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/CityDistrictMemberParty
Albay1stTomas AlmonteNacionalista
2ndCarlos ImperialProgresista
3rdAngel RocoProgresista
Ambos Camarines1stTomas ArejolaNacionalista
2ndManuel ReyNacionalista
3rdFrancisco AlvarezNacionalista
AntiqueLonePedro V. JimenezProgresista
BataanLoneJose Maria LermaNacionalista
Batangas1stFelipe AgoncilloIndependent
2ndEusebio OrenseNacionalista
3rdGregorio KatigbakNacionalista
Bohol1stCandelario BorjaNacionalista
2ndJose ClarinNacionalista
3rdEustaquio BoylesNacionalista
Bulacan1stAguedo VelardeNacionalista
2ndLeon Maria GuerreroNacionalista
Cagayan1stPablo GuzmanProgresista
2ndGabriel LasamProgresista
Capiz1stEugenio PicazoNacionalista
2ndJose AltavasNacionalista
3rdSimeon MoboNacionalista
CaviteLoneRafael Palma[k]Nacionalista
Emiliano Tria Tirona[l]Nacionalista
Cebu1stCelestino RodriguezNacionalista
2ndSergio OsmeñaNacionalista
3rdFilemon SottoNacionalista
4thAlejandro RuizNacionalista
5thTroadio GalicanoNacionalista
6thCasiano CausingNacionalista
7thPedro RodriguezNacionalista
Ilocos Norte1stIreneo JavierNacionalista
2ndBaldomero PobreNacionalista
Ilocos Sur1stVicente Singson EncarnacionProgresista
2ndMaximino MinaNacionalista
3rdJuan VillamorNacionalista
Iloilo1stAmando AvanceñaNacionalista
2ndNicolas JalandoniNacionalista
3rdSalvador LagudaProgresista
4thAdriano HernandezNacionalista
5thRegino DorilloProgresista
IsabelaLoneNicasio Claravall[m]Progresista
Dimas Guzman[n]Nacionalista
La Laguna1stPedro PaternoNacionalista
2ndCrispin ObenNacionalista
La Union1stAndres AsprerNacionalista
2ndFrancisco ZanduetaProgresista
Leyte1stQuiremon AlkuinoNacionalista
2ndSalvador K. DemeterioNacionalista
3rdFlorentino PeñarandaNacionalista
4thJaime C. de VeyraNacionalista
Manila1stDominador Gomez[o]Nacionalista
Justo Lukban[p]Liga Popular
2ndFernando Maria GuerreroNacionalista
MindoroLoneMacario AdriaticoNacionalista
Misamis1stCarlos CorralesIndependent
2ndManuel CorralesIndependent
Negros Occidental1stAntonio Ledesma JaymeNacionalista
2ndDionisio MapaNacionalista
3rdAgustin MontillaProgresista
Negros Oriental1stLeopoldo RoviraProgresista
2ndVicente LocsinProgresista
Nueva EcijaLoneIsauro GabaldonNacionalista
PalawanLoneSantiago M. PateroProgresista
Pampanga1stMonico R. MercadoNacionalista
2ndMarcelino AguasNacionalista
Pangasinan1stNicanor PadillaIndependent
2ndDeogracias Reyes[q]Nacionalista
3rdJuan AlvearNacionalista
4thLorenzo FenoyNacionalista
5thMatias GonzalesIndependent
Rizal1stCayetano LukbanNacionalista
2ndBartolome RevillaNacionalista
Samar1stHonorio RosalesNacionalista
2ndLuciano SinkoNacionalista
3rdEugenio DazaNacionalista
Sorsogon1stVicente de VeraNacionalista
2ndPedro ChavezNacionalista
SurigaoLoneFrancisco SorianoProgresista
Tarlac1stMelecio Cojuangco[r]Progresista
2ndAurelio PinedaProgresista
Tayabas1stManuel L. Quezon[s]Nacionalista
2ndEmiliano A. GalaNacionalista
ZambalesLoneAlberto BarrettoNacionalista

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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