Republic Act No. 5446

S. No. 954 / 65 OG No. 29, 7382 (July 21, 1969)

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5446, September 18, 1968 ]

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED THIRTY HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIX, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO DEFINE THE BASELINES OF THE TERRITORIAL SEA OF THE PHILIPPINES".

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. To correct typographical errors, Section one of Republic Act numbered thirty hundred and forty-six is amended to read as follows:

"SECTION 1. The baselines for the territorial sea of the, Philippines are hereby defined and described specifically as follows: Distance N. E. Asimuth (In Latitude Longitude Meters) Y'ami Island (E) Line 1 (Y'ami I. (E.)-- 21䢯'03" 121䣡'24" 353䣃' 71,656 Tumaruk Tumaruk Rk. Line 2 (Tumaruk Rk.-- 20䣄'28" 122䢪'06" 347䢵' 58,105 Balintang Is.) Balintang Islands Line 3 (Balintang Is.-- 19䣡'45" 122䢱'28" 357ä¢ ' 97,755 Didicas Rk.) Didicas Rk. Line 4 (Didicas Rk.--Iligan Pt.) 19䢬'50" 122䢴'18" 350ä£(cid:0)' 86,155 Iligan Pt. Line 5 (Iligan Pt.--Ditolong Pt.) 18䢺'45" 122䢼'15" 351䢿' 136,030 Ditolong Pt. Line 6 (Ditolong Pt.-- Diviuisa 17ä¢ '50" 122䣇'44" 16ä£ ' 34,378 Pt.) Diviuisa Pt. Line 7 (Diviuisa Pt.--Dijohan Pt.) 16䣘'00" 122䣂'06" 21䢩' 57,781 Dijohan Pt. Line 7a (Dijohan Pt.--Balubalik 16䢺'45" 122䢶'28" 10䣜' 142,360 Pt.) Balubalik Pt. Line 8 (Balubalik Pt.--Tinaga I. 15䢪'56" 121䣣'30" 300䢷' 120,986 Tinaga I. Line 9 (Tinaga I.--Horadaba Rks.) 14䣅'45" 122䣡'40" 286䣃' 148,690 Horadaba Rks. Line 10 (Horadaba Rks.-- 14䢮'41" 124º16'54" 306䣊' 1,083 Matulin Rk.) Matulin Rk. Line 11 (Matulin Rk.--Atalaya 14䢮'20" 124䢹'23" 331䣖' 178,480 Pt.) Atalaya Pt. Line 11a (Atalaya Pt.--Finch Rk.) 12ä£(cid:0)'59" 125䢬'02" 313䣆' 22,268 Finch Rk. Line 12 (Finch Rk.--SE of Manjud 12䣈'40" 125䢴'57" 313ä£ ' 12,665 Pt.) SE Manjud Pt. Line 12a (SE) of Manjud Pt.-- 12䣃'54" 125䢹'59" 322䣃' 14,225 Sora Cay)Sora Cay Line 13 (Sora Cay--Bunga Pt.) 12䢽'47" 125䢾'46" 321䢫' 22,793 Bunga pt. Line 13a (Bunga Pt.--Tubabao I.) 12䢴'10" 125䣆'40" 331䣚' 12,686 125ä£ Tubabao I. Line 14 (Tubabao I.--Tugnug Pt.) 12䢮'06" 355䢾' 83,235 ‰'58" Tugnug Pt. Line 15 (Tugnug Pt.--Suluan I.) 11䢽'06" 125ä£(cid:0)'40" 331䢫' 75,326 Suluan Island Line 16 (Suluan I.--Tuason Pt.) 10䣕'20" 125䣡'40" 347䣛' 107,070 Tuason Pt. Line 17 (Tuason Pt.--Cauit Pt.0 9䣘'33" 126䢲'00" 355ä£(cid:0)' 55,415 Cauit Pt. Line 18 (Cauit Pt. Arangasa Is.) 9䢺'35" 126䢴'25" 342䣔' 49,703 Arangasa Is. Line 19 (Arangasa Is.