1st Philippine Legislature
The First Philippine Legislature was the first session of the Philippine Legislature, the first representative legislature of the Philippines. Then known as the Philippine Islands, the Philippines under the sovereign control of the United States through the Insular Government. The Philippine Legislature consisted of an appointed upper house, the Philippine Commission, and an elected lower house, the Philippine Assembly. These bodies were the predecessors of the Philippine Senate and Philippine House of the Philippine Congress.
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| October 16, 1907 – May 20, 1909 | |
| Governor-General | |
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| Commission | |
| Members | 12 |
| Assembly | |
| Speaker | Sergio Osmeña |
| Majority leader | Manuel L. Quezon (Nacionalista) |
| Minority leader | Vicente Singson (Progresista) |
| Members | 81 |
Sessions
- Inaugural Regular Session: October 16, 1907 – February 1, 1908
- First Regular Session: February 3, 1908 – May 21, 1908
- First Special Session: May 22 – June 19, 1908
- Second Regular Session: February 1 – May 20, 1909
Legislation
The First Philippine Legislature passed a total of 170 laws (Act Nos. 1801–1970)
Major legislation
- Act No. 1801 — Gabaldon Act
Leadership
Philippine Commission
- Governor-General:
- James Francis Smith
- William Cameron Forbes, appointed on November 11, 1909[1]
Philippine Assembly
- Speaker: Sergio Osmeña (Cebu-2nd, Nacionalista)
- Majority Floor Leader: Manuel L. Quezon (Tayabas-1st, Nacionalista)
- Minority Floor Leader: Vicente Singson Encarnacion (Ilocos Sur-1st, Progresista)
Members
Philippine Commission
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Philippine Assembly
| Province | District | Representative | Party | |
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| Albay | Tomas Almonte | Nacionalista | ||
| Carlos A. Imperial | Progresista | |||
| Angel Roco | Progresista | |||
| Ambos Camarines | Tomas N. Arejola | Nacionalista | ||
| Manuel Rey | Nacionalista | |||
| Francisco Alvarez | Nacionalista | |||
| Antique | Pedro V. Jimenez | Progresista | ||
| Bataan | Jose M. Lerma | Nacionalista | ||
| Batangas | Felipe Agoncillo | Independista | ||
| Eusebio Orense | Nacionalista | |||
| Gregorio Katigbak | Nacionalista | |||
| Bohol | Candelario Borja | Nacionalista | ||
| Jose A. Clarin | Nacionalista | |||
| Eustaquio Boyles | Nacionalista | |||
| Bulacan | Aguedo Velarde | Nacionalista | ||
| Leon Ma. Guerrero | Nacionalista | |||
| Cagayan | Pablo Guzman | Progresista | ||
| Gabriel Lasam | Progresista | |||
| Capiz | Eugenio Picazo | Nacionalista | ||
| Jose Altavas | Nacionalista | |||
| Simeon Mobo | Nacionalista | |||
| Cavite | Rafael Palma 1 | Nacionalista | ||
| Emiliano Tria Tirona 2 | Nacionalista | |||
| Cebu | Celestino Rodriguez | Nacionalista | ||
| Sergio Osmeña | Nacionalista | |||
| Filemon Sotto | Nacionalista | |||
| Alejandro Ruiz | Nacionalista | |||
| Troadio Galicano | Nacionalista | |||
| Casiano Causing | Nacionalista | |||
| Pedro Rodriguez | Nacionalista | |||
| Ilocos Norte | Ireneo Javier | Nacionalista | ||
| Baldomero Pobre | Nacionalista | |||
| Ilocos Sur | Vicente Singson Encarnacion | Progresista | ||
| Maximino Mina | Nacionalista | |||
| Juan Villamor | Nacionalista | |||
| Iloilo | Amando Avanceña | Nacionalista | ||
| Nicolas Jalandoni | Nacionalista | |||
| Salvador Laguda | Progresista | |||
| Adriano Hernandez | Nacionalista | |||
| Regino Dorillo | Progresista | |||
| Isabela | Nicasio Claravall 3 | Progresista | ||
| Dimas Guzman 4 | Nacionalista | |||
| La Union | Andres Asprer | Nacionalista | ||
| Francisco Zandueta | Progresista | |||
| Laguna | Pedro A. Paterno | Nacionalista | ||
| Crispin Oben | Nacionalista | |||
| Leyte | Quiremon Alkuino | Nacionalista | ||
| Salvador K. Demeterio | Nacionalista | |||
| Florentino Peñaranda | Nacionalista | |||
| Jaime C. de Veyra | Nacionalista | |||
| Manila* | Dominador Gomez 5 | Nacionalista | ||
| Justo Lukban 6 | Nacionalista | |||
| Fernando Ma. Guerrero | Nacionalista | |||
| Mindoro | Macario Adriatico | Nacionalista | ||
| Misamis | Carlos Corrales | Independista | ||
| Manuel Corrales | Independista | |||
| Negros Occidental | Antonio Jayme | Nacionalista | ||
| Dionisio Mapa | Nacionalista | |||
| Agustin Montilla | Progresista | |||
| Negros Oriental | Leopoldo Rovira | Progresista | ||
| Vicente Locsin | Progresista | |||
| Nueva Ecija | Isauro Gabaldon | Nacionalista | ||
| Palawan | Santiago M. Patero | Progresista | ||
| Pampanga | Monico R. Mercado | Nacionalista | ||
| Marcelino Aguas | Nacionalista | |||
| Pangasinan | Nicanor Padilla | Independista | ||
| Deogracias Reyes | Nacionalista | |||
| Juan Alvear | Nacionalista | |||
| Lorenzo Fenoy | Nacionalista | |||
| Matias Gonzales | Independista | |||
| Rizal | Cayetano Lukban | Nacionalista | ||
| Bartolome Revilla | Nacionalista | |||
| Samar | Honorio Rosales | Nacionalista | ||
| Luciano Sinko | Nacionalista | |||
| Eugenio D. Daza | Nacionalista | |||
| Sorsogon | Vicente de Vera | Nacionalista | ||
| Pedro Chavez | Nacionalista | |||
| Surigao | Francisco Soriano | Progresista | ||
| Tarlac | Melecio Cojuangco 7 | Progresista | ||
| Aurelio Pineda | Progresista | |||
| Tayabas | Manuel L. Quezon 8 | Nacionalista | ||
| Emiliano A. Gala | Nacionalista | |||
| Zambales | Alberto Barretto | Nacionalista | ||
- * Capital city
- ^1 Appointed as a member of the Philippine Commission on July 1, 1908.
- ^2 Won the special election held on January 19, 1909.
- ^3 Unseated by the Assembly.
- ^4 Replaced Nicasio Claravall on January 20, 1908 and died in 1909.
- ^5 The votes he obtained were annulled on June 18, 1908.
- ^6 Won the special election held on August 11, 1908.
- ^7 Died in 1909. Replaced by Mauricio Ilagan.
- ^8 Elected as the Resident Commissioner to Washington on May 15, 1909.
Source: Philippine Assembly (1908). Official Directory of the First Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing.
See also
References
Further reading
External links
- "List of Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
- "The LAWPHiL Project – Philippine Laws and Jurisprudence Databank". Arellano Law Foundation. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
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