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The baseline of the Philippines in the darkest blue

The baselines of the Philippines (Filipino: mga batayang-guhit ng Pilipinas) are the set of geodesic
lines completely encircling the Philippine archipelago from where the maritime entitlements of the
country are measured. It was first established in 1961[1] by an act of the Congress of the
Philippines which was further amended in April 2009 to optimize and conform it to the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea, to which the Philippines is a signatory. A total of 101 basepoints
providing for 100 baselines were identified under Republic Act No. 9522, which identified Amianan
Island as the northernmost, Frances Reef as the southernmost, Pusan Point as its easternmost and
the Balabac Great Reef as the westernmost points of the main Philippine archipelago.[2]

Background

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The Philippines is an archipelago of 7,641 islands customarily enclosed by the lines demarcated by
the Treaty of Paris in 1898 and its supplementary Treaty of Washington of 1900, and the Convention
Between the United States and Great Britain in 1930, which came to be known in the Philippines as
its International Treaty Limits.[3][4] The government of the Philippines has maintained its position that the
waters enclosed by the demarcation lines in the said treaties form part of its territorial waters regardless
of its breadth and dimension.[5][6]

Baselines

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The geographic coordinates below are referenced to the World Geodetic System 1984.[7]
Basepoi Statio
nt n Latitude ( Longitude ( Distance to next
number name Location Province N) E) basepoint

nm
km mi
i

PAB- Amianan 21° 6′ 121° 57′ 129.7

1 Batanes 70.03 80.59
01 Island 57.73″ 27.71″ 0
Basepoi Statio
nt n Latitude ( Longitude ( Distance to next
number name Location Province N) E) basepoint

nm
km mi
i

PAB- Balintang 19° 57′ 122° 9′ 183.6 114.1

2 Cagayan 99.17
02 Island 38.19″ 46.32″ 6 2

PAB- Iligan 18° 18′ 122° 20′ 133.0

3 Cagayan 71.83 82.66
04 Point 35.30″ 19.07″ 3

PAB- Ditolong 17° 7′ 122° 31′

4 Isabela 1.05 1.94 1.21
05A Point 16.30″ 28.34″

PAB- Ditolong 17° 6′ 122° 31′

5 Isabela 0.39 0.72 0.45
05B Point 14.79″ 43.84″

PAB- Ditolong 17° 5′ 122° 31′

6 Isabela 3.29 6.09 3.79
05 Point 51.31″ 42.66″

PAB- Spires 17° 2′ 122° 31′

7 Isabela 9.74 18.04 11.21
06 Island 36.91″ 3.28″

PAB- Digollorin 16° 53′ 122° 27′

8 Isabela 3.51 6.50 4.04
06B Point 18.03″ 56.61″

PAB- Digollorin 16° 49′ 122° 26′

9 Isabela 2.40 4.44 2.76
06C Rock 56.11″ 50.78″

PAB- Diviuisa 16° 47′ 122° 26′

10 Isabela 30.94 57.30 35.61
07 Point 38.86″ 4.40″

PAB- Dijohan 16° 18′ 122° 14′ 116.2 215.3 133.7

11 Aurora
08 Point 44.33″ 16.69″ 6 1 9

PAB- Tinaga Camarines 14° 29′ 122° 57′ 148.7

12 80.29 92.40
10A Island Norte 54.43″ 51.15″ 0

PAB- Horodaba Catanduan 14° 6′ 124° 16′

13 0.54 1.00 0.62
11 Rock es 29.91″ 59.21″

PAB- Matulin Catanduan 14° 6′ 124° 17′ 177.8 110.5

14 96.04
12 Rock es 10.40″ 26.28″ 7 2
Basepoi Statio
nt n Latitude ( Longitude ( Distance to next
number name Location Province N) E) basepoint

