Republic Act No.

3046
17 June 1961

Republic Act 3046

An Act to define the baselines of the territorial sea of the Philippines.

WHEREAS, the Constitution of the Philippines describes the national territory as comprising
all the territory ceded to the United States by the Treaty of Paris concluded between the
United States and Spain on December 10, 1898, 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 Stated and Spain on November 7, 1900, and in the treaty
concluded between the United States and Great Britain on January 2, 1930, and all the
territory over which the Government of the Philippine Islands exercised jurisdiction at the
time of the adoption of the Constitution;
WHEREAS, all the waters within the limits set forth in the above-mentioned treaties have
always been regarded as part of the territory of the Philippine Islands;
WHEREAS, all the waters around, between and connecting the various islands of the
Philippines archipelago, irrespective of their width or dimension, have always been
considered as necessary appurtenances of the land territory, forming part of the inland or
internal waters of the Philippines;
WHEREAS, all the waters beyond the outermost islands of the archipelago but within the
limits of the boundaries set forth in the aforementioned treaties comprise the territorial sea
of the Philippines;
WHEREAS, the baselines from which the territorial sea of the Philippines is determined
consist of straight lines joining appropriate points of the outermost islands of the
archipelago; and
WHEREAS, the said baselines should be clarified and specifically defined and described for
the information of all concerned; Now, therefor,
Section 1. The baselines for the territorial sea of the Philippines are hereby defined and
described specifically as follows:
N. Latitude E. Longitude Asimuth

Distance in
Meters

Yami Island (E)

Line 1 (Yami I. (E.) -- Tumaruk Rk.)

210703 1215724 35327 71,656

Tumaruk Rk.
Line 2 (Tumaruk Rk. -- Balintang Is.)

202828 1220206 34713 58,105

Balintang Island
Line 3 (Balingtang Is. -- Didicas Rk.)

195745 1220928 37505 97,755

Didicas Rk.
Line 4 (Didicas Rk. -- Iligan Pt.)

190450 1221218 35039 86,155

Iligan Pt.
Line 5 (Iligan Pt. -- Ditolong Pt.)

181845 1222015 35123 136,030

Ditolong Pt.
Line 6 (Ditolong Pt. -- Diviuisa Pt.)

170550 1223144 1656 34,378

Diviuisa Pt.
Line 7 (Diviuisa Pt. -- Dijohan Pt.)

164800 1222606 2101 57,781

Dijohan Pt.
Line 7a (Dijohan Pt. -- Bulubalik Pt.)

161845 1221428 1052 142,360

Bulubalik Pt.
Line 8 (Bulubalik Pt.-- Tinaga I.)

150256 1215930 30015 120,986

Tinaga I.
Line 9 (Tinaga I. -- Horadaba Rks.)

142945 1225740 28627 148,690

Horadaba Rks.
Line 10 (Horadaba Rks. -- Matulin Rk.)

140641 1241654 30634 1,083

Matulin Rk.-- Atalaya Pt.)

Line 11 (Matulin Rk.

140620 1241723 33146 178,480

Atalaya Pt.
Line 11a (Atalaya Pt. -- Finch Rk.)

124059 1250402 31330 22,268

Finch Rk.
Line 12 (Finch Rk. -- SE of Manjud Pt.)

123240 1251257 31356 12,665

SE Manjud pt.
Line 12a (SE of Manjud Pt.-- Sora Cay)

122754 1251759 32227 14,225

Sora Cay
Line 13 (Sora Cay -- Bunga Pt.)

122147 1252246 32103 22,793

Bunga Pt.
Line 13a (Bunga Pt. -- Tubabao I.)

121210 1253040 33150 12,686

Tubabao I.
Line 14 (Tubabao I. -- Tugnug Pt.)

230606 1253358 35522 83,235

Tugnug Pt.
Line 15 (Tugnug Pt. -- Suluan I.)

112106 1253740 33103 75,326

Suluan Island
Line 16 (Suluan I. -- Tuason Pt.)

104520 1255740 34751 107,070

Tuason Pt.
Line 17 (Tuason Pt. -- Cauit Pt.)

94833 1261000 35525 55,415

Cauit Pt.
Line 18 (Cauit Pt. -- Arangasa Is.)

91835 1261225 34244 49,703

85250 1262028 34840 131,330

Arangasa Is.
Line 19 Arangasa Is. -- Quinablangan I.)
Quinablangan I.
Line 19a (Quinablangan I. -- Above
Languyan R.)

74258 1263430 35308 25,619

Above Languyan R.
Line 20 (Above Languyan R. -- Pusan
Pt.)

72910 1263610 35652 22,489

Pusan Pt.
Line 21 (Pusan Pt. -- Tuguban Pt.)

71659 1263650 2639 36,259

Tuguban Pt.
65924 1262800 2033 83,350
Line 22 (Tuguban Pt. -- Cape S. Agustin
N.)
Cape San Agustin (N)
Line 22a (Cape S. Agustin (N) -- Cape
San Agustin (S)

61703 1261208 3016 1,707

Cape San Agustin (S)

Line 23 (Cape S. Agustin (S) -- Panguil
Bato Pt.)

61615 1261140 3923 125,100

Panguil Bato Pt.

Line 23a (Panguil Bato Pt. -- Tapundo
Pt.)

52345 1252842 6632 7,484

Tapudo Pt.
Line 24 (Tapundo Pt. -- Manamil I.)

52208 1252459 8919 7,667

Manamil I.
Line 24a (Manamil I. -- Balut I. (W)

52205 1252050 13901 3,051

Balut I. (W)
Line 25 (Balut I. (W) -- Middle of 3 Rk.
Awash)

52320 1251945 12447 149,840

Middle of 3 Rk. Awash

Line 26 (Middle of 3 Rk. Awash -Tongquil I.)

