Proclamation No. 1235 (2007)

MALACAÑAN PALACE

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 1235, February 9, 2007 ]

CALLING THE CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES TO A SPECIAL SESSION

Pursuant to the powers vested in me by the Constitution, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, do hereby call the Congress of the Philippines to a Special Session from February 19-20, 2007 to urgently consider the passage of the Anti-Terrorism Act, Half-Price Medicine (Amendment of the Intellectual Property Code to Allow the Importation and Early Development of Patented Medicines), and such other bills certified by this Office as urgent pursuant to the provisions of Section 26 (2), Article VI of the Constitution, or which are already in the advanced stages of the legislative process, including those pending before the Bicameral Conference Committee.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 9th day of February in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand Seven.

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

By the President:

(Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA

Executive Secretary