Gen. Info - Article 1: The National Territory of the Philippines
Summary
TLDRThis educational video delves into the Philippine Constitution's first article, detailing the nation's territory. It explains the Philippine Archipelago, internal and territorial waters, and airspace. The video also covers maritime zones under UNCLOS, emphasizing the Philippines' rights within its exclusive economic zone, including disputes in the South China Sea. It asserts the country's sovereignty and the right to protect its resources, despite China's actions.
Takeaways
- 📜 The Philippine Constitution's first article defines the national territory, which is unique as most countries do not specify this in their constitutions.
- 🌏 The national territory of the Philippines includes the Philippine Archipelago, all territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction, and potentially any future territories.
- 🏞️ The Philippine Archipelago is considered an integrated whole rather than 7,107 individual islands, with internal waters defined by straight baselines connecting the outermost points of the archipelago.
- 🚢 The concept of archipelagic baselines was introduced by the Philippines, Indonesia, and other archipelagic nations to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
- 🏝️ The internal waters of the Philippines are the waters within the archipelagic baselines, and these waters are considered as part of the national territory.
- 🛳️ Territorial sea, seabed, subsoil, and the continental shelf are parts of the Philippine Archipelago that extend beyond the internal waters and are subject to different legal statuses.
- 🌊 The South China Sea, known as the West Philippine Sea in the Philippines, is a region of territorial dispute where the Philippines asserts rights based on UNCLOS.
- 🚫 The Philippines has the right to prevent activities such as building man-made islands and fishing within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) without agreement or when such activities deplete resources needed by Filipinos.
- 🔄 UNCLOS provides a framework for maritime zones, including territorial waters, contiguous zone, and EEZ, which determine the rights and responsibilities of coastal states in maritime areas.
- ⚖️ The Philippines' Constitution asserts exclusive rights for Filipinos in the EEZ, which allows for the management and protection of resources within this zone.
Q & A
What is unique about the Philippine Constitution's approach to defining national territory?
-The Philippine Constitution uniquely defines the national territory in its first article, emphasizing the importance of knowing one's territory to avoid territorial disputes, which is not commonly found in other countries' constitutions.
What does the national territory of the Philippines comprise of?
-The national territory of the Philippines comprises the Philippine Archipelago, all other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction, and the internal waters.
What is the significance of the code 'DFLA' in the context of the Philippine national territory?
-The code 'DFLA' stands for 'Terrestrial, Flowing Bodies of Water, Local Airspace, and Aerial Domain', which are the four components that make up the national territory of the Philippines.
What are the different areas included in the Philippine Archipelago according to the script?
-The different areas included in the Philippine Archipelago are the territorial sea, the seabed, the subsoil, the insular shelves, and other submarine areas.
How does the concept of 'archipelagic baseline' affect the determination of internal waters in the Philippines?
-The concept of 'archipelagic baseline' connects the outermost points of the Philippine Archipelago, considering all waters inside these baselines as internal waters, treating the archipelago as one integrated whole rather than individual islands.
What is the territorial dispute mentioned in the script, and how does it relate to the Philippines?
-The territorial dispute mentioned is the South China Sea dispute, referred to by the Philippines as the West Philippine Sea, which involves disputes over maritime areas and resources between the Philippines and other countries, including China.
What rights does the Philippines have within its territorial waters according to UNCLOS?
-Under UNCLOS, the Philippines has sovereignty over its territorial waters, meaning it has complete ownership and can regulate passage through these waters, allowing foreign vessels to enter without engaging in prohibited activities.
What is the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and how does it relate to the Philippines?
-The Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is an area extending up to 200 nautical miles from the baseline, where the Philippines has sovereign rights but not full sovereignty, allowing it to control economic resources and manage fishing and mining activities.
How does the Philippines justify its right to stop China from building man-made islands and fishing in its area?
-The Philippines justifies its right by citing the lack of agreement with China, the need to protect resources for its 105 million citizens, and the constitutional protection of its EEZ, which is exclusively for Filipinos.
What are the maritime zones discussed in the script, and what are their significances?
-The maritime zones discussed are the territorial sea, the contiguous zone, and the EEZ. The territorial sea is under Philippine sovereignty, the contiguous zone allows control to prevent infringement of customs and other laws, and the EEZ permits free navigation but allows the Philippines to manage resources.
