MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICA…

The Department of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of the Philippines and the Department of Tourism, Posts and Telecommunications of the Republic of Indonesia (hereby referred to as the Parties),

COGNIZANT of the potential for economic exchanges and cooperation between areas located within the jurisdiction of the Parties to this Memorandum of Understanding but are close or proximate to each other.

RECOGNIZING that direct international postal service between said areas would contribute to the development of economic exchanges and cooperation between said areas.

BEARING IN MIND the Basic Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia signed in Jakarta, on 8 August, 1974.

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :

1. The Parties hereby establish direct postal service between Davao in the Philippines and Manado in Indonesia.

2. The Postal Administration of the Parties to this Memorandum of Understanding will study and recommend to their respective Governments other possible points between which direct postal service should be established between the Parties to this Memorandum of Understanding. This additional points can be agreed upon through consultations and the conclusion of administrative arrangement which are to be considered as annexes to this Memorandum of Understanding.

3. The Postal Administration of the Parties to this Memorandum of Understanding may agree on procedural and administrative measures to ensure the provision of the required postal service as agreed upon in this Memorandum of Understanding; provided that they do not introduce measures that are less favorable to the public than those already existing between the Parties to this Memorandum of Understanding.

4. The Postmaster General, Department of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of the Philippines and the Director General of Posts and Telecommunications, Department of Tourism, Posts and Telecommunications of the Republic of Indonesia are designated as the authorities to implement this Memorandum of Understanding and supervise its progress and execution.

5. This Memorandum of Understanding will be subject to such laws and regulations as are in force in their respective areas of jurisdiction, and by the Constitution, Convention, Acts, Regulations and Additional Protocol of the Universal Postal Union and the Asian-Pacific Postal Union which have already been or will be acceded to by each of either Party to this Memorandum of Understanding.

6. Any differences between both Parties concerning the interpretation and implementation of this Memorandum of Understanding will be settled through consultations or negotiations.

7. This Memorandum of Understanding will come into effect on the date of its signature and will continue in force until terminated by mutual consent or upon the expiration of one year after either of the Parties notified the other of the intention to terminate the Memorandum of Understanding.

8. Termination of this Memorandum of Understanding will not affect the validity and duration of any administrative arrangement made under this Memorandum of Understanding until the completion of such arrangement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being authorized by their respective Parties, have signed this Memorandum of Understanding.

DONE at, Jakarta, in duplicate, in the English language, this 21st, day of September, one thousand nine hundred and ninety three.

Entry into Force: September 21, 1993