# Republic Act No. 9522

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S.B. No. 2699 H.B. No. 3216
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-01Amianan Is.21° 6′ 57.73″121° 57′ 27.71″70.03 2PAB-02Balintang Is.19° 57′ 38.19″122° 9′ 46.32″99.17 3PAB-04Iligan Pt.18° 18′ 35.30″122° 20′ 19.07″71.83 4PAB-05A   Ditolong Pt.17° 7′ 16.30″122° 31′ 28.34″1.05 5PAB-05BDitolong Pt.17° 6′ 14.79″122° 31′ 43.84″0.39 6PAB-05Ditolong Pt.17° 5′ 51.31″122° 31′ 42.66″3.29 7PAB-06Spires Is.17° 2′ 36.91″122° 31′ 3.28″9.74 8PAB-06BDigollorin Pt.16° 53′ 18.03″122° 27′ 56.61″3.51 9PAB-06CDigollorin Rk.16° 49′ 56.11″122° 26′ 50.78″2.40 10PAB-07Diviuisa Pt.16° 47′ 38.86″122° 26′ 4.40″30.94 11PAB-08Dijohan Pt.16° 18′ 44.33″122° 14′ 16.69″116.26 12PAB-10ATinaga Is.14° 29′ 54.43″122° 57′ 51.15″80.29 13PAB-11Horodaba Rk.14° 6′ 29.91″124° 16′ 59.21″0.54 14PAB-12Matulin Rk.14° 6′ 10.40″124° 17′ 26.28″96.04 15PAB-13Atalaya Pt.12° 41′ 6.37″125° 3′ 53.71″6.79 16PAB-13ABacan Is.12° 36′ 18.41″125° 8′ 50.19″5.52 17PAB-14Finch Rk.12° 32′ 33.62″125° 12′ 59.70″0.80 18PAB-14ACube Rk.12° 31′ 57.45″125° 13′ 32.37″4.90 19PAB-14DNW Manjud Pt.12° 28′ 36.42″125° 17′ 12.32″1.30 20PAB-15SE Manjud Pt.12° 27′ 37.51″125° 18′ 5.23″7.69 21PAB-16AE Sora Cay12° 21′ 41.64″125° 23′ 7.41″5.68 22PAB-16BPanablijon12° 17′ 27.17″125° 27′ 0.12″5.21 23PAB-16CAlugon12° 13′ 21.95″125° 30′ 19.47″1.94 24PAB-16DN Bunga Pt.12° 11′ 48.16″125° 31′ 30.88″0.54 25PAB-17AE Bunga Pt.12° 11′ 20.67″125° 31′ 48.29″5.71 26PAB-18ASE Tubabao Is.12° 6′ 7.00″125° 34′ 11.94″83.84 27PAB-19CSuluan Is.10° 45′ 16.70″125° 58′ 8.78″56.28 28PAB-19DN Tuason Pt.9° 49′ 59.58″126° 10′ 6.39″57.44 29PAB-20AArangasa Is.8° 53′ 16.62″126° 20′ 48.81″40.69 30PAB-21BSanco Pt.8° 13′ 11.53″126° 28′ 53.25″30.80 31PAB-22Bagoso Is.7° 42″ 45.02″126° 34′ 29.03″12.95 32PAB-22CLanguyan7° 29′ 49.47″126° 35′ 59.24″0.54 33PAB-23Languyan7° 29′ 16.93″126° 35′ 59.50″0.76 34PAB-23BLanguyan7° 28′ 30.97″126° 35′ 57.30″1.02 35PAB-23CN Baculin Pt.7° 27′ 29.42″126° 35′ 51.71″10.12 36PAB-24Pusan Pt.7° 17′ 19.80″126° 36′ 18.16″1.14 37PAB-24AS Pusan Pt.7° 16′ 14.43″126° 35′ 57.20″63.28 38PAB-25BCape San Agustin6° 17′ 14.73″126° 12′ 14.40″1.28 39PAB-25Cape San Agustin6° 16′ 8.35″126° 11′ 35.06″67.65 40PAB-26SE Sarangani Is.5° 23′ 34.20″125° 28′ 42.11″0.43 41PAB-27Panguil Bato Pt.5° 23′ 21.80125° 28′ 19.59″3.44 42PAB-28Tapundo Pt.5° 21′ 55.66″125° 25′ 11.21″3.31 43PAB-29W Calia Pt.5° 21′ 58.48″125° 21′ 52.03″0.87 44PAB-30Manamil Is.5° 22′ 2.91″125° 20′ 59.73″1.79 45PAB-31Marampog Pt.5° 23′ 20.18″125° 19′ 44.29″78.42 46PAB-32Pola Pt.6° 9′ 8.44″124° 15′ 42.81″122.88 47PAB-33AKauluan Is.6° 26′ 47.22″122° 13′ 34.50″29.44 48PAB-34ATongquil Is.6° 2′ 33.77″121° 56′ 36.20″2.38 49PAB-35Tongquil Is.6° 1′ 8.15″121° 54′ 41.45″1.72 50PAB-35ATongquil Is.6° 0′ 17.88″121° 53′ 11.17″85.94 51PAB-38AKinapusan Is.5° 12′ 8.70″120° 41′ 38.14″55.24 52PAB-39Manuk Manka Is.4° 47′ 39.24″119° 51′ 58.08″43.44 53PAB-40Frances Reef4° 24′ 53.84″119° 14′ 50.71″0.61 54PAB-40AFrances Reef4° 25′ 3.83″119° 14′ 15.15″15.48 55PAB-41ABajapa Reef4° 36′ 9.01″119° 3′ 22.75″6.88 