1st Philippine Legislature

The 1st 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.

1st Philippine Legislature
2nd
Overview
TermOctober 16, 1907 – May 20, 1909
Governor-General
Philippine Commission
Members9
President
Philippine Assembly
Members80
SpeakerSergio Osmeña
Majority leaderManuel L. Quezon
Minority leaderVicente Singson Encarnacion

Sessions

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  • 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

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The First Philippine Legislature passed a total of 170 laws (Act Nos. 1801–1970)

Major legislation

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  • Act No. 1801 — Gabaldon Act

Leadership

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Philippine Commission

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Philippine Assembly

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Members

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Philippine Commission

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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

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Province/City District Member Party
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 Eustaquio 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

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Took office as commissioner on March 4, 1909, succeeding Newton W. Gilbert.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Resigned as commissioner on December 21, 1907 upon election as Resident Commissioner of the Philippines.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Resigned as commissioner on March 1, 1909.
  8. ^ Resigned as commissioner and concurrent Secretary of Public Instruction on March 1, 1909.
  9. ^ Resigned as Governor-General of the Philippines on November 11, 1909.
  10. ^ Took office as commissioner on March 1, 1909, succeeding Trinidad Pardo de Tavera.
  11. ^ Resigned on June 30, 1908 upon appointment to the Philippine Commission.
  12. ^ Elected in a special election on January 19, 1909, succeeding Rafael Palma.
  13. ^ Election annulled on January 20, 1908 after an electoral protest.
  14. ^ Won an electoral protest on January 20, 1908, replacing Nicasio Claravall. Died on March 18, 1909.
  15. ^ Removed on February 1, 1908. Re-elected in a special election on March 30, 1908. Resigned on June 18, 1908.
  16. ^ Elected in a special election on August 11, 1908, succeeding Dominador Gomez.
  17. ^ Died on June 17, 1909.
  18. ^ Died on March 13, 1909.
  19. ^ Elected as Resident Commissioner of the Philippines on May 15, 1909.

Further reading

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