Practice question
A maritime patrol is operating in the contiguous zone. An officer says the zone is simply an additional band of territorial sea where the Philippines has unrestricted authority over every foreign activity. Explain the error and identify the control authorized for customs, fiscal, immigration and sanitary matters.
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 12064, November 7, 2024, Philippine Maritime Zones Act: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/98027; Section 6.
- UNCLOS, Articles 2–3 and 33: https://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/part2.htm; Article 33.
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