Proclamation No. 11, s. 1946

,J MALACANIAN PALACE MANILA BY E:IE FRESIDENT OF TiiE PHITIFFI}IIn$ PROOLAIdATtrOX{ HO" M,AEINC PUBJ,IC Tiffi TftSATT CF GE}SN.SI HEIATILi}I$ tsETlTEffiq TTE REPUBTIC OF Ttm PHITIFPI}TES AND TF[d IJIiITSD STATES 03' "f;f\ffiRICA TfliEnEAS a treaty of general relatlons bettreen the Republle of the Phillppines and the United $bates of Anerlca and a protcccl ta aeeonrpa-r1v that treaty were slgned at liianll"a, Phflippines, on the for:rth day of July, one thousand nj"ne hundred and forty-s5-xr tha or5-ginals of whieh treaty and proteol ere word for word as follovges TBEATY OF GEIfSzuJ" ASLATIOI{$ BETfiEE}I T]{E NEPIEIEO OF THE FHITTPPJI{ES AND TI-IE ITJ{I- TED $TATE$ 0F A!'I{F,RTCA The Republie of the PhiLippS-nes and the Untted States of Anerl"ca, being a,nf,r'ated by the deeire to ceroent thb rel"ations of close and long friendship extsting between the twrl eountries, and to provlde for the necognifon af the lndependenee of the Hep- ublle of the Fhillpptnee as of July /+r 191&r and ttre reJ-inquishrnent of Arneriean Eoverelgnty ovcr the Fhi- l-ippfne Islands, have agtreed- ryon the following articleer ANTTCIS I ' ?he United States of Anneriee egrees to withdraw and surender, and doee here@ withdravr and sltrr€ndert all rights of possesslonr supervlsionr jrrisdietS'on, eontrol or Fovereignty existing and exereised by the United $tates af Ameriea ln and over the territorly and the people of the Phllfppine fslandsr exeept the use of sueh baeegr necesssJry eppurtenanees to sueh / 3J- / si Date uploaded: November 23, 2010 PCDSPO Official Gazette http://www.gov.ph ?n baoea, csil tbs rt€btg laEldteEt thoretor ae tbG ettoal gtates 6f lserlaa, by agroem$ rlth tbs RepubJ"to of ths Phtltpptacs aay elocs E cossarlr to rgtala for tbe Ertua.l PrEteetioa ef the ne5t" ubl"lo of the Phlllpptacs ald of, the gBtt€A gtateo. /'of Aseslea. Ihe lluttd gtates of Alclt"sa filrthen agre€E to reeogn!.2o, aail iloee beroby rceognlzct the lnileBep,ilenoe of tbe RoBublle of, tbe Phflfp- pltaaa aF a s€IEFate oeilf-governt'ng ratloa astl to aebsrlcdlgc, tod dtocs heroby aokaErLedger tho aetbotlty asrl oodm]. eryer tbe eane of the €loY€trn umt iastltntcd by the Sreoplo theneoft uacler tbe 0ostltuttq, of the Rcpubllc Ef tbo Phtllpplleg. a3stgle Ix |fbe diplomtle repreeeulatlres of, eaeh Golrn- trlr shalt €rrroy Ln the terr!,torles of tbe ethor tbe pr{.vt1eges mrl l@ltLes tlcrlvetl f,rm gene- rafry rrcf&fzeil l,nternatlonal las ad uoage' fba esnsulat Fcpraeqtatlveg of eaeb eotntlSr, Au- tf provld€it rith ceqnatur, dD be pen$ttodl to roe!.dlc tn the terrltorAes ef, the other t'r the pi[a- oen nhercla eonsnlar reprsaeatlvee are by looal Iaw perslttcd to reatAe; thEy sha[ ouJoy the bo- Eomrg In'tr!,lcgos aad, the {-s@mttlcs aocol€edl to Eueh off!,eors by goeraL Laternatloael u888ei aBA thof shall aot be tgeatedl f,s s rnnrener losg faYor- able €hea elallar offLeerc of aly other feretgg eountrXrr AESIOEE $T Pealng tbe flna.l eEtablielbaeu$ of, tho ro- qulelpe Fblllpptse Forelgn Serrylee ostghU.shn@te abrroad, tbo HepubltE of tbe PhlllPpt.n'os andt tbe fttted gtatee of, Anprtea agrec thst at the ss- quest of the Republle of tbe Fh:tltpplnee the Eet ted States of An€rtoa rdLL edoavotr ll es fsr ag Lt ra51 be praetteablo, to represent tbrsagb lto Foretgn Serrclea the l"ateress of tho Rqrublle of the Fhlllpptuss lE eountni'ee r&.ere there fs ao