Republic Act No. 3046

: Republic Act No. 3046 defines the baselines of the territorial sea of the Philippines.
: The national territory comprises all the territory ceded to the United States by the Treaty of Paris of 1898, the islands in the treaty between the US and Spain in 1900, the treaty between the US and Great Britain in 1930, and all territories over which the Philippine government exercised jurisdiction at the adoption of the Constitution.
: All the waters within those limits are regarded as part of the territory of the Philippine Islands.
: All waters around, between, and connecting the various islands of the archipelago, regardless of width or dimension, within the baselines defined, are considered inland or internal waters.
: The territorial sea consists of waters beyond the outermost islands of the archipelago but within the limits of boundaries set by the specified treaties.
: The baselines consist of straight lines joining appropriate points of the outermost islands of the archipelago.
: They are considered inland or internal waters of the Philippines.
: The Act took effect upon its approval on June 17, 1961.
: To clarify for the information of all concerned and to officially establish the limits from which the territorial sea is determined.
: Yes, it specifies detailed latitude and longitude coordinates for points joined by straight lines to form the baselines.