ARTICLE 1 - The National Territory Flashcards
In which article stated this, “The national territory comprises the Philippine archipelago, with all the islands and water embraced therein, and all other territories over which the Philippine has sovereignty or jurisdiction, consisting of its terrestrial, fluvial, 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 the internal waters of the Philippines”
Article1 Sec1
Hector S. De Leon divided Article 1 Section 1 into four parts to emphasize the Philippine territory:
- The Philippine archipelago with all the islands and waters embraced therein;
- All other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction;
- The terrestrial, fluvial and aerial domains including the territorial sea, the seabed, the subsoil, the insular shelves, and other submarine areas thereof; and
- The internal waters.
is a group of islands, including parts of islands, interconnecting waters and other natural features which are so closely interrelated that such islands, waters and other natural features form an intrinsic geographical, economic and political entity, or which historically have been regarded as such (Glassner, p. 484).
Archipelago
True or False
The objective of the archipelagic principle is to make the archipelago a single political unit.
True
it is the part of the sea extending 12 nautical miles (19 kms) from the low watermark.
territorial sea
it is the land that hold the sea, lying beyond the seashore, including mineral and natural resources.
sea bed
everything beneath the surface soil and the seabed, including mineral and natural resources.
subsoil
the submerged portions of a continent or offshore island, which slope gently seaward from the low waterline to a point where a substantial break in grade occurs.
insular shelves
