In the preamble it is stated that His Majesty the Emperor of Japan and the President of the Philippines, now that Japan has decided to recognize the Philippines as an independent State, being determined that the two countries shall closely co-operate, each as good neighbour respecting the self-asserting independence of the other, to establish a greater East Asia based on justice,
thereby contributing to the peace of the world and being determined firmly and unshakably to eradicate all sources of evil in the way, have resolved for that purpose to conclude a Pact of Alliance.
In the Articles it is stipulated that:
1. There will be between the two countries perpetual relations of good neighbour and amity on the basis of mutual respect for sovereignty and territories.
2. The two countries will closely co-operate on matters, political, economic and military for the successful prosecution of the war of greater East Asia.
3. The two countries will closely co-operate with each other for the establishment of a greater East Asia.
4. The matters of detail necessary for the execution of the present pact will be determined through consultations between the authorities concerned of the two countries.
5. The pact will come into force as from the date on which the two countries shall have completed its ratification.
6. The pact will be ratified as soon as possible and the ratifications will be exchanged at Manila as soon as possible.
There are, moreover, Terms of Understanding attached to this pact, as follows:
The principal modality of the close military co-operation for the successful prosecution of the war of greater East Asia shall be that the Philippines will afford all kinds of facilities for the military actions to be undertaken by Japan and that both Japan and the Philippines will closely co-operate with each other in order to safeguard the territorial integrity and the independence of the Philippines.