1946年8月14日簽署了該條約。馬尼拉條約於1946年9月30日獲得菲律賓的批准。該條約於1946年10月22日生效,當時美菲雙方交換了批准書。 Treatyof General Relations and Protocol with the Republic of the Philippines:
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. SIGNED AT MANILA, ON 4 JULY 1946 (PDF), United Nations, [10 December 2007], (原始内容
RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. SIGNED AT MANILA, ON 4 JULY 1946 (PDF), United Nations, [2007-12-10]