Republic of the Philippines

Congress of the Philippines

Metro Manila
Fourteenth Congress
Second Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-eight day of July,
two thousand eight.
Republic Act No. 9522 March 10, 2009
AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO.
3046, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5446, TO DEFINE THE
ARCHIPELAGIC BASELINE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Philippines in Congress assembled::
Section 1. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 3046, entitled "An Act to Define
the Baselines of the Territorial Sea of the Philippines", as amended by
Section 1 of Republic Act No. 5446, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 1. The baselines of the Philippines archipelago are hereby defined
and described specifically as follows:
Basep Station Location World Geodetic System Distanc
oint Name of 1984 e to
Numbe (WGS 84) next
r Coordinates basepoi
nt (M)
Latitude Longitude
(N) (E)

1 PAB-01 Amianan Is. 21657.73" 1215727. 70.08

71"

2 PAB-02 Balintang Is. 195738.1 122946.3 99.17

9" 2"

3 PAB-04 Bigan Pt. 181835.3 1222019. 71.83

0" 07"

4 PAB-05 Ditolong Pt. 17716.30" 1223128. 1.05

A 34"
5 PAB-05 Ditolong Pt. 17614.79" 1223143. 0.39
B 84"

6 PAB-05 Ditolong Pt. 17551.31" 1223142. 3.29

66"

7 PAB-06 Spires Is. 17236.91" 122313.2 9.74

8"

8 PAB-06 Digollorin Pt. 165918.0 1222756. 3.51

B 3" 61"

9 PAB-06 Digollorin Rk. 164956.1 1222650. 2.40

C 1" 78"

10 PAB-07 Divimisa Pt. 164738.8 122264.4 30.94

6" 0"

11 PAB-08 Dinoban Pt. 161844.3 1221406. 116.26

3" 69"

12 PAB-10 Tinaga Is. 142954.4 1225751. 80.29

A 3" 15"

13 PAB-11 Horodaba Rk. 146.29.91 1241659. 0.54

" 21"

14 PAB-12 Matulin Rk. 146.10.40 1241726. 96.04

" 28"

15 PAB-13 Atalaya Pt. 12416.37" 125353.7 6.79

1"

16 PAB-13 Bacan Is. 123618.4 125850.1 5.52

A 1" 9"

17 PAB-14 Finch Rk. 1232.33.6 1251259. 0.80

2" 70"

18 PAB-14 Cube Rk. 1231.57.4 1251332. 4.90

A 5" 37"
19 PAB-14 NW Manjud Pt. 122836.4 1251712. 1.30
D 2" 32"

20 PAB-15 SE Manjud Pt. 122737.5 125185.2 7.09

1" 3"

21 PAB-16 S Sorz Cay 122141.6 125237.4 5.68

A 4" 1"

22 PAB-16 Panablihon 121727.1 125270.1 5.21

B 7" 2"

23 PAB-16 Alugon 121321.9 1253019. 1.94

C 5" 47"

24 PAB-16 N Bunga Pt. 121148.1 1253130. 0.54

D 6" 88"

25 PAB-17 E Bunga Pt. 121120.6 1253148. 5.71

7" 29"

26 PAB-18 SE Tobabao Is. 1267.00" 1253411. 83.94

A 94"

27 PAB-19 Suluan Is. 104516.7 125588.7 56.28

C 0" 8"

28 PAB-19 N Tuason Pt. 94959.58" 126106.3 57.44

D 9"

29 PAB-20 Arangasa Is. 85316.62" 1262048. 40.69

A 81"

30 PAB-21 Sanco Pt. 81311.53" 1262853. 30.80

B 25"

31 PAB-22 Bagoso Is 74245.02" 1263429. 12.95

08"

32 PAB-22 Languyan 72949.47" 1263559. 0.54

C 24"
33 PAB-23 Languyan 72916.93" 1263559. 0.76
50"

34 PAB-23 Languyan 72830.97" 1263557. 1.2

B 30"

35 PAB-23 N Baculin Pt. 72729.42" 1263551. 10.12

C 31"

36 PAB-24 Pusan Pt. 71719.80" 1263618. 1.14

26"

37 PAB-24 S Pusan Pt. 71614.43" 1263557. 63.28

A 20"

38 PAB-25 Cape San 61714.73" 1261214. 1.28

B Agustin 40"

39 PAB-25 Cape San 6168.35" 1261135. 67.65

Agustin 06"

40 PAB-26 SE Sarangani 52334.20" 1252842. 0.43

Is. 11"

41 PAB-27 Pangil Bato Pt. 52321.80" 1252819. 3.44

59"

42 PAB-28 Tapundo Pt. 62155.66" 1262511. 3.31

21"

43 PAB-29 W Calia Pt. 52158.48" 1252152. 0.87

03"

44 PAB-30 Manamil Is. 5222.91" 1252059. 1.79

73"

45 PAB-31 Marampog Pt. 52320.18" 1251944. 78.42

29"

46 PAB-32 Pola Pt. 698.44" 1241542. 122.88

81"
47 PAB-33 Kantuan Is 62647.22" 12213.34. 29.44
A 50"

48 PAB-34 Tongguil Is. 6233.77" 1215636. 2.38

A 20"

49 PAB-35 Tongquil Is 618.51" 1215441. 1.72

45"

50 PAB-35 Tongquil Is. 6017.88" 1216311. 85.94

A 17"

51 PAB-38 Kirapusan Is 512.8.70" 1204138. 55.24

A 14"

52 PAB-39 Manuk Manka 44739.24" 1195158. 43.44

Is. 08"

53 PAB-40 Frances Reef 42453.84" 1191450. 0.61

71

54 PAB-40 Frances Reef 4253.83" 1191415. 15.48

A 15"