nm
km mi
i

PAB- Atalaya Northern 12° 41′ 125° 3′

15 6.79 12.58 7.81
13 Point Samar 6.37″ 53.71″

PAB- Bacan Northern 12° 36′ 125° 8′

16 5.52 10.22 6.35
13A Island Samar 18.41″ 50.19″

PAB- Northern 12° 32′ 125° 12′

17 Finch Rock 0.80 1.48 0.92
14 Samar 33.62″ 59.70″

PAB- Northern 12° 31′ 125° 13′

18 Cube Rock 4.90 9.07 5.64
14A Samar 57.45″ 32.37″

NW
PAB- Northern 12° 28′ 125° 17′
19 Manjud 1.30 2.41 1.50
14D Samar 36.42″ 12.32″
Point

PAB- SE Manjud Northern 12° 27′ 125° 18′

20 7.69 14.24 8.85
15 Point Samar 37.51″ 5.23″

PAB- Northern 12° 21′ 125° 23′

21 E Sora Cay 5.68 10.52 6.54
16A Samar 41.64″ 7.41″

PAB- Eastern 12° 17′ 125° 27′

22 Panablijon 5.21 9.65 6.00
16B Samar 27.17″ 0.12″

PAB- Eastern 12° 13′ 125° 30′

23 Alugon 1.94 3.59 2.23
16C Samar 21.95″ 19.47″

PAB- N Bunga Eastern 12° 11′ 125° 31′

24 0.54 1.00 0.62
16D Point Samar 48.16″ 30.88″

PAB- E Bunga Eastern 12° 11′ 125° 31′

25 5.71 10.57 6.57
17A Point Samar 20.67″ 48.29″

SE
PAB- Eastern 12° 6′ 125° 34′ 155.2
26 Tubabao 83.84 96.48
18A Samar 7.00″ 11.94″ 7
Island
Basepoi Statio
nt n Latitude ( Longitude ( Distance to next
number name Location Province N) E) basepoint

nm
km mi
i

PAB- Suluan Eastern 10° 45′ 125° 58′ 104.2

27 56.28 64.77
19C Island Samar 16.70″ 8.78″ 3

PAB- N Tuason Surigao del 9° 49′ 126° 10′ 106.3

28 57.44 66.10
19D Point Norte 59.58″ 6.39″ 8

PAB- Arangasa Surigao del 8° 53′ 126° 20′

29 40.69 75.36 46.83
20A Island Sur 16.62″ 48.81″

PAB- Sanco Surigao del 8° 13′ 126° 28′

30 30.80 57.04 35.44
21B Point Sur 11.53″ 53.25″

PAB- Bagoso Davao 7° 42′ 126° 34′

31 12.95 23.98 14.90
22 Island Oriental 45.02″ 29.03″

PAB- Davao 7° 29′ 126° 35′

32 Languyan 0.54 1.00 0.62
22C Oriental 49.47″ 59.24″

PAB- Davao 7° 29′ 126° 35′

33 Languyan 0.76 1.41 0.87
23 Oriental 16.93″ 59.50″

PAB- Davao 7° 28′ 126° 35′

34 Languyan 1.02 1.89 1.17
23B Oriental 30.97″ 57.30″

PAB- N Baculin Davao 7° 27′ 126° 35′

35 10.12 18.74 11.65
23C Point Oriental 29.42″ 51.71″

PAB- Pusan Davao 7° 17′ 126° 36′

36 1.14 2.11 1.31
24 Point Oriental 19.80″ 18.16″

PAB- S Pusan Davao 7° 16′ 126° 35′ 117.1

37 63.28 72.82
24A Point Oriental 14.43″ 57.20″ 9

PAB- Cape San Davao 6° 17′ 126° 12′

38 1.28 2.37 1.47
25B Agustin Oriental 14.73″ 14.40″

PAB- Cape San Davao 6° 16′ 126° 11′ 125.2

39 67.65 77.85
25 Agustin Oriental 8.35″ 35.06″ 9
Basepoi Statio
nt n Latitude ( Longitude ( Distance to next
number name Location Province N) E) basepoint

nm
km mi
i

SE
PAB- Davao 5° 23′ 125° 28′
40 Sarangani 0.43 0.80 0.49
26 Occidental 34.20″ 42.11″
Island

