PROCLAMATION NO. 230

: The special session of Congress commenced at four o'clock in the afternoon of January 8, 1951.
: The Congress is to consider measures to carry into effect the Memorandum Agreement signed in Baguio on November 14, 1950, by the President of the Philippines and Mr. William C. Foster, the Representative of the President of the United States.
: The proclamation emphasizes urgent legislation to ensure the financial stability and national security of the Republic of the Philippines.
: All persons entitled to sit as members of the Congress of the Philippines are requested to take notice of the proclamation.
: The seal of the Republic of the Philippines is affixed to the proclamation to signify its authenticity and official enactment by the President.
: Yes, the President can call Congress into a special session by virtue of the constitutional powers vested in the office, without prior approval by Congress.
: The phrase 'the fifth' indicates that the year 1951 is the fifth year of Philippine independence since it was declared in 1946.
: Teodoro Evangelista signed the proclamation as Executive Secretary by the President.