-- 8䣜'50" 126䢼'28" 348ä£(cid:0)"131,330 Quinablangan I.) Quinablangan I. Line 19a (Quinablangan I-- 7䣒'58" 126䣊'30" 358䢰' 25,619 Above Languyan R.) Above Languyan R. Line 20 (Above 7䣅'10" 126䣌'10" 356䣜' 22,489 Languyan r.--Pusan Pt.) Pusan Pt. Line 21 (Pusan Pt.--Tugubun Pt.) 7䢸'59" 126䣌'50" 26ä£(cid:0)' 36,259 Tugubun Pt. Line 22 (Tugubun Pt.--Cape S. 6䣣'24" 126䣄'00" 20䣉' 83,350 Agustin N.) Cape San agustin (N) Line 22a (Cape S. 6䢹'03" 126䢴'08" 30䢸' 1,707 Agustin (N)--Cape san agustin (S) Cape San agustin (S) Line 23 (Cape S. 6䢸'15" 126䢳'40" 39䢿' 125,100 Agustin (S)--Panguil Bato Pt.) Panguil Bato Pt. Line 23a (Panguil Bato Pt.-- 5䢿'45" 125䣄'42" 66䣈' 7,484 Tapundo Pt.) Tapundo Pt. Line 24 (Tapundo Pt.--Manamil 5䢾'08" 125䣀'59" 89䢻' 7,667 I.) Manamil I. Line 24a (Manamil I.--Balut I. 5䢾'05" 125䢼'50" 139䢩' 3,051 (W) Balut I. (W) Line 25 (Balut I (W)--Middle of 5䢿'20" 125䢻'45" 124䣗' 149,840 3 Rk. Awash) Middle of 3 Rk. Awash Line 26 (Middle of 3 6䢱'39" 124䢵'02" 86䢺' 259,400 Rk. Awash--Tongquil I.) Tongquil I. Line 27 (Tongquil I.-- 6䢨'15" 121䣜'45" 61䣅' 115,950 Sumbasumba I.) Sumbasumba I. Line 28 (Sumbasumba I.-- 5䣆'10" 120䣡'35" 43䢻' 44,445 Kinapusan Is.) Kinapusan Is. Line 29 (Kinapusan Is.-- 5䢴'37" 120䣑'05" 63䢶' 101,290 Manuk Manka I.) Manuk Manka I. Line 30 (Manuk Manka I.-- 4䣗'50" 119䣜'10" 58䣆' 80,847 Frances Reef) Frances Reef Line 31 (Frances Reef--Bajapa 4䣀'54" 119䢶'54" 134䣊' 29,330 Reef) Bajapa Reef Line 32 (Bajapa Reef--Panguan 4䣌'04" 119䢫'36" 164ä¢ ' 13,480 I.) Panguan I. Line 33 (Panguan I.--Omapoy I.) 4䣓'06" 119䢩'36" 238䣘' 42,470 Omapoy I. Line 34 (Omapoy I.--Sanga-Sanga 4䣟'02" 119䢽'15" 246䢳' 51,005 I. Sanga-Sanga I. Line 35 (Sanga-Sanga I.-- 5䢮'12" 119䣖'30" 170ä¢ ' 80,200 Pearl Bank) Pearl Bank Line 36 (Pearl Bank--Baguan I.) 5䣙'04" 119ä£(cid:0)'01" 103䢵' 137,050 Baguan I. Line 36a (Baguan I.--Taganak I.) 6䢮'00" 118䣂'42" 76䣜' 15,535Taganak I. Line 37 (Taganak I.--Gt. 6䢬'05" 118䢺'30" 118ä£(cid:0)' 24,805 Bakkungaan Gt. Bakkungaan Line 37a (Gt. Bakkungaan- 6䢲'32" 118䢮'42" 136䢬' 18,470 Sibaung I.) Sibaung I. Line 38 (Sibaung--I.-Muligi I.) 6䢹'45" 117䣣'45" 215䣌' 79,915 Muligi I. Line 39 (Muligi I.--Mangsee Is.) 6ä£(cid:0)'00" 118ä£(cid:0)'00" 119䢶' 140,541 Mangsee Is. Line 39a (Mangsee Is.--Cape 7䣆'10" 117䢺'20" 134䣚' 48,815 Melville) Cape Melville Line 40 (Cape Melville--Ligas 7䣘'50" 116䣣'30" 153䣞' 15,665 Pt.) Ligas Pt. Line 41 (Ligas Pt.--Cay) 7ä£ '28" 116䣟'45" 170ä£(cid:0)' 5,666 Cay Line 41a (Cay-Secam I.) 7䣣'30" 116䣟'15" 204䣜' 22,925 Secam I. Line 42 (Secam I.