PAB- Panguil Davao 5° 23′ 125° 28′

41 3.44 6.37 3.96
27 Bato Point Occidental 21.80″ 19.59″

PAB- Tapundo Davao 5° 21′ 125° 25′

42 3.31 6.13 3.81
28 Point Occidental 55.66″ 11.21″

PAB- W Calia Davao 5° 21′ 125° 21′

43 0.87 1.61 1.00
29 Point Occidental 58.48″ 52.03″

PAB- Manamil Davao 5° 22′ 125° 20′

44 1.79 3.32 2.06
30 Island Occidental 2.91″ 59.73″

PAB- Marampo Davao 5° 23′ 125° 19′ 145.2

45 78.42 90.24
31 g Point Occidental 20.18″ 44.29″ 3

PAB- Sultan 124° 15′ 122.8 227.5 141.4

46 Pola Point 6° 9′ 8.44″
32 Kudarat 42.81″ 8 7 1

PAB- Kauluan 6° 26′ 122° 13′

47 Basilan 29.44 54.52 33.88
33A Island 47.22″ 34.50″

PAB- Tongquil 6° 2′ 121° 56′

48 Sulu 2.38 4.41 2.74
34A Island 33.77″ 36.20″

PAB- Tongquil 121° 54′

49 Sulu 6° 1′ 8.15″ 1.72 3.19 1.98
35 Island 41.45″

PAB- Tongquil 6° 0′ 121° 53′ 159.1

50 Sulu 85.94 98.90
35A Island 17.88″ 11.17″ 6

PAB- Kinapusan 5° 12′ 120° 41′ 102.3

51 Tawi-Tawi 55.24 63.57
38A Island 8.70″ 38.14″ 0

52 PAB- Manuk Tawi-Tawi 4° 47′ 119° 51′ 43.44 80.45 49.99

39 Manka
Basepoi Statio
nt n Latitude ( Longitude ( Distance to next
number name Location Province N) E) basepoint

nm
km mi
i

Island 39.24″ 58.08″

PAB- Frances 4° 24′ 119° 14′

53 Tawi-Tawi 0.61 1.13 0.70
40 Reef 53.84″ 50.71″

PAB- Frances 4° 25′ 119° 14′

54 Tawi-Tawi 15.48 28.67 17.81
40A Reef 3.83″ 15.15″

PAB- Bajapa 4° 36′ 119° 3′

55 Tawi-Tawi 6.88 12.74 7.92
41A Reef 9.01″ 22.75″

PAB- Paguan 4° 42′ 119° 1′

56 Tawi-Tawi 3.40 6.30 3.91
42A Island 52.07″ 44.04″

PAB- 4° 45′ 119° 3′

57 Alice Reef Tawi-Tawi 2.28 4.22 2.62
43 55.25″ 15.19″

PAB- 4° 47′ 119° 5′

58 Alice Reef Tawi-Tawi 18.60 34.45 21.40
44 5.36″ 12.94″

PAB- Omapoy 4° 55′ 119° 22′

59 Tawi-Tawi 23.37 43.28 26.89
45 Rock 10.45″ 1.30″

PAB- Bukut 5° 2′ 119° 44′

60 Tawi-Tawi 44.20 81.86 50.86
46 Lapis Point 23.73″ 18.14″

PAB- 5° 46′ 119° 39′ 139.2

61 Pearl Bank Sulu 75.17 86.50
47 35.15″ 51.77″ 1

PAB- Baguan 6° 5′ 118° 26′

62 Tawi-Tawi 8.54 15.82 9.83
48 Island 58.41″ 57.30″

PAB- Taganak 6° 4′ 118° 18′

63 Tawi-Tawi 13.46 24.93 15.49
48A Island 14.08″ 33.33″

Great
PAB- 6° 11′ 118° 6′
64 Bakkungaa Tawi-Tawi 3.97 7.35 4.57
49 4.65″ 54.15″
n Island
Basepoi Statio
nt n Latitude ( Longitude ( Distance to next
number name Location Province N) E) basepoint

