MALACANANG CIRCULAR No. 162 ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO NORTH BORNEO (SABAH)

HERE'S A 2008 MEMORANDUM NO. 162 EXECUTED BY MALACANANG ON GUIDELINES PERTAINING TO SABAH. UNLESS THIS MALACANANG DIRECTIVE HAS BEEN REVOKED BY THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION, THIS DIRECTIVE REMAINS IN PLACE: THE REPUBLIC DOES NOT OFFICIALLY RECOGNISE SABAH AS BELONGING TO ANY OTHER FOREIGN ENTITY OR COUNTRY; ALL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, CIVIL SERVANTS, EMPLOYEES, ARE FORBIDDEN TO SAY THAT SABAH BELONGS TO MALAYSIA.

IF EVER THERE IS ANY DOUBT THAT SABAH IS NOT RECOGNISED BY THE REPUBLIC AS A PHILIPPINE TERRITORY, WE SUGGEST THEY CONSULT REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5446, AN ACT THAT AMMENDED THE PREVIOUS REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3046 APPROVED ON 18SEPTEMBER 1968 WHICH CLEARLY INDICATES THAT THERE IS NO PREJUDICE TO THE "ANNEXATION" OF SABAH TO PHILIPPINES.

THIS REPUBLIC ACT HAS NOT BEEN ABROGATED AND REMAINS IN FORCE.

REPUBLIC ACT 5446 STIPULATES THAT IT IS "without prejudice to the delineation of the baselines of the territorial sea around the territory of Sabah, situated in North Borneo, over which the Republic of the Philippines has acquired dominion and sovereignty."

CLEAR AND SIMPLE: THIS LAW DEFINES THE LEGAL "ANNEXATION OF SABAH" AND IS PART AND PARCEL OF OUR NATIONAL LAWS 

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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3046REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9522Republic of the PhilippinesCongress of the PhilippinesMetro Manila 

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5446September 18, 1968AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED THIRTY HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIX, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO DEFINE THE BASELINES OF THE TERRITORIAL SEA OF THE PHILIPPINES" 

Section 1. To correct typographical errors, Sec. one of Republic Act numbered thirty hundred and forty-six is amended to read as follows: 

Section 1. The baselines for the territorial sea of the Philippines are hereby defined and described* specifically as follows:  

*NB: PLEASE SEE THE DIFFERENT LATITUDE, LONGTIDE AND AZIMUTH INDICATORS OF THE SCOPE OF TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES IN THE CHAN ROBLES LAW LIBRARY -- MUCH TOO LONG TO LIST THEM IN THIS POST. LINK:http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno5446.html#.USWXJh2-rMZ

 

Section 2. The definition of the baselines of the territorial sea of the Philippine Archipelago as provided in this Act is without prejudice to the delineation of the baselines of the territorial sea around the territory of Sabah, situated in North Borneo, over which the Republic of the Philippines has acquired dominion and sovereignty. 

Section 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. 

Approved: September 18, 1968

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NOTE: ANALOGY BY ADMIN APM, ONE OF THE ADMINS, WHO IS ALSO A LAW DEGREE HOLDER AND ACTS AS THE LEGAL ADVISER TO THE Defenders of the Philippine Sabah & Spratly Claims:

Section 1 defines and describes the baselines of the territorial sea of the Philippine Archipelago, which rightly did not include Sabah because it is not a part of the archipelago, but a separate territory over which the Philippines have a sovereign right to, as clearly stated in Section 2.  

In addition, Section 2 expressly reserves the rights of the Philippines to delineate the baseline of the territorial sea around Sabah.  

Analogy: It's like saying in Section 1 -- this Act delineates and defines the boundaries of mainland USA. And Section 2 would then say -- The definition of the baselines of the territorial sea of mainland USA as provided in this Act is without prejudice to the delineation of the baselines of the territorial sea around the territory of the states of Alaska and Hawaii over which the USA has acquired dominion and sovereignty.

~~ Admins, Defenders of Philippine Sabah and Spratly Claims