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    The document discusses the components that make up the Philippine national territory according to its constitution and international law. It outlines the territorial sea, contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone, and other areas that define the waters around the Philippines. It also explains rules for sharing an exclusive economic zone under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

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    The document discusses the components that make up the Philippine national territory according to its constitution and international law. It outlines the territorial sea, contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone, and other areas that define the waters around the Philippines. It also explains rules for sharing an exclusive economic zone under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

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    The document discusses the components that make up the Philippine national territory according to its constitution and international law. It outlines the territorial sea, contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone, and other areas that define the waters around the Philippines. It also explains rules for sharing an exclusive economic zone under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

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    ARTICLE I: NATIONAL TERRITORY IMPORTANT DISTANCES WITH RESPECT TO

    THE WATERS AROUND THE PHILIPPINES


    The national territory comprises the Philippines
    archipelago, with all the islands and waters embraced
    therein, and all other territories over which the Philippines TERRITORIAL SEA
    has sovereignty or jurisdiction consisting of its terrestrial
    fluvial and aerial domains, including its territorial sea, the - The belt of the sea located between the coast and
    seabed, the subsoil, the insular shelves, and other internal waters of the coastal state on the one
    submarine areas. The waters around, between, and hand, and the high seas on the other, extending up
    connecting the islands of the archipelago, regardless of to 12 nautical miles from the low water mark
    their breadth and dimensions, form part of the internal
    CONTIGUOUS ZONE
    waters of the Philippines.
    - Extends up to 12 nautical miles from the
    COMPONENTS OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL
    territorial sea, although not part of the territory,
    TERRITORY
    the coastal state may exercise jurisdiction to
    TERRESTRIAL DOMAIN (LAND) prevent infringement of customs, fiscal
    immigration or sanitary laws
    - It refers to the land whether agricultural, forest or timber,
    mineral lands, and, national parks under the sovereignty EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE
    and jurisdiction of the Philippines.
    - Body of water extending up to 200 nautical
    FLUVIAL DOMAIN (WATER) miles, within which the state may exercise the
    sovereign right to explore, exploit, conserve, and
    - It refers to internal or national waters and external or manage the natural resources.
    territorial waters over which the Philippines exercises
    sovereignty and jurisdiction.
    AERIAL DOMAIN (AIR SPACE) (UNCLOS)

    - It refers to the air space above the territorial lands and • The United Nations Convention on the Law of the
    waters of the Philippines excluding the outer space Sea, or the Law of the Sea Treaty, is an
    international agreement that establishes a legal
    ALL OTHER TERRITORIES OVER WHICH THE framework for all marine and maritime activities.
    PHILIPPINES HAS SOVEREIGNTY OR As of June 2016, 167 countries and the European
    JURISDICTION Union are parties.
    • Territorial Sea
    • Sea Bed ACCORDING TO UNCLOS: WE CAN SHARE EEZ
    • Subsoil WITH OTHER STATES UNDER TWO
    CONDITIONS:
    • Insular shelves
    • Other submarine areas
    • Foreign states must abide by the laws of the state
    INTERNAL WATERS allowing access to its EEZ
    The waters around between and connecting the islands of • There must be an abundant amount of resources
    the archipelago, regardless of their breadth and
    dimensions.
    ARCHIPELAGIC DOCTRINE/PRINCIPLE
    The definition of internal waters (supra); (ABCI Around,
    Between Connecting and Islands of the archipelago.

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