On 13 April 2017, officials from Bahrain and the Philippines signed an amending protocol to the 2001 income and capital tax treaty between the two countries. The protocol clarifies that the State of Bahrain became known as the Kingdom of Bahrain as of 14 February 2002 and adds a new Article 26A (Exchange of Information) in line with the OECD standard for information exchange (original treaty has no exchange provisions). The protocol is the first to amend the treaty and will enter into force once the ratification instruments are exchanged.