English: Existing laws already aligned the country's archipelagic baseline system with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), to which the Philippines is a signatory, according to Gatchalian.
Filipino: Inihanay na ng mga umiiral na batas ang archipelagic baseline system ng bansa sa 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), na nilagdaan ng Pilipinas, ayon kay Gatchalian.