2nd Philippine Legislature

4th legislative term of the Philippines

2nd Philippine Legislature

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Overview
Term| March 28, 1910 – February 6, 1912
Governor-General| William Cameron Forbes
Philippine Commission
Members| 9
President| William Cameron Forbes
Philippine Assembly
Members| 81
Speaker| Sergio Osmeña
Majority leader| Alberto Barretto
(until July 20, 1911)

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The 2nd Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippines under the sovereign control of the United States from March 28, 1910, to February 6, 1912.

## Sessions

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* First Special Session: March 28 – April 19, 1910
* First Regular Session: October 17, 1910 – February 3, 1911
* Second Regular Session: October 16, 1911 – February 1, 1912
* Second Special Session: February 2 – 6, 1912

## Legislation

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The Second Philippine Legislature passed a total of 221 laws (Act Nos. 1971–2191)

## Leadership

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### Philippine Commission

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* Governor-General and President of the Philippine Commission: William Cameron Forbes
* Vice-Governor: Newton W. Gilbert, from February 15, 1910
* Secretary of Finance and Justice: Gregorio S. Araneta
* Secretary of the Interior: Dean Conant Worcester
* Secretary of Commerce and Police: Charles B. Elliott, from February 15, 1910
* Secretary of Public Instruction: Newton W. Gilbert

### Philippine Assembly

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* Speaker: Sergio Osmeña (Cebu–2nd, Nacionalista)
* Majority Floor Leader: Alberto Barreto (Zambales, Nacionalista), until July 20, 1911

## Members

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### Philippine Commission

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* Gregorio S. Araneta
* Frank A. Branagan
* Charles B. Elliott[a]
* William Cameron Forbes
* Newton W. Gilbert
* Jose de Luzuriaga
* Rafael Palma
* Juan Sumulong
* Dean Conant Worcester

Sources:

* Colby, Frank Moore (1911). The New International Yearbook: A Compendium of the World's Progress for the Year 1910. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company.
* Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Second Session of the First Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1910.
* Journal of the Philippine Commission Being A Special Session, March 28, 1910, to April 19, 1910, and the First Session, October 17, 1910, to February 3, 1911, of the Second Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1911.
* Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Second Session, October 16, 1911, to February 1, 1912, and A Special Session, February 2, 1912, to February 6, 1912, of the Second Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1912.

### Philippine Assembly

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Province/City | District | Member | Party

