4th Philippine Legislature
The Fourth Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippine Islands under the sovereign control of the United States from October 16, 1916, to March 8, 1919.
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| October 16, 1916 – March 8, 1919 | |
| Governor-General | Francis Burton Harrison |
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| Senate | |
| Senate President | Manuel L. Quezon |
| Majority leader | Francisco F. Villanueva |
| Members | 24 |
| House of Representatives | |
| House Speaker | Sergio Osmeña (Nacionalista) |
| Members | 90 |
Joint session of Philippine Legislature, Manila. November 15, 1916
Sessions
- First Regular Session: October 16, 1916– February 8, 1917
- First Special Session: February 12 – 22, 1917
- Second Regular Session: October 16, 1917 – February 8, 1918
- Second Special Session: September 30 – October 2, 1918
- Third Regular Session: October 7, 1918 – February 8, 1919
- Third Special Session: March 1 – 8, 1919
Legislation
The Fourth Philippine Legislature passed a total of 204 laws (Act Nos. 2665 – 2868)
Major legislation
TRANSLATION
SENATE BILL NO. 9, 4TH PHILIPPINE LEGISLATURE MONDAY, October 23, 1916, 7TH SESSION SPONSORED BY SENATOR HADJI BUTU
Law that provides compulsory teaching of military instruction to students of the colleges and institutes of the Philippine Islands, and the establishment of a Military Academy preparatory artillery, infantry, and cavalry.
SENATE BILL NO. 10, 4TH PHILIPPINE LEGISLATURE
MONDAY, October 23, 1916, 7TH SESSION
SPONSORED BY SENATOR HADJI BUTU
Law providing the foundation and establishment of a preparatory naval academy, within the Philippine Islands, and arranging the entrance of the graduated students to marine guards to practice and exercise naval instruction in the warships of the United States of America, in the Philippines Islands.
Session ended at 5:20 pm
Leadership
Philippine Senate
- President of the Senate
- Majority Floor Leader:
House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House of Representatives
Members
Philippine Senate
| District | Senator | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st District | Vicente Singson Encarnacion | ||
| Juan Villamor | |||
| 2nd District | Aquilino Calvo1 | ||
| Pedro Ma. Sison | |||
| 3rd District | Isauro Gabaldon | ||
| Francisco Tongio Liongson | |||
| 4th District | Pedro Guevara | ||
| Rafael Palma | |||
| 5th District | Vicente Ilustre | ||
| Manuel L. Quezon | |||
| 6th District | Mario Guarina | ||
| Leoncio Imperial | |||
| 7th District | Jose Altavas | ||
| Francisco F. Villanueva | |||
| 8th District | Esperidion Guanco | ||
| Manuel Lopez | |||
| 9th District | Esteban Singson | ||
| Jose Ma. Veloso | |||
| 10th District | Mario Guarina | ||
| Leoncio Imperial | |||
| 11th District | Nicolas Capistrano | ||
| Jose A. Clarin | |||
| 12th District | Hadji Butu2 | ||
| Joaquin D. Luna2 | |||
- ^1 Resigned on February 1, 1917. Replaced by Matias Gonzales who was elected in a special election held on May 5, 1917.
- ^2 Appointed by the Governor-General of the Philippines, per Act No. 2711 enacted on March 10, 1917.
House of Representatives
| Province | District | Representative |
|---|---|---|
| Albay | Domingo Diaz | |
| Jose O. Vera | ||
| Tomas Luna | ||
| Ambos Camarines | Gonzalo S. Escalante | |
| Manuel Rey | ||
| Sulpicio V. Cea | ||
| Antique | Ramon Maza | |
| Bataan | Maximino de los Reyes | |
| Batanes | Juan G. Castillejos | |
| Batangas | Ramon Diokno | |
| Pablo Borbon | ||
| Benito Reyes Katigbak | ||
| Bohol | Celestino Gallares | |
| Macario Lumain | ||
| Filomeno Orbeta Casenas | ||
| Bulacan | Mariano Escueta | |
| Ricardo Gonzales Lloret | ||
| Cagayan | Vicente T. Fernandez | |
| Miguel Concepcion Nava | ||
| Capiz | Antonio Belo | |
| Leopoldo Mobo Alba | ||
| Leonardo Festin | ||
| Cavite | Emiliano Tria Tirona | |
| Cebu | Jose Hernaez | |
| Sergio Osmeña | ||
| Vicente Urgello | ||
| Alejandro Ruiz | ||
| Mariano Jesús Cuenco | ||
| Miguel Raffiñan | ||
| Tomas Alonzo | ||
| Ilocos Norte | Vicente T. Llanes | |
| Melchor Flor | ||
| Ilocos Sur | Alberto Reyes | |
| Ponciano Morales | ||
| Eustaquio Purugganan | ||
| Iloilo | Jose M. Arroyo | |
| Cresenciano Lozano | ||
| Nicanor Gregorius | ||
| Tiburcio Lutero | ||
| Juan de Leon | ||
| Isabela | Mauro Verzosa | |
| La Union | Juan T. Lucero | |
| Valerio M. Fontanilla | ||
| Laguna | Feliciano Gomez | |
| Crisanto M. Guysayko | ||
| Leyte | Manuel Veloso | |
| Dalmacio Costas | ||
| Segundo Apostol | ||
| Ruperto Kapunan | ||
| Manila | Antonio Montenegro | |
| Luciano de la Rosa | ||
| Mindanao and Sulu | Rafael Acuña2 | |
| Datu Benito2 | ||
| Teodoro Palma Gil2 | ||
| Pablo Lorenzo2 | ||
| Datu Piang2 | ||
| Mindoro | Mariano P. Leuterio | |
| Misamis | Gregorio Borromeo | |
| Ramon B. Neri | ||
| Mountain Province | Rafael Bulayungan2 | |
| Juan Cariño2 | ||
| Valentin Manglapus2 | ||
| Negros Occidental | Lope B. Severino | |
| Rafael R. Alunan | ||
| Gil Montilla | ||
| Negros Oriental | Restituto Villegas | |
| Felipe Tayko | ||
| Nueva Ecija | Isidoro Gonzales | |
| Nueva Vizcaya | Don Miguel Sansano | |
| Palawan | Manuel Sandoval | |
| Pampanga | Eduardo Gutierrez David | |
| Pedro Abad Santos | ||
| Pangasinan | Modesto Sison | |
| Aquilino Banaag | ||
| Alejandro de Guzman | ||
| Teodoro I. Gomez | ||
| Bernabe de Guzman | ||
| Rizal | Arcadio Santos | |
| Eugenio Santos | ||
| Samar | Pedro K. Mendiola | |
| Pastor Salazar | ||
| Jose Lugay Raquel | ||
| Sorsogon | Manuel Escudero | |
| Amancio Aguilar | ||
| Surigao | Eusebio Tiongko | |
| Tarlac | Luis Morales | |
| Cayetano Rivera | ||
| Tayabas | Alfonso M. Recto | |
| Gregorio Nieva | ||
| Zambales | Guillermo F. Pablo |
- ^2 Appointed by the Governor-General of the Philippines, per Act No. 2711 enacted on March 10, 1917.
See also
References
- Senate Diary, 4th Philippine Legislature (written in Spanish), October 23, 1916, p32. Adams Building, US Library of Congress, from research of Dr. Abraham T. Rasul, Jr, Washington DC
External links
- "List of Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
- "The LAWPHi'L Project – Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank". Arellano Law Foundation. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
Further reading
- Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
- Paras, Corazon L. (2000). The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
- Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.
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