Publication of 1947 Treaty of Amity with China

The treaty was concluded and signed at Manila by the two states’ respective plenipotentiaries on April 18, 1947.
The Senate of the Philippines, through Senate Resolution No. 32, adopted on May 15, 1947, concurred in the treaty’s ratification in accordance with the Constitution.
The treaty’s entry into force is tied to the international act that the instruments of ratification were exchanged at Manila on October 24, 1947.
The proclamation declares that it is the President who caused the treaty to be made public.

The proclamation is issued to make public the treaty so that it, including every article and clause, may be observed and fulfilled with good faith.
The proclamation expressly requires good-faith observance and fulfillment by the Republic of the Philippines.
The proclamation extends good-faith observance and fulfillment to the citizens thereof.

The proclamation provides that a certified copy of the treaty in the English text is attached.
The proclamation directs that the treaty and every article and clause thereof be made public.
The proclamation states that the attached certified copy is intended to enable observance and fulfillment.

The treaty published concerns amity between the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of China.
The treaty was concluded between the two Republics and signed in Manila by their pleni-potentiaries.
The proclamation ties the treaty’s force to the exchange of instruments of ratification between the two governments.

The proclamation is sealed with the seal of the Republic of the Philippines.
Ramon Magsaysay’s signature and the seal are the formal acts of issuance.
The issuance is dated February 03, 1955, corresponding to the proclamation’s formal effect within its publication purpose.