Outlines
🗺️ Understanding the National Territory of the Philippines
This paragraph introduces the concept of the national territory of the Philippines, emphasizing its unique inclusion in the country's constitution. The speaker highlights the importance of knowing one's territory to avoid disputes, a notion that sets the Philippines apart from other nations. The national territory is described to include the Philippine Archipelago, other territories under Philippine sovereignty or jurisdiction, and internal waters. The speaker breaks down the components into terrestrial, fluvial, and aerial domains, using the mnemonic 'DFAB' to aid memorization. The paragraph also discusses the specific areas included in the Philippine Archipelago, such as territorial sea, seabed, subsoil, and insular shelves, using the mnemonic 'TSSI' to summarize these areas. The concept of internal waters is explored through the archipelagic doctrine, which treats the Philippine Archipelago as a single entity for the purpose of determining internal waters.
🚢 Territorial Disputes and Maritime Zones in the Philippines
The second paragraph delves into the territorial disputes, particularly in the South China Sea, known as the West Philippine Sea. It discusses the Philippines' rights and the legal framework provided by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The paragraph explains the different maritime zones as defined by UNCLOS, including the territorial sea, contiguous zone, and the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). It clarifies the Philippines' sovereignty and sovereign rights within these zones. The discussion addresses the contentious issue of China's activities in the region, including the construction of man-made islands and fishing within the Philippines' EEZ. The speaker asserts the Philippines' right to prevent such activities, citing the lack of agreement and the constitutional mandate to protect the EEZ for Filipinos. The paragraph concludes with a review of key concepts, including the national territory, its components, and the maritime zones, setting the stage for the next lesson on the Declaration of Principles and State Policy.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡National Territory
💡Philippine Archipelago
💡Territorial Sea
💡Archipelagic Waters
💡Maritime Zones
💡Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
💡Territorial Disputes
💡United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
💡Sovereignty
💡Internal Waters
💡Archaeological Doctrine
Highlights
The Philippine Constitution uniquely defines the national territory in its first article.
The national territory includes the Philippine Archipelago, other territories under Philippine sovereignty, and internal waters.
The Philippine Archipelago is considered one integrated whole rather than 7,107 separate islands.
Internal waters are defined by straight baselines connecting the outermost points of the archipelago.
The concept of 'archipelagic baselines' was introduced by the Philippines at the International Conference on the Law of the Sea.
Territorial sea extends 12 nautical miles from the baseline, where the Philippines has full sovereignty.
The exclusive economic zone (EEZ) extends up to 200 nautical miles, allowing foreign vessels to pass without permission.
The Philippines has sovereign rights, but not full sovereignty, within its EEZ, focusing on resource management.
The Philippines can share its EEZ with other states under specific conditions outlined by UNCLOS.
China's construction of man-made islands and fishing activities in the South China Sea are considered violations of Philippine rights.
The Philippine Constitution asserts the exclusive use of the EEZ for Filipinos, even in the absence of full sovereignty.
The Philippines has the right to prohibit foreign entities from fishing in its EEZ, especially when rights are violated.
The discussion highlights the importance of understanding and defending national territory to avoid territorial disputes.
The lesson concludes with a review of key concepts related to the national territory and maritime zones.
A preview of the next lesson on the Declaration of Principles and State Policy is provided.