lblllpplae representatte" |Be tm eoustrles fu- ther agree tlat ary eueb srrergeql$s are te be subJoet to tEralnatlos sms xB the Judgnet of el'tibor wntry sueh arrangi€mffifis qle no ronger BOGCEEotrfo \t Date uploaded: November 23, 2010 PCDSPO Official Gazette http://www.gov.ph J8i.. ARflteI8 W Ebo Rslmblle of tho Pbll"lFptgcs agrtes to aaEuEFr aEA aloes hcreby assumar n4 thc dlcbts anit tlabtllttcc ef th€ Fbfltppino Islrndsr t'ts psrlnGca, cltlosr uulelpallttoe aad l,astnr- nontaltttee, frLoh tba.ll, bc valtil and subetetlng ea the 4ate hereof. the Republle of tho FhlltSt- BlnoE rrtll uake aileqtrate prsvlslo[ for tbe roe€a- sary frrndls for the lqrnent of tntwest oa atill prLa- e1pa3, of bodls 1Eru6dl In'l,or to &.y lr 1954, r&dor authorlty of an Aet of Cougtress of, the Uattud $tatce of Anerlea by the PblJ.lfipisoe lol'endler or any provinee, otty or mlnlelpalLty tboneiar antl auob obllgatlms shnlL bc a flrst l!.en on the ta- :rss eelleat€at ltr tbe lhtlippines" ANSICIE V |&e Repubill,e of the FhlltFplaaE and the Iltrlted Etatee of ^Aserlea agree tbat all esses at lar eoaeemlng the €wertuent aatl peopX"e sf, tbs Fhl.lipBinee ribioh, l"s aoeondlacee ith $eot{on 7 (Cl of the Inilelrnilenae .&st of I954r are ponillag boforo the gt4nme Coqrb of the Uldted statcs of .Anex'lea at tho clate of tb granting of the lille- perndtmee of tbe Rcpdbtte of, tbe Phll:lpplnes SaII eortlntre to be subJeet to the revier of t'he $trpreuo Cout of the Indted Statee of Aser{'oa forlsueh Pl rlod of ttne afber tnAeperdenoo as nay be EoG€6- aary to effectudto lbs ttlsposittsn of, the easee st hEBd. :fbe coatrEatrng palsles alss a$feo tbat fotloulng the dllqloeltl.oa of euoh esson the $qF' r.enE gou.rt of the Uglt€it gtates of, Aner.tca rgt LL 6oase to bave the rtght of revder @f Gesesloll gl,nattng ln tba frlllgplne trEllrndi-q1 .SRSTgIE VI Irr eo far ag ttisy are nort eo@l"Sy: '6lgti+ lng leglstratlou* atl 61els sf, tha G+{rysLswat- of, njthe B:oltoil Stctae,ef Am.rl.@ or lte satd@Dat6r-" v--' 8he preporby rigbts of tbe Republle of the Hrl- Il.pplec aBfl the llnlteril Statss of Aeed. ea' sball be pnoefrelf erUn$€d aEA settlscl by mrttraL agre6- nmt, aa0 all erlgtlng BroXrerty rtgtsta of the cLtizsrs anrl corporatLoaE of, the Eepubllc of the Phllttrrplneo Date uploaded: November 23, 2010 PCDSPO Official Gazette http://www.gov.ph -r4E- ln the ltatted Statec of .An€rlsa aail of citil,zens and cor1)oratlons of, tb,E Uslted $tatea of Aneriea ln the Repub3.lo of the PhtlLpplnee shall be aekaow- lodgd,, respocted ald safegrrarriled to tbe sarao stent ae pmperty rtghte of aitizens andl e€poptlons of the Uni"ted Stateg of Ansrlea and of the Republte of, tbe ?btltpptneo, respeetlvely. Eoth Goverrrmesba shall" tlo- elgnate ropresentatlvee who uay i.al@ncett sgree o[ me&aures best caleulatatt to eff,ect a eatlsfaetory ancl erpeilltious CtlDgEaI of gueh elatms as nay not be eovered' by cristlng leglstratlon. ANETCIA VXI Xbe Reprblto of, the Pblllpploes agrees to aostme sll Go$tirurllg obllgatlons aesumed' by the Unttecl States of .Aseriea ugdEr the ErEaty of Peris betwsen tbe Thlted States of .Anerloa dudl $pa!'n eou- elrrcted at Paris ou tbc l0bb of Deee$ber, 1-898' by &tsh tbe Ffulllpplna IslEaits sere eoded to tbe llnttoil'gtatee of Anor,tea, end nntler the lfrceaty betreea the Ualt€d States of .lnerlea andt Stntn eoolu0etl at Saeb,-' l"ngton on tbe ?tb dlay of