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Practice question: Scope of National Territory

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Practice question

A proposed school map marks Philippine land but deliberately excludes the territorial sea and the seabed because the Constitution supposedly recognizes land territory only. Which correction is appropriate?
  1. Retain the map because water can never form part of territory
  2. Add only areas with permanent residents
  3. Treat every ocean worldwide as Philippine territory
  4. Include the territorial sea and seabed within the constitutional description
  5. Exclude aerial space as well

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution, Article I: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html

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