Transcripts
[Music]
how do you ever ask yourself how big to
Philippines is or what are the
boundaries of the Philippines well if
you haven't asked those questions this
is your lucky day
Vegas today I'm going to discuss the
first article of the Philippine
Constitution which is the national
territory but before I formally start
our lesson let me first give you a Fanta
did you know that the definition of the
national territory is usually not found
in the constitution of other countries
they were not aware of this fact take
note of this the framers of our
constitution strongly believe that we
must know our territory to avoid
territorial disputes with other country
that serve I'm back for this episode now
let's discuss the national territory it
comprises of the following Brit the
Philippine Archipelago second all other
territories
over which the Philippines a sovereign
or jurisdiction this includes any
territory that possibly belong or mine
in the future belong to the fifth and
last are the internal knowledge together
understand this part let's break it down
starting from the three components of
the national territory first is what we
call that there just really needs this
refers to the land whether agricultural
lands for in certain berlin's mineral
lands and national forests under the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of the
Philippines
second the flow builder needs this
refers to the internal and external
waters under the sovereignty for
jurisdiction of the third
and last is the aerial demean disturbers
to the airspace above the land and water
excluding the Odyssey to make it easier
for us to remember this point
let's take note of this code DF a B
stands for terrestrial today L force
local domain and a for aerial today
against it could it t f king
next are the other areas included in the
Philippine Archipelago first is the
territorial state this is the twelve
nautical mile zone from the low-water
mark from the steep second the seabed or
the bottom of the sea
third this soft soil or everything
beneath the surface soil including the
mineral and the natural resources port
the insular shops are the parts of the
eyelids with remain underwater and last
are the other submarine area or all
other areas under the territorial sea to
make it easier for us to remember this
line let's follow this going t s-s-i
o B stands for territorial cs4 seabed
another s4 subsoil I for initial our
shelves and over other submarine here I
get a good as DSS I Oh
now let's move on to the internal waters
of Sufism due to the fastness of the
filter at the archaeologic nature of the
conditions it did not follow the
traditional basis of determining the
country's founder the Philippines
together with Indonesia and other
archaeologic countries introduced the
idea of party politics offering on the
International Conference on the log to
understand this doctrine let's take a
look at the Philippines the Philippines
is an archipelago this means that it's a
shame or group of islands according to
this archaeological tree the Philippine
archipelago it's considered as one
integrated instead of being divided into
7,107 islands the outermost of the
archipelago is connected with straight
baseline and all the water is inside the
base slides are considered as internal
waters of the film to make it easier for
us to understand the internal waters
let's remember it is going a-b-c eye or
obstacle this means that the waters are
going between and connecting the islands
of the archipelago regardless of their
breath and dimensions for part of the
internal waters of the Philippines since
we are on the topic of the national
territory let's talk about the
territorial disputes specifically
regarding the South China Sea
territorial dispute or for us it's the
West Philippine Sea do we have the right
to stop China from building man-made
island and from fishing in our area to
answer discussion let's press this cos
on clothes on cloths is an acronym for
the United Nations Convention on the law
of the sea the law of the sea was
develop from the struggle between
co-sourcing
which wanted to expand your control over
the maritime area as just enter their
coastline on cloth is the constitution
for the world ocean temple under the on
laws we have different imaginary lines
or maritime zones the determine of
countries maritime territory let's
discuss these maritime zones one by
white from the seizure of the
Philippines we measure 12 nautical miles
the determine its territorial waters
this is the area where the Philippines
has sovereignty
this means that we have a complete
ownership of these territorial waters we
are our property so we are allowed to do
anything with them in the sense passage
through these territorial waters it's
also allowed this means that foreign
vessels can enter as long as they will
be pain from engaging in prohibited
activities such as clapping testing
spying smuggling serious pollution
fishing or scientific research from the
edge of the territorial sea we measure
24 nautical miles to do they mean they
can take you inside in this zone the
Philippines may exercise control to
prevent unpunished infringement of its
custom fiscal immigration or sanitary
laws and regulation within its
territorial sea
extending up to 200 nautical miles it's
what we called the exclusive economic
zone also known as deep in this zone
ships and submarines from other country
can freely travel without any permission
however this is under the condition that
they are just passing by I'm not taking
any resources under Don gloss the
Philippines has no sovereignty
only has sovereign rights over Italy
what do we mean by this this simply
means that we don't entirely follow the
easy we only have sovereign rights the
sovereign rights allow the Philippines
to control all the economic resources
within its exclusive economic zone
including fishing mining and managing
resources according to on cost we can
share our easy with other states in two
conditions first foreign states must
abide the loss of the state allowing
absence for each species second there
must be an abundant amount of the sauce
let's go back to the question earlier do
we have the right to stop China from
building man-made islands and from
fishing in our areas of course the
answer is a big yes first China didn't
have an agreement with the Philippines
when they build the man-made islands
second there are 105 million Filipinos
and the fish in this area is not enough
to feed the whole country and lastly our
Constitution clearly states that the
exclusive economic zone is exclusively
for Filipinos home even if we don't have
sovereignty over the entire piece we
have every right to defend a sovereign
right it means we can still prohibit the
Chinese from fishing and our easy
especially that they already have
violated our rights now let's review the
important concepts for this episode
first the national territory second the
three components of the national
territory third the other areas included
in the Philippine Archipelago fourth the
internal waters of the Philippines
if the archaeologic Dolphy six are the
maritime zone that ends our lesson and
the national territory here is a preview
of our next lesson we'll learn about the
Declaration of Principles and state
policy thank you for learning with us
and see you in the next
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