Noveulber, L9@. ARfrtffiE rIXI frte t'lreaty sh&U eoter I'nto foreo on tbe excharge of lnstrwnffits of ratlflEatLm. lffrls frcaty shaLl. bo subndtted fsr ratlfloEtlon 1r aeeorrtaltJe tlth tho eongtj,tutioraL prsoedltlres of the Reprrblle of the Fblltpplnes andl of the Ualtect StatsE of Ansrlca astl lnst1t1umtg of ratlf,leat!.oa shall be exchangecl anet tlelroslteel at Bhu[14. SiSBlA at }&anlLa thls fourth day of f,trly' oae thoigand utne hrmdreel forty-oXr. FOR Tm GOVffiNMEIVI 0F IHE HBIIBIJC CF fHE EEITIEPIIIEI (s@. ) MAI{ttE[ Rcucas FOB qTE EOTET{HMST tr' lHE I]STMD SEAIPS OF AUERTCA! (s@.) PAUI, V" IffNU[8 -t-t!F Date uploaded: November 23, 2010 PCDSPO Official Gazette http://www.gov.ph -5- rnoflocql,:t gO ACOOHPTTW 5|EE TREAIY 08 ffiNER.AT ESTATIONS gEffiEm{ tHE ffiPuElfic 0I' g'EE IEII,IEF$W AsD tEE ESIIEED stAtEs oF AIIERICA SIffim AT [faNELA O],T tT4 F0ERXE DAY 0r JIICr 19+6" It ls tnderstsd,A anel agreetl by tbe Elgh Contraet- Itlsunderstooaarilagreeelthatthleflbeatyeloee not atteupt to re$u.Iate the ttetaile of allrnn8emsc bet reea tbe tru foverusents for tbeir rff$Eal elefeuso; for pect to or agalnst thE otber. rttgunrteretooetagdagreedthatthoconolu'sl.oa antt sJraqce lnto f,orco of, thts froaty Ls not etr- eluelve of, frrbher treat:l.cs ald sreeutl.ve EgFeeB€nts provtahs for tbo speol.fl€ regul.atlo of mttere brosdl- Iy coveretl herel"n. It le tnclerstood astl agreatl that penttlng ftnal' ratlfloation of thlg tsssaty, the pr|oT.tgione of A!+ielc II s$it rII shalL be obaervod by Ereeutl've agFeensBt. Slgg€d at dantla thiE fourth ilay of JUly' ooe tb,maerdt al"ne huncireel anil forty-elx' For the Goverment of tbe Rspublle of tbe PhlltDplacg: ,(ggd.) HANSEE nffiAg Fsr the Gwermeat of the lfirlt€d StateE of anerleal (sgd. ) rngI, v. nil[rrr g Date uploaded: November 23, 2010 PCDSPO Official Gazette http://www.gov.ph *6- ffiHEnEAS the senate of the Republlo of the Phllipplnes by its ResoLutlon $o. J.1, of august 91 Lgl6t did concur in tire approval sf the said treaty and p:.otoeol in aceorclance wtth the ConstitutLon of the Phlllpplnes; ffHSnEA$ the eaid, treaty and protocal have been duJ-y ratlfled by the Presld.ent of the Philipplnes in pursusnce of, the aforesaid concurlien6e of the Senate of the fleputrlle of the Ph5.J"tpplnes; WHEREAS the sald treaty and protoeol have been du].y ratified on behalf of the Governnent of the Untted $tates of Anerica; aI{D WHEREA$, the tnstrurents of ratl.fieatioa of the oaid treaty and, protoeol of the two GovernFnts w€re €x- ehanged at- ManfLa, Phtlippines, o'n the twenty-,s€eond of 06'uoberr one thousard nine hr:ndred and forty-slx; N(ffi, THE8EFCRE' be it known that I, MA{F! ROJGS' Fresident of the Phillppines, do hereb;,. proclaim and make publla the saic treaty of general relatlons and aceompany- ing protoeol to tip end that trre same and every artleJ"e anel clause thereof rr8y b obeerved and fulftlled with good falth by the nepuLltc of the PhlJ-tpptnes and the citlzers thereof" It{ wIT$Egs HI{E]TE0F, I have hereunto set rqy hand and caused the seal of the &apubJ-ie of the Fhllipptnes to he affl"xed. Done at the City of Manlla, Phlltppines, this BgnA'- day of 0atober, in tire year of i1q:r Lord, nineteen hundred anb forty-s5.x, and of the Independence of the Phllippinest the flrst. By the Preeident,: Chief of the Ereeutive Offioe Date uploaded: November 23, 2010 PCDSPO Official Gazette http://www.gov.ph