Article I: National Territory
Components of the National Territory of the Philippines
1. Philippine Archipelago with all the islands (7,107 Islands) with the aerial territory.
2. All other territory which the Philippines has sovereignty and jurisdiction.
3. Terrestrial, aerial, fluidal domain (waters) including the seabed, sub soil, insular shelves, territorial sea and sub marine areas.
4. Internal Water of the Philippines.
Waters
1. External Water- water that surrounds the Philippines.
2. Internal Water- water that can be located in lands such as the lake, rivers, etc…
3. International Water (Open Sea)- portion of the earth’s water wherein no state takes it a part of its territory such as the Pacific Ocean.
Other Areas Included in Philippine Archipelago
1. Territorial Sea- 12 Nautical miles from the shore line. Known as “marginal sea, marginal belt, marine belt.”
2. Seabed- land that holds the sea including the minerals and natural resources.
3. Subsoil- everything beneath the surface soil and sea bed including the minerals and natural resources.
4. Insular Shelves
The Philippines being an archipelago is using the Archipelago Doctrine in determining its territorial sea. By using this doctrine, Philippines should be regarded as a one single unit instead of islands. From the sea shores of the Philippines, we measure 12 Nautical Miles to determine its territorial sea.
Additional to it, during the time of President Marcos, he made a Law which talks about the Exclusive Economic Zone which is 200 Nautical Miles from the sea shore of Philippines. Meaning, 200 Nautical Miles from the sea shore of the Philippines is part of the territorial sea of the Philippines.
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