Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§1386 Definitions
Title 22 › CHAPTER 15 — THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES › SUBCHAPTER V — PROPERTY RETAINED BY THE UNITED STATES › § 1386
Summary
"Philippine Government" means the Commonwealth government until independence, and the Republic's government afterward.
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Title 22, §1386
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For the purposes of this subchapter the term “Philippine Government” shall mean “Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines” until the date of independence, and thereafter it shall mean the “Government of the Republic of the Philippines”.
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Date of independence, referred to in text, was
July 4, 1946 as recognized by 1946 Proc. No. 2695, eff.
July 4, 1946, set out as a note under section 1394 of this title.
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22 U.S.C. § 1386
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102