Territoriality – The ground occupied by US embassy is in fact the

territory of the USA to which the premises belong through possession or

ownership. A person who committed a crime within the premises of an
embassy will be prosecuted under the law of Philippines because of the
principle of territoriality (Reagan vs. Commission on Internal Revenue, 30
SCRA 968).

b. Convention of the law of the sea - Under the Convention on the

Law of the Sea, the flag state of foreign merchant vessel passing through
the territorial sea of another state has jurisdiction over crimes committed
therein. However, a coastal state such as the Philippines can exercise
jurisdiction over any crime committed on board such ship in the following
cases: (1) if its consequences extend to the coastal State; (2) if it disturbs
the peace of the country or the good order of the territorial sea; (3) if the
ship master or a diplomatic or consular officer of the flag State requested
assistance from the local authorities; or (4) if it is for the suppression of
traffic in narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances.

Murder or serious physical injuries committed in a foreign vessel

anchored in a Philippine port against a passenger thereof is within the
jurisdiction of the Philippine court since this crime disturb the peace of the
country.

b. Regime of islands - Under the principle of territoriality, the court

has also jurisdiction over crime committed in Kalayaan Islands or
Scarboruogh Shoal because the Baseline Law (RA No. 9522) declares that
the Philippines exercise sovereignty and jurisdiction over it.

c. Bigamy - Under the principle of territoriality, the court has jurisdiction

over concubinage involving illicit relationship maintained in the Philippines;
but it has no jurisdiction over bigamy involving subsequent marriage
contracted in Taiwan