1st Philippine Legislature
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| Term | October 16, 1907 – May 20, 1909 | ||
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| Philippine Commission | |||
| Members | 9 | ||
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| Philippine Assembly | |||
| Members | 80 | ||
| Speaker | Sergio Osmeña | ||
| Majority leader | Manuel L. Quezon | ||
| Minority leader | Vicente Singson Encarnacion | ||
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The 1st Philippine Legislature was the first session of the Philippine Legislature, the first Filipino-representative legislature of the Philippines under American foreign rule through the American-controlled Insular Government. The Philippine Legislature consisted of an appointed upper house, the Philippine Commission, and an elected lower house, the Philippine Assembly.
Sessions
- First Regular Session: October 16, 1907 – April 4, 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 and President of the Philippine Commission:
- James Francis Smith, until November 11, 1909
- William Cameron Forbes, from November 11, 1909
- Vice-Governor: William Cameron Forbes, until November 11, 1909
- Secretary of Finance and Justice: Gregorio S. Araneta, from July 1, 1908
- Secretary of the Interior: Dean Conant Worcester
- Secretary of Commerce and Police: William Cameron Forbes, until November 11, 1909
- Secretary of Public Instruction:
- William Morgan Shuster, until March 1, 1909
- Newton W. Gilbert, from March 1, 1909
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
- Gregorio S. Araneta[a]
- Frank A. Branagan[b]
- William Cameron Forbes[c]
- Newton W. Gilbert[d]
- Benito Legarda[e]
- Jose de Luzuriaga
- Rafael Palma[f]
- Trinidad Pardo de Tavera[g]
- William Morgan Shuster[h]
- James Francis Smith[i]
- Juan Sumulong[j]
- Dean Conant Worcester
Sources:
- Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Inaugural Session of the First Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1908.
- Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the First Session and a Special Session of the First Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1908.
- Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Second Session of the First Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1910.
Philippine Assembly
| Province/City | District | Member | Party | |
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| Albay | 1st | Tomas Almonte | Nacionalista | |
| 2nd | Carlos Imperial | Progresista | ||
| 3rd | Angel Roco | Progresista | ||
| Ambos Camarines | 1st | Tomas Arejola | Nacionalista | |
| 2nd | Manuel Rey | Nacionalista | ||
| 3rd | Francisco Alvarez | Nacionalista | ||
| Antique | Lone | Pedro V. Jimenez | Progresista | |
| Bataan | Lone | Jose Maria Lerma | Nacionalista | |
| Batangas | 1st | Felipe Agoncillo | Independent | |
| 2nd | Eusebio Orense | Nacionalista | ||
| 3rd | Gregorio Katigbak | Nacionalista | ||
| Bohol | 1st | Candelario Borja | Nacionalista | |
| 2nd | Jose Clarin | Nacionalista | ||
| 3rd | Eutaquio Boyles | Nacionalista | ||
| Bulacan | 1st | Aguedo Velarde | Nacionalista | |
| 2nd | Leon Maria Guerrero | Nacionalista | ||
| Cagayan | 1st | Pablo Guzman | Progresista | |
| 2nd | Gabriel Lasam | Progresista | ||
| Capiz | 1st | Eugenio Picazo | Nacionalista | |
| 2nd | Jose Altavas | Nacionalista | ||
| 3rd | Simeon Mobo | Nacionalista | ||
| Cavite | Lone | Rafael Palma[k] | Nacionalista | |
| Emiliano Tria Tirona[l] | Nacionalista | |||
| Cebu | 1st | Celestino Rodriguez | Nacionalista | |
| 2nd | Sergio Osmeña | Nacionalista | ||
| 3rd | Filemon Sotto | Nacionalista | ||
| 4th | Alejandro Ruiz | Nacionalista | ||
| 5th | Troadio Galicano | Nacionalista | ||
| 6th | Casiano Causing | Nacionalista | ||
| 7th | Pedro Rodriguez | Nacionalista | ||
| Ilocos Norte | 1st | Ireneo Javier | Nacionalista | |
| 2nd | Baldomero Pobre | Nacionalista | ||
| Ilocos Sur | 1st | Vicente Singson Encarnacion | Progresista | |
| 2nd | Maximino Mina | Nacionalista | ||
| 3rd | Juan Villamor | Nacionalista | ||
| Iloilo | 1st | Amando Avanceña | Nacionalista | |
| 2nd | Nicolas Jalandoni | Nacionalista | ||
| 3rd | Salvador Laguda | Progresista | ||
| 4th | Adriano Hernandez | Nacionalista | ||
| 5th | Regino Dorillo | Progresista | ||
