AGREEMENT ON THE EXCHANGE OF EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT

WHEREAS, information concerning internal events and developments in the Republic of the Philippines and the Arab Republic of Egypt are predominantly disseminated through such media controlled either by private organizations or official government agencies.

WHEREAS, there is need for closer, accurate, and fast information communication between the Philippine and Egypt; particularly in view of recent world development which call for closer exchange of information between the two countries.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. That copies of official publication of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines shall be given to the Egyptian Embassy in Manila, and that likewise official publications of the Government of Egypt shall be given to the Philippine Embassy in Cairo, provided that the issuance of such publications does not prejudice the national security of either country.
2. Duly accredited media representatives from either country may freely visit the other and shall be given all possible assistance by the host country in their reportorial activities.
3. That free airtime over official government broadcasting facilities be made available to official representatives of both countries on an equal and reciprocal basis, subject to the official information policies of either country and programming considerations of their respective stations.
4. That duly accredited information and media representatives of both countries shall formulate a set of guidelines which shall govern the release of information.
5. That the Information Authorities of the Republic of the Philippines and the Ministry of Information of the Arab Republic of Egypt are hereby designated as the official government agencies, respectively, which shall coordinate and consult with the other in matters pertaining to the implementation of this Agreement.
6. The present general agreement will remain in force for two years, and will be tacitly renewed for successive periods of one year, unless one of the contracting parties given written notice six months in advance of its desire to terminate it.

WHEREFORE, the parties hereto, acting through their representatives duly authorized, have caused this agreement to be signed in their respective names, at Cairo Arab Republic of Egypt, this 13th day of March, nineteen hundred and seventy-five.

Entry into Force: March 13, 1975