Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 67)
Paragraph 3, Article I of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation governs the procedure.
The President of the Philippines has the authority to proclaim the acceptance of the Philippines' membership to the ILO.
The Senate gave its concurrence to the acceptance of the Philippines' membership in the ILO through Resolution No. 44 adopted on March 19, 1948.
The Philippines is entitled because it is an original member of the United Nations, which allows it to join the ILO by formal acceptance of its obligations.
The Philippines must observe and fulfill every article and clause of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation and its Instrument of Amendment, 1946, in good faith.
President Elpidio Quirino signed the proclamation, and it was executed by Executive Secretary Emilio Abello.
The proclamation was done in Manila on May 19, 1948, marking the formal acceptance of ILO membership during the Philippines' independence era (the second).
The Philippines accepts the obligations of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation Instrument of Amendment, 1946.
The acceptance is made public by a presidential proclamation accompanied by a certified copy of the Instrument of Amendment.