| Isabela | Lone | Nicasio Claravall[m] | Progresista | |
| Dimas Guzman[n] | Nacionalista | |||
| La Laguna | 1st | Pedro Paterno | Nacionalista | |
| 2nd | Crispin Oben | Nacionalista | ||
| La Union | 1st | Andres Asprer | Nacionalista | |
| 2nd | Francisco Zandueta | Progresista | ||
| Leyte | 1st | Quiremon Alkuino | Nacionalista | |
| 2nd | Salvador K. Demeterio | Nacionalista | ||
| 3rd | Florentino Peñaranda | Nacionalista | ||
| 4th | Jaime C. de Veyra | Nacionalista | ||
| Manila | 1st | Dominador Gomez[o] | Nacionalista | |
| Justo Lukban[p] | Liga Popular | |||
| 2nd | Fernando Maria Guerrero | Nacionalista | ||
| Mindoro | Lone | Macario Adriatico | Nacionalista | |
| Misamis | 1st | Carlos Corrales | Independent | |
| 2nd | Manuel Corrales | Independent | ||
| Negros Occidental | 1st | Antonio Ledesma Jayme | Nacionalista | |
| 2nd | Dionisio Mapa | Nacionalista | ||
| 3rd | Agustin Montilla | Progresista | ||
| Negros Oriental | 1st | Leopoldo Rovira | Progresista | |
| 2nd | Vicente Locsin | Progresista | ||
| Nueva Ecija | Lone | Isauro Gabaldon | Nacionalista | |
| Palawan | Lone | Santiago M. Patero | Progresista | |
| Pampanga | 1st | Monico R. Mercado | Nacionalista | |
| 2nd | Marcelino Aguas | Nacionalista | ||
| Pangasinan | 1st | Nicanor Padilla | Independent | |
| 2nd | Deogracias Reyes[q] | Nacionalista | ||
| 3rd | Juan Alvear | Nacionalista | ||
| 4th | Lorenzo Fenoy | Nacionalista | ||
| 5th | Matias Gonzales | Independent | ||
| Rizal | 1st | Cayetano Lukban | Nacionalista | |
| 2nd | Bartolome Revilla | Nacionalista | ||
| Samar | 1st | Honorio Rosales | Nacionalista | |
| 2nd | Luciano Sinko | Nacionalista | ||
| 3rd | Eugenio Daza | Nacionalista | ||
| Sorsogon | 1st | Vicente de Vera | Nacionalista | |
| 2nd | Pedro Chavez | Nacionalista | ||
| Surigao | Lone | Francisco Soriano | Progresista | |
| Tarlac | 1st | Melecio Cojuangco[r] | Progresista | |
| 2nd | Aurelio Pineda | Progresista | ||
| Tayabas | 1st | Manuel L. Quezon[s] | Nacionalista | |
| 2nd | Emiliano A. Gala | Nacionalista | ||
| Zambales | Lone | Alberto Barretto | Nacionalista | |
Source: Philippine Assembly (1908). Official Directory of the First Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing.
See also
Notes
- ^ Took office as commissioner and concurrent Secretary of Finance and Justice on July 1, 1908, succeeding Henry Clay Ide who took office as Governor-General of the Philippines on April 2, 1906.
- ^ Took office as commissioner on March 4, 1909, succeeding Newton W. Gilbert.
- ^ Took office as Governor-General of the Philippines on November 11, 1909, succeeding James Francis Smith and vacating the positions of commissioner and concurrent Secretary of Commerce and Police.
- ^ Took office as commissioner on July 1, 1908, succeeding Benito Legarda. Concurrently took office as the Secretary of Public Instruction on March 1, 1909, succeeding William Morgan Shuster.
- ^ Resigned as commissioner on December 21, 1907 upon election as Resident Commissioner of the Philippines.
- ^ Took office as commissioner on July 6, 1908, filling the new seat in the Philippine Commission that was created by the United States Congress on May 11, 1908.
- ^ Resigned as commissioner on March 1, 1909.
- ^ Resigned as commissioner and concurrent Secretary of Public Instruction on March 1, 1909.
- ^ Resigned as Governor-General of the Philippines on November 11, 1909.
- ^ Took office as commissioner on March 1, 1909, succeeding Trinidad Pardo de Tavera.
- ^ Resigned on June 30, 1908 upon appointment to the Philippine Commission.
- ^ Elected in a special election on January 19, 1909, succeeding Rafael Palma.
- ^ Election annulled on January 20, 1908 after an electoral protest.
- ^ Won an electoral protest on January 20, 1908, replacing Nicasio Claravall. Died on March 18, 1909.
- ^ Removed on February 1, 1908. Re-elected in a special election on March 30, 1908. Resigned on June 18, 1908.
- ^ Elected in a special election on August 11, 1908, succeeding Dominador Gomez.
- ^ Died on June 17, 1909.
- ^ Died on March 13, 1909.
- ^ Elected as Resident Commissioner of the Philippines on May 15, 1909.
Further reading
- The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
- Pobre, Cesar P. Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.
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.