nm
km mi
i

PAB- Lihiman 6° 13′ 118° 3′

65 Tawi-Tawi 5.53 10.24 6.36
50 Island 39.90″ 52.09″

PAB- Sibaung 6° 17′ 118° 0′

66 Tawi-Tawi 41.60 77.04 47.87
51 Island 43.99″ 5.44″

PAB- Muligi 6° 52′ 118° 23′ 139.0

67 Tawi-Tawi 75.06 86.38
52 Island 14.53″ 40.49″ 1

South
PAB- 7° 30′ 117° 18′
68 Mangsee Palawan 26 48.15 29.92
53 26.05″ 33.75″
Island

PAB- Balabac 7° 48′ 116° 59′

69 Palawan 6.08 11.26 7.00
54 Island 30.69″ 39.18″

PAB- Balabac 7° 51′ 116° 54′

70 Palawan 1.18 2.19 1.36
54A Great Reef 27.17″ 17.19″

PAB- Balabac 7° 52′ 116° 53′

71 Palawan 2.27 4.20 2.61
54B Great Reef 19.86″ 28.73″

PAB- Balabac 7° 54′ 116° 53′

72 Palawan 7.42 13.74 8.54
55 Great Reef 36.35″ 16.64″

PAB- 116° 54′

73 Ada Reef Palawan 8° 2′ 0.26″ 10.85 20.09 12.49
60 10.04″

PAB- Secam 8° 11′ 116° 59′

74 Palawan 30.88 57.19 35.54
61 Island 18.36″ 51.87″

PAB- Latud 8° 37′ 117° 15′

75 Palawan 7.91 14.65 9.10
62 Point 56.37″ 51.23″

PAB- SW Tatub 8° 44′ 117° 20′

76 Palawan 11.89 22.02 13.68
63 Point 17.40″ 39.37″

77 PAB- W Sicud Palawan 8° 53′ 117° 28′ 13.20 24.45 15.19

Basepoi Statio
nt n Latitude ( Longitude ( Distance to next
number name Location Province N) E) basepoint

nm
km mi
i

63A Point 32.20″ 15.78″

PAB- Tarumpita 9° 2′ 117° 37′ 150.2

78 Palawan 81.12 93.35
64 o Point 57.47″ 38.88″ 3

PAB- 9° 59′ 118° 36′ 153.2

79 Dry Island Palawan 82.76 95.24
64B 22.54″ 53.61″ 7

PAB- Binangcol 11° 13′ 119° 15′ 138.2

80 Palawan 74.65 85.91
65C an Point 19.82″ 17.74″ 5

PAB- Pinnacle 12° 19′ 119° 50′ 173.8 108.0

81 Palawan 93.88
67 Rock 35.22″ 56.00″ 7 4

PAB- Cabra Occidental 13° 53′ 120° 1′ 115.6 214.2 133.1

82
68 Island Mindoro 21.45″ 5.86″ 9 6 3

Hermana
PAB- 15° 48′ 119° 46′
83 Mayor Zambales 9.30 17.22 10.70
71 43.61″ 56.09″
Island

