ARTICLE I

OF THE
PHILIPPINE
CONSTITUTION
ARCHIPELAGIC
STATE;
ARCHIPELAGO
Philippine Archipelago
Archipelagical Waters
ARCHIPELAGIC PRINCIPLE
Archipelagic Doctrine under Article I,
Section 1
Magallona vs. Ermita
G. R. No. 187167
Territorial Sea
 r c i s e
y E xe
e ig n t St a t e
ove r st a l
S e C oa
by t h
Right of Innocent Passage; Ships
of Other States
REPUBLIC ACT 9522
REPUBLIC ACT 9522

• An Act to Define the Baselines of the Territorial Sea of the Philippines

• Section 2 of RA9522- The regime Islands (in accord with article 121 of UNCLOS)
THE ARCHIPELAGIC
DOCTRINE
The Archipelagic Doctrine

 Philippine is an Archipelago and regarded as a single unit.

The purpose of Archipelagic Doctrine

Purposes of Archipelagic Doctrine 

1. Territorial Integrity
2. National Security
3. Economic reasons
Internal/Inland waters
Internal/Inland waters

 This Includes lakes, canals, ports, harbors which connects Philippine

archipelago
 No rights of innocent passage
Coastal State with relation to right to
innocent passage
Coastal State

– Coastal State, under article 21 of the UNCLOS may adopt laws and
regulations, in conformity with the provisions of the Convention
and other rules of international law, relating to innocent passage
through the territorial sea.
 AND ALL OTHER TERRITORIES OVER
WHICH PHILIPPINE HAS JURISDICTION
OR SOVEREIGNTY.
Straight baseline
 STATE

ELEMENTS
■ People
■ Territory
■ Sovereignty
■ Government
 STATE of REPUBLIC of the PHILIPPINES

-all elements of the state are for the people of the Philippine

-all is for the welfare of the Filipino

 GOVERNMENT vs. ADMISTRATION

■ Government- institution which state exercise its powers.

■ Administrative- set of people currently running the institution.

*Administration can be changed without a change in the

Government or State
 CONSTITUENT vs. MINISTRANT
These two are Function of the Government, where as;

– Constituents focus on the attribute of sovereignty,

For the welfare of the public abd compulsary in nature while;

– Ministrant is for proprietary function

– Discretionary In nature
– Specific interest of the public