Article I

Article I NATIONAL TERRITORY

Article 1, Section 1The national territory comprises the Philippine archipelago, with all the islands and waters embraced therein, and all other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction, consisting of its terrestrial, fluvial, maritime, and aerial domains, including its territorial sea, the seabed, the subsoil, the insular shelves, and other submarine areas. The waters around, between, and connecting the islands of the archipelago, regardless of their breadth and dimensions, form part of internal waters of the Philippines.

Necessity of constitutional provision on National TerritoryBinding force of such provision under international law.Value of provision defining our national territory.Acquisition of other territories.

Binding force of such provision under international lawA State under the international law has the unquestioned right to assert jurisdiction throughout the extent of its territoryIf there is a territorial dispute it should be settled according to the international law.

Value of provision defining our national territory.It is important to know so that we and the other nations would know the boundaries of our country.the Philippines can promulgate and enforce its laws within our country.

Acquisition of other territories.does not prevent the Philippines from acquiring new territories by means of purchase, exchange, and such.

National territory of the PhilippinesThe Philippine archipelago with all the islands and waters embraced thereinAll other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdictionThe terrestrial, fluvial, maritime, and aerial domain and the territorial sea, the seabed, etc.The internal watersPhilippines territory

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Other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction

Pending Philippine claim to Sabah, etcAccording to the 1973 constitution,all the other territories belonging to the Philippines by historic right or legal titleIt was amended during the 1987 Phil. Constitution.

Pending Philippine claim to Sabah, etcPending clams

Sabah

Spratly islands

Marianas island

Any other territory over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction

Future claims by the philippines to other areasThe deletion of by historic right or legal title is designed to improve our relations with Malaysia while allowing flexibility in pursuing the Sabah claim

Other areas included in the Philippine archipelago.

Three-fold division of navigable waters.

THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ARBITRATION(THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES V. THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA)

Historic Rights and the Nine-Dash LineStatus of FeaturesLawfulness of Chinese ActionsHarm to Marine EnvironmentAggravation of Dispute

1734 Velarde Map

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The Philippine Position

Fatal effect application of 12 mile ruleIt would mean the dismemberment of the archipelago with:the Sibuyan sea separating the Visayas,the Mindanao Strait and the Sulu isolating Palawan from the rest of the archipelago.

Fatal effect application of 12-mile rule

Fatal effect application of 12-mile rule

A single nation and a united state

Recognized by U.N. Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)The archipelago principle and the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) rights are now fully recognized in the U.N. Law of the Sea Convention. It was approved by the interim Batasang Pambansa on February 27, 1984.

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