Philippine contiguous zone
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The Philippine contiguous zone is a band of sea adjacent to the country’s territorial waters where the Philippines may exercise limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philippine contiguous zone canonical | 2 |
| Philippine maritime zones | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9295335 — 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 contiguous zone Context triple: [Philippine territorial waters, relatedZone, Philippine contiguous zone]
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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.
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B.
Philippine territorial waters
Philippine territorial waters are the maritime areas surrounding the Philippine archipelago over which the Philippines exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction under international and domestic law.
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C.
Kepulauan Sulu
Kepulauan Sulu is an archipelago in the southwestern Philippines, forming part of the Sulu Archipelago between Mindanao and Borneo and known for its strategic maritime location and diverse Muslim-majority communities.
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D.
Philippine archipelagic baselines
The Philippine archipelagic baselines are the legally defined system of straight lines connecting the outermost points of the Philippines’ outer islands, from which its maritime zones and territorial claims are measured under international law.
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E.
Southwestern Philippines
Southwestern Philippines is a maritime region of the Philippines encompassing island groups like the Sulu Archipelago, known for its strategic location between the Sulu Sea and the Celebes Sea.
- 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 contiguous zone Target entity description: The Philippine contiguous zone is a band of sea adjacent to the country’s territorial waters where the Philippines may exercise limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
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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.
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B.
Philippine territorial waters
Philippine territorial waters are the maritime areas surrounding the Philippine archipelago over which the Philippines exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction under international and domestic law.
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C.
Kepulauan Sulu
Kepulauan Sulu is an archipelago in the southwestern Philippines, forming part of the Sulu Archipelago between Mindanao and Borneo and known for its strategic maritime location and diverse Muslim-majority communities.
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D.
Philippine archipelagic baselines
The Philippine archipelagic baselines are the legally defined system of straight lines connecting the outermost points of the Philippines’ outer islands, from which its maritime zones and territorial claims are measured under international law.
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E.
Southwestern Philippines
Southwestern Philippines is a maritime region of the Philippines encompassing island groups like the Sulu Archipelago, known for its strategic location between the Sulu Sea and the Celebes Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | contiguous zone ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Philippine territorial sea
ⓘ
linked to:
Philippine territorial waters
|
| appliesTo |
foreign aircraft
ⓘ
foreign vessels ⓘ |
| basedOn | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ |
| coastalState | Philippines ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| definedBy | Article 33 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Philippine exclusive economic zone
ⓘ
Philippine internal waters ⓘ Philippine territorial sea ⓘ
linked to:
Philippine territorial waters
|
| enforcementPowers |
boarding and inspection of vessels under certain conditions
ⓘ
hot pursuit from territorial sea under international law conditions ⓘ |
| governedBy | Philippine government ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
customs matters
ⓘ
fiscal matters ⓘ immigration matters ⓘ sanitary matters ⓘ |
| innerLimit | outer limit of the Philippine territorial sea ⓘ |
| innerLimitDistanceFromBaseline | 12 nautical miles ⓘ |
| legalBasisInPhilippines |
Baselines Law of the Philippines
ⓘ
linked to:
Philippine archipelagic baselines
Republic Act No. 9522 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Celebes Sea
ⓘ
Philippine Sea ⓘ South China Sea ⓘ Sulu Sea ⓘ West Philippine Sea ⓘ
linked to:
South China Sea
|
| maximumBreadthFromBaseline | 24 nautical miles ⓘ |
| measuredFrom | Philippine archipelagic baselines ⓘ |
| outerLimitDistanceFromBaseline | 24 nautical miles ⓘ |
| partOf |
Philippine maritime zones
ⓘ
linked to:
Philippine contiguous zone
|
| purpose |
prevent infringement of customs laws
ⓘ
prevent infringement of fiscal laws ⓘ prevent infringement of immigration laws ⓘ prevent infringement of sanitary laws ⓘ punish infringement of customs laws ⓘ punish infringement of fiscal laws ⓘ punish infringement of immigration laws ⓘ punish infringement of sanitary laws ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | international law ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Philippine archipelagic waters
ⓘ
linked to:
Philippine waters
Philippine exclusive economic zone ⓘ Philippine territorial sea ⓘ
linked to:
Philippine territorial waters
|
| rightsType | limited control ⓘ |
| sovereigntyStatus | no full sovereignty ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Philippine contiguous zone Description of subject: The Philippine contiguous zone is a band of sea adjacent to the country’s territorial waters where the Philippines may exercise limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Philippine contiguous zone