Legal basis and treaty ratification
- Proclamation No. 220 recognizes that a Treaty of Friendship between the Republic of the Philippines and Pakistan was concluded and signed at Washington, D. C. on January 3, 1951 by the respective plenipotentiaries.
- Proclamation No. 220 states that the Senate adopted Resolution No. 95 on May 22, 1952, concurring in the making of the treaty in accordance with the Constitution.
- Proclamation No. 220 states that the instruments of ratification were exchanged at Washington, D. C. on September 25, 1953.
- Proclamation No. 220 states that the treaty is stipulated to enter into force upon the exchange of the instruments of ratification.
Policy and purpose of publicity
- Proclamation No. 220 declares that the treaty is intended to strengthen and perpetuate friendly relations between the Philippines and Pakistan.
- Proclamation No. 220 links the treaty’s purpose to the friendly relations “in a manner befitting their spiritual, cultural, and economic ties.”
- Proclamation No. 220 provides that making the treaty public is done to ensure the treaty—and every article and clause—may be observed and fulfilled in good faith.
Effectivity through publication
- Proclamation No. 220 causes a certified copy of the treaty (attached to the proclamation) to be made public.
- Proclamation No. 220 directs that the treaty and every article and clause may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the Republic of the Philippines and its citizens.
- Proclamation No. 220 ties the treaty’s entering into force to the stipulated condition of exchange of the instruments of ratification.
Who must observe and fulfill
- Proclamation No. 220 requires observance and fulfillment of the treaty in good faith by the Republic of the Philippines.
- Proclamation No. 220 requires observance and fulfillment of the treaty in good faith by the citizens of the Philippines.
- Proclamation No. 220 emphasizes that every article and clause of the treaty is subject to observance and fulfillment.
Issuance formalities
- Proclamation No. 220 is signed by RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines.
- Proclamation No. 220 is countersigned by MARIANO YENKO, JR., Assistant Executive Secretary.
- Proclamation No. 220 is dated and executed at Manila on December 02, 1955, in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-five and the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.