National Territory

Article I
The National Territory

Prepared by: Alexis Danielle “badada” L. Remanes
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NATIONAL
TERRITORY
• The national territory comprises the Philippine archipelago, with all
the islands and waters embraced therein, and all other territories
over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction, consisting
of its terrestrial, fluvial and aerial domains, including its territorial sea,
the seabed, the subsoil, the insular shelves, and other submarine
areas. The waters around, between, and connecting the islands of the
archipelago, regardless of their breadth and dimensions, form part of
the internal waters of the Philippines.
What’s the national territory of the
Philippines?
The Philippine archipelago with all the islands and waters embraced
therein
All other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or
jurisdiction;
The terrestrial, fluvial and aerial domains, including its territorial sea,
the seabed, the subsoil, the insular shelves, and other submarine
areas
The internal waters
The 1935 Philippine constitution
National territory
The Philippines comprises all the territory ceded to the United States
by the Treaty of Paris concluded between the United States and Spain
on the tenth day of December, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, the
limits of which are set forth in Article III of said treaty, together with all
the islands embraced in the treaty concluded at Washington between
the United States and Spain on the seventh day of November,
nineteen hundred, and the treaty concluded between the United States
and Great Britain on the second day of January, nineteen hundred and
thirty, and all territory over which the present Government of the
Philippine Islands exercises jurisdiction.
The 1973 Philippine constitution
National territory
• The national territory comprises the Philippine archipelago, with all
the islands and waters embraced therein, and all the other territories
belonging to the Philippines by historic right or legal title, including
the territorial sea, the air space, the subsoil, the sea-bed, the insular
shelves, and the submarine areas over which the Philippines has
sovereignty or jurisdiction. The waters around, between, and
connecting the islands of the archipelago, irrespective of their
breadth and dimensions, form part of the internal waters of the
Philippines.
Three-fold division of navigable waters
 Territorial sea - 12 nautical miles from the baseline.
 Contiguous zone- 12 nautical miles from the edge of the
territorial sea
 Exclusive economic zone- 200 nautical miles from the baseline
Territorial sea
• Out to 12 nautical from the baseline , the coastal state is free to set
laws, regulate used, and use any resource. Vessels were given the
right of “innocent passage” through any territorial waters, with
strategic strait. “ innocent passage” is defined by the convention as
passing through waters in an expeditions and continuous manner,
which is not “prejudicial to the peace, good order or the security” of
the coastal state. A state can also temporarily suspend innocent
passage in specific areas of their territorial seas, if doing so is
essential for the protection of the security.
Contiguous zone
• Extends up to 12 nautical miles from the territorial sea. Although not
part of the territory, the coastal state may exercise jurisdiction to
prevent infringement of customs, fiscal, immigration or sanitary laws.
Exclusive Economic Zone
Extends to a distance of 200 miles beyond and from the baselines

from which the territorial sea is measured.
The state in the EEZ exercises jurisdiction with regard to:
a. The establishment and use of artificial islands, installations, and
structure;
b. Marine scientific research;
c. The protection and preservation of marine environment.

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Extends to a distance of 200 miles beyond and from the baselines

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