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Baselines. - The baselines of the Philippines pursuant to Republic Act No. 9522, titled "An Act to Amend Certain Provisions of Republic Act No. 3046, as Amended by Republic Act No. 5446, to Define the Archipelagic Baselines of the Philippines, and for Other Purposes", are the following:
(a) Archipelagic baselines for the Philippine archipelago, drawn in accordance with Article 47 of the UNCLOS; and
(b) Normal or straight baselines, as appropriate, for all other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction, drawn in accordance with Articles 5, 6, 7, 13, and 121 of the UNCLOS.
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