(Structure and Powers of Government)CONSTITUTIONAL LAW IBy: A.D. BautistaPREAMBLESource of light not of rightsProvides authorship, scope and purpose of the ConstitutionVerbose?Article INATIONAL TERRITORYNATIONAL TERRITORYIs a definition proper?- 1935- 1973- 1987What does the national territory comprise?a.The Philippine archipelago with all the islands and waters embraced therein- body of water studded with islands delineated by 1898 Treaty of Paris as amendedNATIONAL TERRITORYb.all other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction- territory which presently belongs or might in the future belong to the Philippines *Batanes- territories belonging to the Philippines by historic right or legal title (1973) *Sabah *Military BasesNATIONAL TERRITORYc.terrestrial, fluvial and aerial domains including its territorial sea, the seabed, the subsoil, the insular shelves and other submarine areas- subject to international law commitmentsArchipelagic Doctrine- waters around, between and connecting the islands regardless of breadth and dimension form part of the internal waters- straight baseline method for delineating the territorial sea(Structure and Powers of Government)CONSTITUTIONAL LAW IBy: A.D. Bautista