PAB- Tambobo 15° 57′ 119° 44′

84 Pangasinan 12.06 22.34 13.88
72 Point 51.67″ 55.32″

PAB- 16° 9′ 119° 45′

85 Rena Point Pangasinan 0.25 0.46 0.29
73B 57.90″ 15.76″

PAB- 16° 10′ 119° 45′

86 Rena Point Pangasinan 6.43 11.91 7.40
73 12.42″ 11.95

PAB- Rocky 16° 16′ 119° 46′

87 Pangasinan 0.65 1.20 0.75
74 Ledge 34.46″ 19.50″

PAB- Piedra 16° 17′ 119° 46′

88 Pangasinan 1.30 2.41 1.50
74A Point 12.70″ 28.52″

PAB- Piedra 16° 18′ 119° 46′

89 Pangasinan 1.04 1.93 1.20
75 Point 29.49″ 44.94″
 Basepoi Statio
nt n Latitude ( Longitude ( Distance to next
number name Location Province N) E) basepoint

nm
km mi
i

PAB- Piedra 16° 19′ 119° 47′

90 Pangasinan 0.63 1.17 0.72
75C Point 28.20″ 7.69″

PAB- Piedra 16° 20′ 119° 47′ 149.2

91 Pangasinan 80.60 92.75
75D Point 4.38″ 20.48″ 7

PAB- 17° 34′ 120° 20′

92 Dile Point Ilocos Sur 6.86 12.70 7.89
76 24.94″ 33.36″

PAB- Pinget 17° 41′ 120° 21′

93 Ilocos Sur 14.15 26.21 16.28
77 Island 17.56″ 2.02″

PAB- Badoc Ilocos 17° 55′ 120° 24′

94 35.40 65.56 40.74
78 Island Norte 4.13″ 40.56″

PAB- Cape Ilocos 18° 29′ 120° 33′

95 1.77 3.28 2.04
79 Bojeador Norte 32.42″ 42.41″

PAB- Ilocos 18° 30′ 120° 34′

96 Bobon 53.23 98.58 61.26
79B Norte 52.88″ 55.35″

PAB- Calaganga 19° 10′ 121° 12′ 181.6 112.8

97 Cagayan 98.07
80 n Point 14.78″ 52.64″ 3 6

PAB- Itbayat 20° 43′ 121° 46′

98 Batanes 25.63 47.47 29.49
82 Island 15.74″ 57.80″

PAB- Amianan 21° 7′ 121° 56′

99 Batanes 0.08 0.15 0.09
83 Island 17.47″ 43.85″

PAB- Amianan 21° 7′ 121° 56′

100 Batanes 0.25 0.46 0.29
84 Island 18.41″ 48.79″

PAB- Amianan 21° 7′ 121° 57′

101 Batanes 0.44 0.81 0.51
85 Island 12.04″ 3.65″

See also

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  Extreme points of the Philippines

References

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1. ^ "Limits in the Seas: No. 142 Philippines: Archipelagic and other Maritime Claims and
Boundaries" (PDF). United States Department of State. pp. 1–18. Retrieved November
26, 2015.

2. ^ "Republic Act No. 9522". Official Gazette. GOVPH. March 10, 2009.
Retrieved November 26, 2015.

3. ^ Bautista, Lowell B. "The Philippine Treaty Limits and Territorial Waters Claim in
International Law". Retrieved November 26, 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |
journal= (help)

4. ^ https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/06/07/2361015/china-has-backed-
philippine-maritime-zone-carpio [bare URL]

5. ^ Wolfrum, Rüdiger (1991). Law of the sea at the crossroads. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot.
p. 123. ISBN 3-428-07240-5. Retrieved November 26, 2015.

6. ^ https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/06/07/2361015/china-has-backed-
philippine-maritime-zone-carpio [bare URL]

7. ^ "Deposit by the Republic of the Philippines of a list of geographical coordinates of

points pursuant to article 47, paragraph 9, of the Convention" (PDF). April 21, 2009.
Retrieved November 26, 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

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 Republic Act No. 3046, An Act to Define the Baselines of the Territorial Sea of the Philippines

 Republic Act No. 5446, An Act to Amend Section One of Republic Act Numbered Thirty Hundred
and Forty-six, Entitled “an Act to Define the Baselines of the Territorial Sea of the Philippines”

 Republic Act No. 9522, 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

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