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ARTICLE I NATIONAL TERRITORY
ARTICLE 1, SECTION 1 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, maritime, 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 internal waters of the Philippines.
NECESSITY OF CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION ON NATIONAL TERRITORYBinding force of such provision under international law.
Value of provision defining our national territory.
Acquisition of other territories.
Binding force of such provision under international law
A State under the international law has the unquestioned right to assert jurisdiction throughout the extent of its territoryIf there is a territorial dispute it should be settled according to the international law.
Value of provision defining our national territory.
It is important to know so that we and the other nations would know the boundaries of our country.the Philippines can promulgate and enforce its laws within our country.
ACQUISITION OF OTHER TERRITORIES. does not prevent the Philippines from acquiring new territories by means of purchase, exchange, and such.
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, maritime, and aerial
domain and the territorial sea, the
seabed, etc.
The internal waters
Philippines territory
OTHER TERRITORIES OVER WHICH THE PHILIPPINES HAS
SOVEREIGNTY OR JURISDICTION
PENDING PHILIPPINE CLAIM TO SABAH, ETC
According to the 1973 constitution,
“all the other territories belonging to the Philippines by historic right or legal title”It was amended during the 1987 Phil. Constitution.
PENDING PHILIPPINE CLAIM TO SABAH, ETC
Pending
clams
Sabah
Spratly
islands
Marianas
island
Any other territory over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction
FUTURE CLAIMS BY THE PHILIPPINES TO OTHER AREAS The deletion of “by historic right or legal title” is designed to improve our relations with Malaysia while allowing flexibility in pursuing the Sabah claim
OTHER AREAS INCLUDED IN THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO.
Territorial sea• Part of the
sea extending 12 nautical miles (19km) from the low water mark
Seabed • The land
that holds the sea
Subsoil • Refers to
everything beneath the surface soil and the seabed
Insular shelves• Submerged
portions of a continent or offshore island
Other submarine areas• All areas under
the territorial sea like seamount, trough, trench, basin, deep, bank, etc
THREE-FOLD DIVISION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS. Waters of the earth
(international law)Inland
or internal waters
Territorial sea
High open seas
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ARBITRATION
(THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES V. THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)
Historic Rights and the ‘Nine-Dash Line’ Status of Features Lawfulness of Chinese Actions Harm to Marine Environment Aggravation of Dispute
1734 VELARDE MAP
THE PHILIPPINE POSITION
FATAL EFFECT APPLICATION OF 12 MILE RULE It would mean the dismemberment of the archipelago with:the Sibuyan sea separating the Visayas,the Mindanao Strait and the Sulu isolating Palawan from the rest of the archipelago.
Several areas of waters would cease to be Philippine waters;
They would become international waters or high
seas,
And fishing vessels from all nations can enter
Fatal effect application of 12-mile
rule
And fishing vessels from all nations can enter
Warships of unfriendly nations could enter these waters and stay
We would lose a large part of our territory
Fatal effect application of 12-mile
rule
A SINGLE NATION AND A UNITED STATE
One whole unitary
governmentBound by a
common heritage,
Beholden to the same tradition
Pursuing the same ideals
Interdepen-dent and united politically
Economically and socially as
one
RECOGNIZED BY U.N. CONVENTION ON LAW OF THE SEA (UNCLOS) The archipelago principle and the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) rights are now fully recognized in the U.N. Law of the Sea Convention. It was approved by the interim Batasang Pambansa on February 27, 1984.
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