Philippine territorial waters

E223623

maritime zone territorial sea

Philippine territorial waters are the maritime areas surrounding the Philippine archipelago over which the Philippines exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction under international and domestic law.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Philippine territorial sea	4
Philippine archipelagic waters	2
Philippine territorial waters canonical	2
Philippine sanitary jurisdiction	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1978968 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Philippine territorial waters
Context triple: [Armed Forces of the Philippines, operatesIn, Philippine territorial waters]

A. Philippine exclusive economic zone
The Philippine exclusive economic zone is a maritime area extending from the Philippines’ coast where the country holds special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources under international law.
B. Philippine Archipelago
The Philippine Archipelago is a vast group of over 7,000 tropical islands in Southeast Asia, known for its rich biodiversity, complex geology, and location along the Pacific Ring of Fire.
C. Camotes Sea
The Camotes Sea is a small sea in the central Philippines, lying between the islands of Cebu, Leyte, and Bohol, and known for its clear waters and rich marine life.
D. Scarborough Shoal
Scarborough Shoal is a small, disputed atoll in the South China Sea claimed by China, the Philippines, and Taiwan, known for its rich fishing grounds and strategic maritime location.
E. Spratly Islands
The Spratly Islands are a strategically important and resource-rich archipelago in the South China Sea, subject to overlapping territorial claims by several countries including China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Philippine territorial waters
Target entity description: Philippine territorial waters are the maritime areas surrounding the Philippine archipelago over which the Philippines exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction under international and domestic law.

A. Philippine exclusive economic zone
The Philippine exclusive economic zone is a maritime area extending from the Philippines’ coast where the country holds special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources under international law.
B. Philippine Archipelago
The Philippine Archipelago is a vast group of over 7,000 tropical islands in Southeast Asia, known for its rich biodiversity, complex geology, and location along the Pacific Ring of Fire.
C. Camotes Sea
The Camotes Sea is a small sea in the central Philippines, lying between the islands of Cebu, Leyte, and Bohol, and known for its clear waters and rich marine life.
D. Scarborough Shoal
Scarborough Shoal is a small, disputed atoll in the South China Sea claimed by China, the Philippines, and Taiwan, known for its rich fishing grounds and strategic maritime location.
E. Spratly Islands
The Spratly Islands are a strategically important and resource-rich archipelago in the South China Sea, subject to overlapping territorial claims by several countries including China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	maritime zone ⓘ territorial sea ⓘ
adjacentTo	Luzon ⓘ Mindanao ⓘ Philippine archipelago ⓘ linked to: Philippine Archipelago Visayas ⓘ
administeredBy	Philippine Coast Guard ⓘ Philippine Navy ⓘ
basedOn	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
borderWith	high seas areas of the Pacific Ocean ⓘ territorial waters of Indonesia ⓘ territorial waters of Malaysia ⓘ territorial waters of Taiwan ⓘ territorial waters of Vietnam ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
definedBy	Philippine archipelagic baselines ⓘ
disputeContext	South China Sea disputes ⓘ linked to: South China Sea maritime claims
environmentalRegulationBy	Philippines ⓘ
governedBy	Philippine domestic law ⓘ
legalFramework	Baselines Law of the Philippines ⓘ linked to: Philippine archipelagic baselines Philippine Constitution ⓘ linked to: Constitution of the Philippines Republic Act No. 9522 ⓘ
locatedIn	Southeast Asia ⓘ
navigationRegime	innocent passage for foreign vessels ⓘ
outerLimitMeasuredFrom	Philippine baselines ⓘ linked to: Philippine archipelagic baselines
partOf	Philippine maritime zones ⓘ
recognizedBy	international law principles ⓘ
relatedZone	Philippine archipelagic waters ⓘ Philippine contiguous zone ⓘ Philippine exclusive economic zone ⓘ
resourceRightsHeldBy	Philippines ⓘ
seaAreaIncludes	parts of the Celebes Sea ⓘ parts of the Philippine Sea ⓘ parts of the South China Sea ⓘ parts of the Sulu Sea ⓘ
securityEnforcementBy	Philippines ⓘ
sovereigntyExercisedBy	Philippines ⓘ
subjectTo	Philippine civil jurisdiction ⓘ Philippine criminal jurisdiction ⓘ Philippine customs jurisdiction ⓘ Philippine fiscal jurisdiction ⓘ Philippine immigration jurisdiction ⓘ Philippine sanitary jurisdiction ⓘ linked to: Philippine territorial waters

How these facts were elicited