1st Philippine Legislature

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Overview
Legislative body| Philippine Legislature
Term| October 16, 1907 – May 20, 1909
Election| July 30, 1907
Philippine Commission
Members| 9
Governor-General|

* James Francis Smith
(until November 11, 1909)
* William Cameron Forbes
(from November 11, 1909)

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 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.

## Sessions[edit]

* 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[edit]

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

### Major legislation[edit]

* Act No. 1801 — Gabaldon Act

## Leadership[edit]

### Philippine Commission[edit]

* 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 July 1, 1908

### Philippine Assembly[edit]

* 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[edit]

### Philippine Commission[edit]

* 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[edit]

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 | 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[edit]

* Congress of the Philippines
* Senate of the Philippines
* House of Representatives of the Philippines

## Notes[edit]

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[edit]

* 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[edit]

* "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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