55 PAB-41 Bajapa Reef 436"9.01" 119322.7 6.88

A 5"

56 PAB-42 Paguan Is. 44252.07" 119144.0 8.40

A 4"

57 PAB-43 Alice Reef 44555.25" 119315.1 2.28

9"

58 PAB-44 Alice Reef 4475.36" 119512.9 18.60

4"

59 PAB-45 Omapoy Rk. 45510.45" 119221.3 23.37

0

60 PAB-46 Bukut Lapis Pt. 5223.73" 1194418. 44.20

14"
61 PAB-47 Pearl Bank 54635.15" 1193951. 75.17
77"

62 PAB-48 Bagnan Is. 6558.41" 1182657. 8.54

30"

63 PAB-48 Taganak Is 6414.08" 1181833. 13.46

A 33"

64 PAB-49 Great 6114.65" 118654.1 3.97

Bakkungaan Is. 5"

65 PAB-50 Libiman Is. 61339.90" 118352.0 5.53

9"

66 PAB-51 Sibaung Is. 61743.99" 11805.44" 41.60

67 PAB-52 Muligi Is. 65214.53" 1182340. 75.06

49"

68 PAB-53 South 73026.05" 1171833. 26.00

Mangsee Is. 75"

69 PAB-54 Balabac Is. 74830.69" 1165939. 6.08

18"

70 PAB-54 Balabac Great 75127.17" 1165417. 1.18

A Reef 19"

71 PAB-54 Balabac Great 75219.86" 1165328. 2.27

B Reef 73"

72 PAB-55 Balabac Great 75436.35" 1165316. 5.42

Reef 64"

73 PAB-60 Ada Reef 820.26" 1165410. 10.85

04"

74 PAB.61 Secam Is. 81118.36" 1165951. 30.88

87"

75 PAB-62 Latua Pt. 88756.37" 1171551. 7.91

23"
76 PAB-63 SW Tatub Pt. 84417.40" 1172039. 11.89
37"

77 PAB-63 W Sicud Pt. 85332.20" 1172815. 13.20

A 78"

78 PAB-64 Tarumpitao Pt. 92.57.47" 1173738. 81.12

88"

79 PAB. Dry Is. 95922.54" 1183653. 82.76

64B 61"

80 PAB-65 Sinangcolan 111319.8 1191517. 74.65

C Pt. 2" 74"

81 PAB-67 Pinnacle Rk. 121935.2 1195056. 93.88

2" 00

82 PAB-68 Cabra Is 135324.4 12015.86" 115.69

5"

83 PAB-71 Hermana 154843.6 1194656. 9.30

Mayor Is. 1" 09"

84 PAB-72 Tambobo Pt. 155761.6 1194455. 12.06

7" 32"

85 PAB-72 Rena Pt. 16957.90" 11945.15. 0.25

B 76"

86 PAB-73 Rena Pt. 161012.4 1194511. 6.43

2" 95"

87 PAB-74 Rocky Ledge 161634.4 1194619. 0.65

6" 50"

88 PAB-74 Piedra Pt. 163712.7 1194628. 1.30

A 0" 62"

89 PAB-75 Piedra Pt. 161829.4 1194644. 1.04

9" 94"
 90 PAB-75 Piedra Pt. 161928.2 119477.6 0.63
C 0" 9"

91 PAB-75 Piedra Pt. 16204.38" 1194720. 80.60

D 48"

92 PAB-76 Dile Pt. 173424.9 1202033. 6.86

4" 36"

93 PAB-77 Pinget Is. 174117.5 120212.2 14.15

6" 0"

94 PAB-78 Baboc Is. 17554.13" 1202440. 35.40

56"

95 PAB-79 Cape Bojeador 182932.4 1203342. 1.77

2" 41"

96 PAB-79 Bobon 183052.8 1203455. 58.23

B 8" 35"

97 PAB-80 Calagangan Pt. 191014.7 1211252. 98.07

8" 64"

98 PAB-82 Itbayat Is. 204315.7 1214657. 25.63

4" 80"

99 PAB-83 Amianan Is 21717.47" 1215643. 0.08

85"

100 PAB-84 Amianan Is. 21718.41" 1215648. 0.25

79"

101 PAB-85 Amianan Is. 21712.04" 121573.6 0.44

5"
Section 2. The baseline in the following areas over which the Philippines
likewise exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction shall be determined as
"Regime of Islands" under the Republic of the Philippines consistent with
Article 121 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
(UNCLOS):
a) The Kalayaan Island Group as constituted under Presidential Decree
No. 1596; and
b) Bajo de Masinloc, also known as Scarborough Shoal.
Section 3. This Act affirms that the Republic of the Philippines has
dominion, sovereignty and jurisdiction over all portions of the national
territory as defined in the Constitution and by provisions of applicable laws
including, without limitation, Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the
Local Government Code of 1991, as amended.
Section 4. This Act, together with the geographic coordinates and the chart
and maps indicating the aforesaid baselines, shall be deposited and
registered with the Secretary General of the United Nations.
Section 5. The National Mapping and Resource Information Authority
(NAMRIA) shall forthwith produce and publish charts and maps of the
appropriate scale clearly representing the delineation of basepoints and
baselines as set forth in this Act.
Section 6. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act
shall be provided in a supplemental budyet or included in the General
Appropriations Act of the year of its enactment into law.
Section 7. If any portion or provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional
or invalid the other portions or provisions hereof which are not affected
thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.
Section 8. The provisions of Republic Act No. 3046, as amended by
Republic Act No. 5446, and all other laws, decrees, executive orders, rules
and issuances inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended or modified
accordingly.
Section 9. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its
publication in the Official Gazette or in any two (2) newspaper of general
circulation.