The document discusses the geographic scope and legal definitions of the Philippine archipelago and its territorial waters. It defines the archipelago as including all islands and waters within, as well as other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty. It also explains the different zones of waters surrounding the archipelago, including the territorial sea, exclusive economic zone (EEZ), and high or open seas. The EEZ extends 200 nautical miles from the archipelago's baselines. The archipelagic doctrine defines the waters within and between the islands as internal waters subject to Philippine sovereignty.

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3. The Philippine archipelago with all islands and waters embraced therein All other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty and jurisdiction; The terrestrial, fluvial and aerial domains including the territorial sea, the seabed, the subsoil, insular shelves, and other submarine areas The internal waters

4. It is derived from the Greek word pelagos, meaning sea. It’s a part of a sea studded with islands, often synonymous with island groups, or as a large group of islands in an extensive body of water

5. Inland or internal waters Territorial sea High or open seas

6. Inland or internal waters Territorial waters

7. It stands for Exclusive economic Zone EEZ was established by PD 1599 The EEZ of the Philippines extends to a distance of 200 nautical miles beyond and from the baselines from which the territorial sea is measured.

8. The doctrine states that an archipelago shall be regarded as a single unit, so that the waters around, between and connecting the islands of the archipelago, irrespective of breadth and dimensions, form part of the internal waters of the state, subject to its exclusive sovereignty.

9. Geraldine M. Uson BSIT-41a Submitted to: Ms. Thelma Villaflores