56PAB-42APaguan Is.4° 42′ 52.07″119° 1′ 44.04″3.40 57PAB-43Alice Reef4° 45′ 55.25″119° 3′ 15.19″2.28 58PAB-44Alice Reef4° 47′ 5.36″119° 5′ 12.94″18.60 59PAB-45Omapoy Rk.4° 55′ 10.45″119° 22′ 1.30″23.37 60PAB-46Bukut Lapis Pt.5° 2′ 23.73″119° 44′ 18.14″44.20 61PAB-47Pearl Bank5° 46′ 35.15″119° 39′ 51.77″75.17 62PAB-48Baguan Is.6° 5′ 58.41″118° 26′ 57.30″8.54 63PAB-48ATaganak Is.6° 4′ 14.08″118° 18′ 33.33″13.46 64PAB-49Great Bakkungaan Is.  6° 11′ 4.65″118° 6′ 54.15″3.97 65PAB-50Lihiman Is.6° 13′ 39.90″118° 3′ 52.09″5.53 66PAB-51Sibaung Is.6° 17′ 43.99″118° 0′ 5.44″41.60 67PAB-52Muligi Is.6° 52′ 14.53″118° 23′ 40.49″75.06 68PAB-53South Mangsee Is.7° 30′ 26.05″117° 18′ 33.75″26.00 69PAB-54Balabac Is.7° 48′ 30.69″116° 59′ 39.18″6.08 70PAB-54ABalabac Great Reef7° 51′ 27.17″116° 54′ 17.19″1.18 71PAB-54BBalabac Great Reef7° 52′ 19.86″116° 53′ 28.73″2.27 72PAB-55Balabac Great Reef7° 54′ 36.35″116° 53′ 16.64″7.42 73PAB-60Ada Reef8° 2′ 0.26″116° 54′ 10.04″10.85 74PAB-61Secam Is.8° 11′ 18.36″116° 59′ 51.87″30.88 75PAB-62Latud Pt.8° 37′ 56.37″117° 15′ 51.23″7.91 76PAB-63SW Tatub Pt.8° 44′ 17.40″117° 20′ 39.37″11.89 77PAB-63AW Sicud Pt.8° 53′ 32.20″117° 28′ 15.78″13.20 78PAB-64Tarumpitao Pt.9° 2′ 57.47″117° 37′ 38.88″81.12 79PAB-64BDry Is.9° 59′ 22.54″118° 36′ 53.61″82.76 80PAB-65CBinangcolan Pt.11° 13′ 19.82″119° 15′ 17.74″74.65 81PAB-67Pinnacle Rk.12° 19′ 35.22″119° 50′ 56.00″93.88 82PAB-68Cabra Is.13° 53′ 21.45″120° 1′ 5.86″115.69 83PAB-71Hermana Mayor Is.15° 48′ 43.61″119° 46′ 56.09″9.30 84PAB-72Tambobo Pt.15° 57′ 51.67″119° 44′ 55.32″12.06 85PAB-73BRena Pt.16° 9′ 57.90″119° 45′ 15.76″0.25 86PAB-73Rena Pt.16° 10′ 12.42″119° 45′ 11.956.43 87PAB-74Rocky Ledge16° 16′ 34.46″119° 46′ 19.50″0.65 88PAB-74APiedra Pt.16° 17′ 12.70″119° 46′ 28.52″1.30 89PAB-75Piedra Pt.16° 18′ 29.49″119° 46′ 44.94″1.04 90PAB-75CPiedra Pt.16° 19′ 28.20″119° 47′ 7.69″0.63 91PAB-75DPiedra Pt.16° 20′ 4.38″119° 47′ 20.48″80.60 92PAB-76Dile Pt.17° 34′ 24.94″120° 20′ 33.36″6.86 93PAB-77Pinget Is.17° 41′ 17.56″120° 21′ 2.02″14.15 94PAB-78Badoc Is.17° 55′ 4.13″120° 24′ 40.56″35.4 95PAB-79Cape Bojeador18° 29′ 32.42″120° 33′ 42.41″1.77 96PAB-79BBobon18° 30′ 52.88″120° 34′ 55.35″53.23 97PAB-80Calagangan Pt.19° 10′ 14.78″121° 12′ 52.64″98.07 98PAB-82Itbayat Is.20° 43′ 15.74″  121° 46′ 57.80″25.63 99PAB-83Amianan Is.21° 7′ 17.47″121° 56′ 43.85″0.08 100PAB-84Amianan Is.21° 7′ 18.41″121° 56′ 48.79″0.25 101PAB-85Amianan Is.21° 7′ 12.04″121° 57′ 3.65″0.44”

## SEC. 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.

## SEC. 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.

## 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 produce 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.

## SEC. 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.

## 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,
| (Sgd.) PROSPERO C. NOGRALES | (Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE |
| Speaker of the House of Representatives | President of the Senate |
This Act which 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 the Senate |
Approved: March 10, 2009