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The national territory of the Philippines comprises the Philippine archipelago and all islands within its waters, as well as all lands over which the Philippines has sovereignty. This includes its land, rivers, airspace, territorial sea, seabed, subsoil, insular shelves, and other submarine regions. The waters between and around the islands of the archipelago, regardless of size, are considered internal waters of the Philippines.

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The national territory of the Philippines comprises the Philippine archipelago and all islands within its waters, as well as all lands over which the Philippines has sovereignty. This includes its land, rivers, airspace, territorial sea, seabed, subsoil, insular shelves, and other submarine regions. The waters between and around the islands of the archipelago, regardless of size, are considered internal waters of the Philippines.

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ARTICLE l

NATIONAL TERRITORY

The national territory comprises the Philippine archipelago, with all


the islands and waters embraced therein, and all other territories
over which the Philippines 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, the
connecting the islands of the archipelago, regardless of their
breadth and dimensions, from part of the internal waters of the
Philippines.

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