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Prior to any international meeting or negotiation of a treaty or executive agreement, authorization must be secured by the lead agency from the President through the Secretary of Foreign Affairs.
In Philippine treaty practice, multilateral or bilateral treaties negotiated by the Bureau of Investments and international legal cooperation agreements negotiated by the Depart- ment of...
Representatives accredited by the Philippines to an international conference or to an international organization or one of its organs, for the purpose of adopting the text of a treaty in that conference, organization or organ. SECTION 5. Negotiations.
This document summarizes key aspects of Philippine treaty law and practice. It defines a treaty under international law as a written agreement between states, governed by international law. It notes that the Philippine Constitution requires treaties to be concurred by 2/3 of the Senate.
Treaties – international agreements entered into by the Philippines which require legislative concurrence after executive ratification. This term may include compacts like conventions, declarations, covenants and acts.
The document discusses treaty-making in the Philippines, distinguishing between treaties and executive agreements. Treaties require legislative concurrence after executive ratification under Philippine law. Executive agreements do not require this concurrence.
But its role is always secondary and does not replace national leadership. The agenda for negotiations, the time line, the design of consultations, the terms of reference for international support, and other fundamental elements of a peace process are exclusively in the hands of national actors.