--N. of Canipan 8䢲'47" 117䢨'30" 209䢱' 54,990 Bay) N. Canipan Bay Line 43 (N. of Canipan Bay- 8䣌'50" 117䢷'06" 218䣡' 18,570 Tatub Pt.) Tatub Pt. Line 44 (Tatub Pt.--Punta Baja) 8䣔'40" 117䢽'28" 222䢬' 45,125 Punta Baja Line 45 (Punta Baja-- 9䢪'50" 117ä£(cid:0)'58" 223䣆' 32,195 Malapackun I.) Malapackun I. Line 46 (Malapackun I.-- 9䢷'30" 117䣚'04" 225䣚' 148,260 Piedras Pt.) Piedras Pt. Line 47 (Piedras Pt.--Tapiutan I.) 10䢳'28" 118䣘'18" 203䢻' 124,900 Tapiutan I. Line 48 (Tapiutan I.--Pinnacle 11䢵'40" 119䢷'28" 208䣗' 136,590 Rk.) Pinnacle Rk. Line 49 (Pinnacle Rk.--Cape 12䢺'34" 119䣛'45": 200ä£(cid:0)' 134,230 Calavite) Cape Calavite Line 50 (Cape Calavite-- 13䣂'40" 120䢺'00" 148䢴' 58,235 Cabra I. ) Cabra I. Line 51 (Cabra I.--Capones Is.) 13ä£(cid:0)'30" 120䢨'58" 179䣂' 113,400 Capones Is. Line 52 (Capones Is.--Palauig 14䣟'00" 120䢨'20" 168䢱' 58,100 Pt.) Palauig Pt. Line 53 (Palauig--Hermana 15ä£(cid:0)'50" 119ä£(cid:0)'40" 164䢹' 40,870 Mayor I.) Hermana Mayor I. Line 53a (Hermana 119ä£ 15䣗'10" 167䢲' 20,490 Mayor I.--Tambobo Pt.) —'28" Tambobo Pt. Line 54 (Tambobo Pt.--Rena 15䣢'00" 119䣔'55" 181䣓' 22,910 Pt.) Rena Pt. Line 54a (Rena Pt.--Cape Bolinao) 16䢲'25" 119䣕'18" 191ä£(cid:0)' 118,675 Cape Bolinao Line55 (Cape Bolinao-- 119ä£ 16䢼'20" 226䢼' 80,016 Darigayos Pt.) —'25" Darigayos Pt. Line56 (Darigayos Pt.--Dile 16䣚'15" 120䢼'00" 179䣢' 81,616 Pt.) Dile Pt. Line 56a (Dile Pt.--Pinget I.) 17䣊'30" 120䢻'58" 188䣃' 12,060 Pinget I. Line 56b (Pinget I.--Badoc I.) 17ä£(cid:0)'58" 120䢼'58" 192䣖' 27,170 Badoc I. Line 57 (Badoc I.--Cape Bojeador) 17䣟'20" 120䣀'22" 195䢫' 65,270 Cape Bojeador Line 58 (Cape Bojeador-- 18䣅'30" 120䣊'00" 222䢸' 101,740 Dalupiri I.) Dalupiri I. Line 59 (Dalupiri I.--Catanapan 19䢲'15" 121䢵'02" 213䣅' 25,075 Pt.)Catanapan Pt. Line 60 (Catanapan Pt.-- 19䢽'35" 121䢼'56" 202䣃' 116,870 Dequey I.) Dequey I. Line 61 (Dequey I.--Raile) 20䢼'06" 121䣖'35" 180䣗' 42,255 Raile Line 62 (Raile--Y'ami I. (W) 20䣓'00" 121䣖'55" 200䣆' 48,140 Y'ami I. (W) Line 63 (Y'ami I. (W)--Y'ami I. 21䢯'26" 121ä£ '39" 238ä£(cid:0)' 237 (M) Y'ami I. (M) Line 64 (Y'ami I. (M)--Y'ami I. 21䢯'30" 121ä£ '46" 307䢰' 1,376 (E) Y'ami I. (E) 21䢯'03" 121䣡'24"

SEC. 2. The definition of the baselines of the territorial sea of the Philippine Archipelago as provided in this Act is without prejudice to the delineation of the baseline the territorial sea around the territory of Sabah, situated in North Borneo, over which the Republic of the Philippines has acquired dominion and sovereignty.

SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved, Sept. 18, 1968.