | 4°47'39.24" | 119°51'58.08" | 43.44 |
| 53 | PAB-40 | Frances Reef | 4°24'53.84" | 119°14'50.71 | 0.61 |
| 54 | PAB-40A | Frances Reef | 4°25'3.83" | 119°14'15.15" | 15.48 |
| 55 | PAB-41A | Bajapa Reef | 4°36"9.01" | 119°3'22.75" | 6.88 |
| 56 | PAB-42A | Paguan Is. | 4°42'52.07" | 119°1'44.04" | 8.40 |
| 57 | PAB-43 | Alice Reef | 4°45'55.25" | 119°3'15.19" | 2.28 |
| 58 | PAB-44 | Alice Reef | 4°47'5.36" | 119°5'12.94" | 18.60 |
| 59 | PAB-45 | Omapoy Rk. | 4°55'10.45" | 119°22'1.30 | 23.37 |
| 60 | PAB-46 | Bukut Lapis Pt. | 5°2'23.73" | 119°44'18.14" | 44.20 |
| 61 | PAB-47 | Pearl Bank | 5°46'35.15" | 119°39'51.77" | 75.17 |
| 62 | PAB-48 | Bagnan Is. | 6°5'58.41" | 118°26'57.30" | 8.54 |
| 63 | PAB-48A | Taganak Is | 6°4'14.08" | 118°18'33.33" | 13.46 |
| 64 | PAB-49 | Great Bakkungaan Is. | 6°11'4.65" | 118°6'54.15" | 3.97 |
| 65 | PAB-50 | Libiman Is | 6°13'39.90" | 118°3'52.09" | 5.53 |
| 66 | PAB-51 | Sibaung Is. | 6°17'43.99" | 118°0'5.44" | 41.60 |
| 67 | PAB-52 | Muligi Is. | 6°52'14.53" | 118°23'40.49" | 75.06 |
| 68 | PAB-53 | South Mangsee Is. | 7°30'26.05" | 117°18'33.75" | 26.00 |
| 69 | PAB-54 | Balabac Is. | 7°48'30.69" | 116°59'39.18" | 6.08 |
| 70 | PAB-54A | Balabac Great Reef | 7°51'27.17" | 116°54'17.19" | 1.18 |
| 71 | PAB-54B | Balabac Great Reef | 7°52'19.86" | 116°53'28.73" | 2.27 |
| 72 | PAB-55 | Balabac Great Reef | 7°54'36.35" | 116°53'16.64" | 5.42 |
| 73 | PAB-60 | Ada Reef | 8°2'0.26" | 116°54'10.04" | 10.85 |
| 74 | PAB.61 | Secam Is. | 8°11'18.36" | 116°59'51.87" | 30.88 |
| 75 | PAB-62 | Latua Pt. | 8°87'56.37" | 117°15'51.23" | 7.91 |
| 76 | PAB-63 | SW Tatub Pt. | 8°44'17.40" | 117°20'39.37" | 11.89 |
| 77 | PAB-63A | W Sicud Pt. | 8°53'32.20" | 117°28'15.78" | 13.20 |
| 78 | PAB-64 | Tarumpitao Pt. | 9°2.57.47" | 117°37'38.88" | 81.12 |
| 79 | PAB.64B | Dry Is. | 9°59'22.54" | 118°36'53.61" | 82.76 |
| 80 | PAB-65C | Sinangcolan Pt. | 11°13'19.82" | 119°15'17.74" | 74.65 |
| 81 | PAB-67 | Pinnacle Rk. | 12°19'35.22" | 119°50'56.00 | 93.88 |
| 82 | PAB-68 | Cabra Is | 13°53'24.45" | 120°1'5.86" | 115.69 |
| 83 | PAB-71 | Hermana Mayor Is. | 15°48'43.61" | 119°46'56.09" | 9.30 |
| 84 | PAB-72 | Tambobo Pt. | 15°57'61.67" | 119°44'55.32" | 12.06 |
| 85 | PAB-72B | Rena Pt. | 16°9'57.90" | 119°45.15.76" | 0.25 |
| 86 | PAB-73 | Rena Pt. | 16°10'12.42" | 119°45'11.95" | 6.43 |
| 87 | PAB-74 | Rocky Ledge | 16°16'34.46" | 119°46'19.50" | 0.65 |
| 88 | PAB-74A | Piedra Pt. | 16°37'12.70" | 119°46'28.62" | 1.30 |
| 89 | PAB-75 | Piedra Pt. | 16°18'29.49" | 119°46'44.94" | 1.04 |
| 90 | PAB-75C | Piedra Pt. | 16°19'28.20" | 119°47'7.69" | 0.63 |
| 91 | PAB-75D | Piedra Pt. | 16°20'4.38" | 119°47'20.48" | 80.60 |
| 92 | PAB-76 | Dile Pt. | 17°34'24.94" | 120°20'33.36" | 6.86 |
| 93 | PAB-77 | Pinget Is. | 17°41'17.56" | 120°21'2.20" | 14.15 |
| 94 | PAB-78 | Baboc Is. | 17°55'4.13" | 120°24'40.56" | 35.40 |
| 95 | PAB-79 | Cape Bojeador | 18°29'32.42" | 120°33'42.41" | 1.77 |
| 96 | PAB-79B | Bobon | 18°30'52.88" | 120°34'55.35" | 58.23 |
| 97 | PAB-80 | Calagangan Pt. | 19°10'14.78" | 121°12'52.64" | 98.07 |
| 98 | PAB-82 | Itbayat Is. | 20°43'15.74" | 121°46'57.80" | 25.63 |
| 99 | PAB-83 | Amianan Is | 21°7'17.47" | 121°56'43.85" | 0.08 |
| 100 | PAB-84 | Amianan Is. | 21°7'18.41" | 121°56'48.79" | 0.25 |
| 101 | PAB-85 | Amianan Is. | 21°7'12.04" | 121°57'3.65" | 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):
- The Kalayaan Island Group as constituted under Presidential Decree No. 1596; and
- Bajo de Masinloc, also known as Scarborough Shoal.
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 theOfficial Gazetteor in any two (2) newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
(Sgd.) PROSPERO C. NOGRALES | (Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE |
Speaker of the House of Representatives | President of Senate |
This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2699 and House Bill No. 3216 was finally passed by the Senate and House of Representatives on February 17, 2009.
(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP | (Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES |
Secretary General House of Representatives | Secretary of Senate |
Approved: MAR 10 2009
President of the Philippines