Republic Act No.

5446
18 September 1968
Republic Act 5446
An Act to Amend Section One of Republic Act numbered Thirty Hundred and FortySix, entitled An Act to Define the Baselines of the Territorial Sea of the
Philippines
Section 1. To correct typographical errors, Section one of Republic Act
numbered thirty hundred and forty-six is amended to read as follows:
Section 1. The baselines for the territorial sea of the Philippines are hereby defined
and described specifically as follows:
N. Latitude E. Longitude Azimuth

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 Islands
Line 3 (Balintang Is. -- Didicas
Rk.)

195745 1220928 35705 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.
170550 1223144 1656 34,375
Line 6 (Ditolong Pt. -- Diviuisa Pt.)
164800 1222606 2101 57,781
Diviuisa Pt.
Line 7 (Diviuisa Pt. -- Dijohan Pt.)
Dijohan Pt.
Line 7a (Dijohan Pt. -- Bulubalik
Pt.)

161845 1221428 1052 142,360

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

150256 1215930 30015 120,980

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

142945 1225740 28627 148,690

Horadaba Rks.
140641 1241654 30634 1,083
Line 10 (Horadaba Rks. -- Matulin
Rk.)
Matulin Rk.
Line 11 (Matulin Rk. -- Atalaya
Pt.)

140620 1241723 33146 178,480

Atalaya Pt.
124059 1250402 31330 22,263
Line 11a (Atalaya Pt. -- Finch Rk.)
Finch Rk.

123240 1251257 31356 12,663

Line 12 (Finch Rk. -- SE of Manjud

Pt.)
122754 1251759 32227 14,225
SE Manjud Pt.
Line 12a (SE of Manjud Pt. -- Sora
Cay)
Sora Cay
Line 13 (Sora Cay -- Bunga Pt.)

122147 1252246 32103 22,761

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

121210 1253040 33150 12,646

Tubabao I.
120606 1253358 35522 83,225
Line 14 (Tubabao I. -- Tugnug Pt.)
Tugnug Pt.
Line 15 (Tugnug Pt. -- Suluan I.)

111206 1253740 33103 75,326

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

104520 1253740 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

Arangasa Is.
Line 19 (Arangasa Is. -Quinablangan I.)

85250 1262028 34840 131,330

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.
71659 1263650 2639 36,259
Line 21 (Pusan Pt. -- Tugubun Pt.)
Tugubun Pt.
Line 22 (Tugubun Pt. -- Cape S.
Agustin N.)

65924 1262800 2033 83,350

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

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

52208 1252459 8919 7,667

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

52205 1252050 13901 3,051

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

52320 1251945 12447 149,840

60939 1241302 8618 259,400

Middle of 3 Rk. Awash
Line 26 (Middle of 3 Rk. Awash -Tongquil I.)
Tongquil I.
Line 27 (Tongquil I. -Sumbasumba I.)

60015 1215245 6129 115,950

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.
44306 1190136 23848 42,470
Line 33 (Panguan I. -- Omapoy I.)
Omapoy I.
Line 34 (Omapoy I. -- SangaSanga I.)

45502 1192115 24611 51,003

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

50612 1194630 17005 80,200

Pearl Bank
54904 1193901 10313 137,050
Line 36 (Pearl Bank -- Baguan I.)
Baguan I.
60600 1182642 7652 15,535
Line 36a (Baguan I. -- Taganak I.)
Taganak I.
Line 37 (Taganak I. -- Gt.
Bakkungaan

60405 1181830 11839 24,805

61032 1180642 13604 18,470

Gt. Bakkungaan
Line 37a (Gt.Bakkungaan-Sibaung
I.)
Sibaung I.
Line 38 (Sibaung -- I. Muligi I.)

61745 1175945 21536 79,915

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

65300 1182500 11914 140,541

Mangsee Is.

73010 1171820 13450 48,815

Line 39a (Mangsee Is. -- Cape

Melville)
74850 1165930 15354 15,665
Cape Melville
Line 40 (Cape Melville -- Ligas Pt.)
Ligas Pt.
Line 41 (Ligas Pt. -- Cay)

75628 1165545 17040 5,666

Cay
Line 41a (Cay- Secam I.)

75930 1165515 20452 22,925

81047 1170030 20909 54,990

Secam I.
Line 42 (Secam I. -- N. of Canipan
Bay)
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 32,195

Malapackun I.
91530 1175004 22550 148,260
Line 46 (Malapackun I. -- Piedras
Pt.)
101128 1184818 20319 124,900
Piedras Pt.
Line 47 (Piedras Pt. -- Tapiutan I.)
Tapiutan I.
Line 48 (Tapiutan I. -- Pinnacle
Rk.)

111340 1191528 20847 136,590

Pinnacle 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. -- Palauig
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 I. -Tambobo Pt.)

154710 1194728 16710 20,490

Tambobo Pt.
155800 1194455 18143 22,910
Line 54 (Tambobo Pt. -- Rena Pt.)
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.
165015 1202000 17958 81,616
Line 56 (Darigayos Pt. -- Dile Pt.)
Dile Pt.
Line 56a (Dile 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
182930 1203400 22216 101,740
Line 58 (Cape Bojeador -- Dalupiri
I.)
Dalupiri I.
Line 59 (Dalupiri I. -- Catanapan
Pt.)

191015 1211302 21329 25,075

Catanapan Pt.
192135 1212056 20227 116,870
Line 60 (Catanapan Pt. -- Dequey
I.)
Dequey I.
Line 61 (Dequey I. -- Raile)

202006 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. The definition of the baselines of the territorial sea of the
Philippine Archipelago as provided in this Act is without prejudice to the delineation of the
baselines of the territorial sea around the territory of Sabah, situated in North Borneo, over
which the Republic of the Philippines has acquired dominion and sovereignty.
Section 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: September 18, 1968