60939 1241302 8618 259,400

Tongquil I.
60015 1215245 6129 115,950
Line 27 (Tongquil I. -- Sumbasumba I.)
Sumbasumba I.
Line 28 (Sumbasumba I. -- Kinapusan
Is.)

53010 1205735 4319 44,445

Kinapusan Is.
Line 29 (Kinapusan Is. -- Manuk Manka
I.)

51237 1204105 6314 101,290

Manuk Manka I.
Line 30 (Manuk Manka I. -- Frances
Reef)

44750 1195210 5830 80,847

Frances Reef
Line 31 (Frances Reef -- Bajapa Reef)

42454 1191454 13434 29,330

Bajapa Reef
Line 32 (Bajapa Reef) -- Panguan I.)

43604 1190336 16405 13,480

Panguan I.
Line 33 (Panguan I. -- Omapoy I.)

44306 1190136 23848 42,470

Omapoy I.
Line 34 (Omapoy I.-- Sanga-Sanga I.)

45502 1192115 24611 51,005

Sanga-Sanga I.
Line 35 (Sanga-Sanga I. -- Pearl Bank)

50612 1194630 17005 80,200

Pearl Bank
Line 36 (Pearl Bank-- Baguan I.)

54904 1193901 10313 137,050

Baguan I
Line 36a (Banguan I. -- Taganak I.)

60600 1182642 7652 15,535

Taganak I.
60405 1181830 11839 24,805
Line 37 (Taganak I.-- Gt. Bakkungaan )
Gt. Bakkungaan
61032 1180642 13604 18,470
Line 37a (Gt. Bakkungaan -- Sibaung I.)
Sibaung I.
Line 38 (Sibaung -- I. Muligi I.

61745 1175945 21536 79,915

Mulugi I.
Line 39 (Mulugi I.-- Mangsee Is.)

65300 1182500 11914 140,541

Mangsee Is.
Line 39a (Mangsee Is. -- Cape Melville)

73010 1171820 13450 48,815

Cape Melville
Line 40 (Cape Melville-- Ligas Pt.)

74850 1165930 15354 15,665

Ligas Pt.
Line 41 (Ligas Pt. -- Cay)

75628 1165545 17040 5,666

Cay
Line 41a (Cay-Secam I.)

75930 1165515 20452 22,925

Secam I.
Line 42 (Secam I.-- N. of Canipan Bay)

81047 1170030 20909 54,900

N. of Canipan Bay
83650 1171506 21857 18,570
Line 43 (N. of Canipan Bay -- Tatub Pt.)
Tatub Pt.
Line 44 (Tatub Pt.-- Punta Baja)

84440 1172128 22204 45,125

Punta Baja
Line 45 (Punta Baja-- Malapackun I.)

90250 1173758 22330 32,194

Malapackun I.
Line 46 (Malapackun I. -- Piedras Pt.)

91530 1175004 22550 148,260

Piedras Pt.
Line 47 (Piedras Pt. -- Tapuitan I.)

101128 1184818 20319 124,900

Tapuitan I.
Line 48 (Tapuitan I. -- Pinnacle Rk.)

111340 1191528 20847 136,590

Pincle Rk.
Line 49 (Pinnacle Rk. -- Cape Calavite)

121834 1195145 20040 134,230

Cape Calavite
Line 50 (Cape Calavite-- Cabra I.)

132640 1201800 14812 58,235

Cabra I.
Line 51 (Cabra I. -- Capones Is.)

135330 1200058 17926 113,400

Capones Is.
Line 52 (Capones Is.-- Pa-Lauig Pt.)

145500 1200020 16809 58,100

Palauig Pt.
Line 53 (Palauig. -- Hermana Mayor I.)

152550 1195340 16417 40,870

Hermana Mayor I.
Line 53a (Hermana Mayor -- Tambobo
Pt.)

154710 1194728 16710 20,490

Tambobo Pt.
Line 54 (Tambobo Pt. -- Rena Pt.)

155800 1194455 18143 22,910

Rena Pt.
Line 54a (Rena Pt. -- Cape Bolinao

161025 1194518 19139 18,675

Cape Bolinao
Line 55 (Cape Bolinao -- Darigayos Pt.)

162020 1194725 22620 80,016

Darigayos Pt.
Line 56 (Darigayos Pt. -- Dile Pt.)

165015 1202000 17958 81,616

Dile Pt.
Line 56a (Disle Pt.-- Pinget I.)

173430 1201958 18827 12,060

Pinget I.
Line 56b (Pinget I.-- Badoc I.)

174058 1202058 19246 27,170

Badoc I.
Line 57 (Badoc I.-- Cape Bojeador)

175520 1202422 19503 65,270

Cape Bojeador
Line 58 (Cape Bojeador -- Dalupiri I.)

182930 1203400 22216 101,740

Dalupiri I.
Line 59 (Dalupiri I. -- Catanapan Pt.)

191015 1211302 21329 25,075

Catanapan Pt.
Line 60 (Catanapan Pt. -- Dequey I.)

192135 1212056 20227 116,870

Dequey I.
Line 61 (Dequey I. -- Raile)

292006 1214635 18047 42,255

Raile
Line 62 (Raile -- Yami I. (W)

204300 1214655 20030 48,140

Yami I.(W)
Line 63 (Yami I. (W) -- Yami I. (M)

210726 1215639 23840 237

Yami I. (M)
Line 64 (Yami I.(M)-- Yami I. (E)

210730 1215646 30708 1,376

Yami I. (E)

210703 1215724

Section 2. All waters within the baselines provided for in Section one hereof are considered
inland or internal waters of the Philippines.
Section 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 17, 1961.