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This case concerns the constitutionality of Republic Act No. 9522 which amended the baselines of the Philippines in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The Court held that: 1) RA 9522 does not reduce Philippine territory as it merely codifies sea-use rights under UNCLOS and does not affect sovereignty. 2) Classifying areas like the Kalayaan Island Group and Scarborough Shoal as "regimes of islands" under RA 9522 recognizes Philippine sovereignty over these areas and compl

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King Badong

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