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Section 5Sec./Art. 5
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Territorial Sea. - The territorial sea of the Philippines refers to the adjacent belt of sea measured twelve (12) nautical miles from the baselines as provided in Section 3 of this Act, and as determined in accordance with the provisions of Part II "Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone", Part VI "Archipelagic States", and Part VIII "regime of Islands" of the UNCLOS, as appropriate.
The Philippines exercise sovereignty over its territorial sea and the airspace above it as well as its sealed and subsoil in accordance with the UNCLOS and other existing laws and treaties, having due regard for the rights of other States, including the right of innocent passage as provided in Part II, Section 3 of the UNCLOS.
The high-tide features covered by the Kalayaan Island Group in the West Philippine Sea shall have a territorial sea of twelve (12) nautical miles from its baselines as determined above.
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