REPUBLIC ACT No.

3046
(as amended by RA 5446)
AN ACT 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 States 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

Y'ami Island (E)

2107'03"
Line 1 (Yami I. (E.) Tumaruk Rk.)

12157'24"

35327'

71,656

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

2028'28"

12202'06"

34713'

58,105

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

1957'45"

12209'28"

37505'

97,755

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

1904'50"

12212'18"

35039'

86,155

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

1818'45"

12220'15"

35123'

136,030

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

1705'50"

12231'44"

1656'

34,378

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

1648'00"

12226'06"

2101'

57,781

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

1618'45"

12214'28"

1052'

142,360

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

1502'56"

12159'30"

30015'

120,986

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

1429'45"

12257'40"

28627'

148,690

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

1406'41"

12416'54"

30634'

1,083

Matulin Rk.
Line 11 (Matulin Rk. - Atalaya Pt.)

1406'20"

12417'23"

33146'

178,480

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

1240'59"

12504'02"

31330'

22,268

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

1232'40"

12512'57"

31356'

12,665

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

1227'54"

12517'59"

32227'

14,225

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

1221'47"

12522'46"

32103'

22,793

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

1212'10"

12530'40"

33150'

12,686

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

2306'06"

12533'58"

35522'

83,235

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

1121'06"

12537'40"

33103'

75,326

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

1045'20"

12557'40"

34751'

107,070

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

948'33"

12610'00"

35525'

55,415

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

918'35"

12612'25"

34244'

49,703

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

852'50"

12620'28"

34840'

131,330

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

742'58"

12634'30"

35308'

25,619

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

729'10"

12636'10"

35652'

22,489

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

716'59"

12636'50"

2639'

36,259

Tuguban Pt.
Line 22 (Tuguban Pt. - Cape S.
Agustin N.)

659'24"

12628'00"

2033'

83,350

Cape San Agustin (N)

Line 22a (Cape S. Agustin (N)
Cape San Agustin (S)

617'03"

12612'08"

3016'

1,707

Cape San Agustin (S)

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

616'15"

12611'40"

3923'

125,100

Panguil Bato Pt.

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

523'45"

12528'42"

6632'

7,484

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

522'08"

12524'59"

8919'

7,667

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

522'05"

12520'50"

13901'

3,051

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

523'20"

12519'45"

12447'

149,840

Middle of 3 Rk. Awash

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

609'39"

12413'02"

8618'

259,400

Tongquil I.
Line 27 (Tongquil I. - Sumbasumba
I.)

600'15"

12152'45"

6129'

115,950

Sumbasumba I.
Line 28 (Sumbasumba I. Kinapusan Is.)

530'10"

12057'35"

4319'

44,445

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

512'37"

12041'05"

6314'

101,290

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

447'50"

11952'10"

5830'

80,847

Frances Reef
Line 31 (Frances Reef - Bajapa
Reef)

424'54"

11914'54"

13434'

29,330

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

436'04"

11903'36"

16405'

13,480

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

443'06"

11901'36"

23848'

42,470

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

455'02"

11921'15"

24611'

51,005

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

506'12"

11946'30"

17005'

80,200

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

549'04"

11939'01"

10313'

137,050

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

606'00"

11826'42"

7652'

15,535

Taganak I.
Line 37 (Taganak I. - Gt.
Bakkungaan O

604'05"

11818'30"

11839'

24,805

Gt. Bakkungaan
Line 37a (Gt. Bakkungaan Sibaung I.)

610'32"

11806'42"

13604'

18,470

Sibaung I.
Line 38 (Sibaung - I. Muligi I.

617'45"

11759'45"

21536'

79,915

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

653'00"

11825'00"

11914'

140,541

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

730'10"

11718'20"

13450

48,815

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

748'50"

11659'30"

15354'

15,665

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

756'28"

11655'45"

17040'

5,666

Cay
Line 41a (Cay-Secam I.)

759'30"

11655'15"

20452'

22,925

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

810'47"

11700'30"

20909'

54,900

N. of Canipan Bay

836'50"

11715'06"

21857'

18,570

Line 43 (N. of Canipan Bay

Tatub Pt.)
Tatub Pt.
Line 44 (Tatub Pt. - Punta Baja)

844'40"

11721'28"

22204'

45,125

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

902'50"

11737'58"

22330'

32,194

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

915'30"

11750'04"

22550'

148,260

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

1011'28"

11848'18"

20319'

124,900

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

1113'40"

11915'28"

20847'

136,590

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

1218'34"

11951'45"

20040'

134,230

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

1326'40"

12018'00"

14812'

58,235

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

1353'30"

12000'58"

17926'

113,400

Capones Is.
1455'00"
Line 52 (Capones Is. - Pa-Lauig Pt.)

12000'20"

16809'

58,100

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

1525'50"

11953'40"

16417'

40,870

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

1547'10"

11947'28"

16710'

20,490

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

1558'00"

11944'55"

18143'

22,910

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

1610'25"

11945'18"

19139'

18,675

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

1620'20"

11947'25"

22620'

80,016

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

1650'15"

12020'00"

17958'

81,616

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

1734'30"

12019'58"

18827'

12,060

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

1740'58"

12020'58"

19246'

27,170

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

1755'20"

12024'22"

19503'

65,270

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

1829'30"

12034'00"

22216'

101,740

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

1910'15"

12113'02"

21329'

25,075

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

1921'35"

12120'56"

20227'

116,870

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

2920'06"

12146'35"

18047'

42,255

Raile
Line 62 (Raile - Y'ami I. (W)

2043'00"

12146'55"

20030'

48,140

Y'ami I.(W)
Line 63 (Y'ami I. (W) - Y'ami I. (M)

2107'26"

12156'39"

23840'

237

Y'ami I. (M)
Line 64 (Y'ami I.(M) - Y'ami I. (E)

2107'30"

12156'46"

30708'

1,376

Y'ami I. (E)

2107'03"

12157'24"

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.