Practice question
An undisputed Philippine island lies outside the main archipelagic baseline enclosure. Its normal baselines are validly established. Under RA 12064, how are waters landward of those island baselines classified?
- Automatically high seas
- Internal waters of the Philippines
- A foreign EEZ solely because they are outside the main enclosure
- An unregulated legal vacuum
- Private waters owned by every passing ship
Legal references
- RA 12064 (November 7, 2024), Philippine Maritime Zones Act: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/98027; Sections 3(b) and 4(b).
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