Ceremonial Signing of the Philippine Maritime Zones Act and Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act

Ceremonial Hall, Malacañan Palace
November 8, 2024

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. formally signs the Philippine Maritime Zones Bill and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Bill into two (2) laws in a ceremony at Malacañan Palace on November 8, 2024.

Republic Act (RA) No. 12064 or the Philippine Maritime Zones Act aims to declare the Philippine sovereignty and defines sovereign rights over the maximum extent of its maritime zones, such as internal waters, archipelagic waters, territorial sea, contiguous zones, exclusive economic zones (EEZ) and continental shelf in compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), existing laws and treaties.

Meanwhile, RA No. 12065 or the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act complements the Philippine Maritime Zones Act in ensuring the protection of the country’s sovereignty and maritime domain by designating the routes and areas that shall be utilized and accessed by foreign military vessels and foreign registered aircraft for passage, pursuant to the UNCLOS and the Convention on International Civil Aviation or the ‘Chicago Convention’.

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