Proclamation No. 370, s. 1968

MALACANANG RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDeDY OF THE PHILIPPINES MAIDA

BY THE PRESIDEXT OF THE PHILIPFINES

A,

PROCLAMATION NG. 370

GAS SUBJECT TO Tih JUNISDICTION AD Colton OF REPUBLIC OF TE SLL TPE TRIS ALL WimmAL Bud

ER NATURAL RESOURCES DY Tm CONTINENTAL s:ikhir THE PHILIPPINES.

WHEREAS, the Governuent of tlic Republie of thie Bppines belicves that further efforts to explore for ploit new sources of petroleur mnd cther natural

Wi S, the Congress of the Philippines, in Resublic fs 357, as amended, known ss the "Fotrolcun Act of doclared thot Nail neturnl denosits or occurrences froleun or uatural gens in public and/or private Bin the Philippines, wheter found in, on oF under face of dry lands, creeks, rivers, lokes, or other ed lands within the territorial waters or oat bhe lental ears or aed Bpelogie a an architpe By

the erhits rics of obuce Setinteed i Batetic. te the Bbiic of the Philissines inalicnsbly asc Limreseriptively";

; RBIS, it is established internstional practice foned by the low of nations that a coastal state is @ with jurisdiction and control over the ninerel and Pmatural resources in its seabed ond sulsoil of the Bimontal shelf adjacemt to its consts but outside the Pol the territorial sca to where the depth of tlie pcent waters admits of the oxplaitetion of such

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FURDIMATD Es MARCOS, President Philippines, do nereby proclait that oli the

feel and other ueturnl resources in the acaled and sub- Hof the continuutal shelf onadjacent to the Plilippines, tside the area cf its territorial sea ta where the Por the superjacent woters edmita of the cxploivetion Gh resources, includim: livin, orsistis belouciny te eery species, appertoin to bhe Philipoines anc are

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sb to its exclusive jurisdiction ond contrel for

Bes of exploration end exploitation. In any case

the continental shelf is susred with an adjneent yone boundary shall be determized by the Philippines Rat state in actyrdance with lesal and sh a Picea meiples. The Sais igre of the woetese abeve thes

ming aroas as hirh seas aud that of the airspa

Ghose waters, is uot affected by this penelecteed tines

cs SLY WITNESS WUEREOF, I hove hereunto set = Hand and @ the sesl of the Resublic of the Philivpines toa be pecs

WDWone in the City of Nanilu, this 20bh day of tereh, Big yoar of Gur Lor!, ninetern bunfired sal sinbty-cight.

(SGD.) FESDIM. TD me 111008 President of the FPhilinoines

he President:

) RAFAEL 4H. wALAS xGcutive Secretary

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