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Albay | 1st | Marcial Calleja |  | Progresista
2nd | Silvino Brimbuela |  | Progresista
3rd | Felix Samson |  | Nacionalista
Ambos Camarines | 1st | Tomas Arejola |  | Nacionalista
2nd | Fulgencio Contreras |  | Progresista
3rd | Jose Fuentebella |  | Nacionalista
Antique | Lone | Angel Salazar |  | Progresista
Bataan | Lone | Tomas del Rosario |  | Progresista
Batanes | Lone | Teofilo Castillejos[b] |  | Nacionalista
Vicente Barsana[c] |  | Progresista
Batangas | 1st | Galicano Apacible |  | Nacionalista
2nd | Florencio R. Caedo |  | Progresista
3rd | Teodoro Kalaw |  | Nacionalista
Bohol | 1st | Candelario Borja |  | Nacionalista
2nd | Jose Clarin |  | Nacionalista
3rd | Eutiquio Boyles |  | Independent
Bulacan | 1st | Hermogenes Reyes |  | Nacionalista
2nd | Mariano Ponce |  | Nacionalista
Cagayan | 1st | Venancio Concepcion |  | Nacionalista
2nd | Leoncio Fonacier |  | Nacionalista
Capiz | 1st | Rafael Acuña |  | Nacionalista
2nd | Leocadio Pajarillo |  | Independent
3rd | Braulio C. Manican |  | Nacionalista
Cavite | Lone | Emiliano Tria Tirona |  | Independent
Cebu | 1st | Celestino Rodriguez |  | Nacionalista
2nd | Sergio Osmeña |  | Nacionalista
3rd | Filemon Sotto |  | Nacionalista
4th | Alejandro Ruiz |  | Nacionalista
5th | Troadio Galicano |  | Nacionalista
6th | Vicente Lozada |  | Nacionalista
7th | Eulalio E. Causing |  | Nacionalista
Ilocos Norte | 1st | Ireneo Javier |  | Nacionalista
2nd | Lucas Paredes |  | Nacionalista
Ilocos Sur | 1st | Vicente Singson Encarnacion |  | Progresista
2nd | Jose Maria de Valle |  | Progresista
3rd | Juan Villamor |  | Nacionalista
Iloilo | 1st | Francisco Felipe Villanueva |  | Progresista
2nd | Carlos Ledesma |  | Progresista
3rd | Jose Lopez Vito |  | Progresista
4th | Espiridion Guanco |  | Nacionalista
5th | Ramon Lopez |  | Progresista
Isabela | Lone | Eliseo Claravall |  | Progresista
La Laguna | 1st | Potenciano Malvar[d] |  | Nacionalista
Marcos Paulino[e] |  | Progresista
2nd | Pedro Guevara |  | Nacionalista
La Union | 1st | Joaquin Luna |  | Nacionalista
2nd | Anacleto Diaz |  | Nacionalista
Leyte | 1st | Estanislao Granados |  | Nacionalista
2nd | Francisco Zialcita |  | Liga Popular
3rd | Abdon Marchadesch |  | Independent
4th | Jaime C. de Veyra |  | Nacionalista
Manila | 1st | Justo Lukban[f] |  | Liga Popular
Dominador Gomez[g] |  | Nacionalista
2nd | Pablo Ocampo |  | Nacionalista
Mindoro | Lone | Macario Adriatico |  | Nacionalista
Misamis | 1st | Leon Borromeo |  | Nacionalista
2nd | Nicolas Capistrano |  | Nacionalista
Negros Occidental | 1st | Jose Lopez Villanueva |  | Nacionalista
2nd | Manuel Fernandez Yanson |  | Progresista
3rd | Rafael Ramos |  | Nacionalista
Negros Oriental | 1st | Hermenegildo Villanueva |  | Progresista
2nd | Teofisto Guingona Sr. |  | Progresista
Nueva Ecija | Lone | Isauro Gabaldon |  | Nacionalista
Palawan | Lone | Manuel Sandoval |  | Nacionalista
Pampanga | 1st | Monico R. Mercado |  | Nacionalista
2nd | Jacobo Fajardo |  | Nacionalista
Pangasinan | 1st | Cirilo Braganza |  | Nacionalista
2nd | Mariano Padilla |  | Nacionalista
3rd | Jose T. Pecson |  | Nacionalista
4th | Joaquin Balmori |  | Progresista
5th | Domingo Patajo |  | Independent
Rizal | 1st | Jose Lino Luna |  | Nacionalista
2nd | Jose Tupas |  | Progresista
Samar | 1st | Vicente M. Obieta |  | Nacionalista
2nd | Benito Azanza |  | Nacionalista
3rd | Eladio Cinco |  | Nacionalista
Sorsogon | 1st | Leoncio Grajo |  | Nacionalista
2nd | Jose Zurbito |  | Nacionalista
Surigao | Lone | Manuel G. Gavieres[h] |  | Nacionalista
Inocencio Cortes[i] |  | Nacionalista
Tarlac | 1st | Mauricio Ilagan |  | Nacionalista
2nd | Marciano Barrera |  | Nacionalista
Tayabas | 1st | Filemon Perez |  | Nacionalista
2nd | Gregorio Nieva |  | Nacionalista
Zambales | Lone | Alberto Barreto[j] |  | Nacionalista
Gabriel Alba[k] |  | Nacionalista

## See also

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

## Notes

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1. ^ Took office as commissioner and concurrent Secretary of Commerce and Police on February 15, 1910, succeeding William Cameron Forbes who took office as Governor-General of the Philippines on November 11, 1909.
2. ^ Died on July 22, 1910.
3. ^ Elected in a special election on January 4, 1911, succeeding Teofilo Castillejos.
4. ^ Appointed as Governor of La Laguna on October 1, 1910.
5. ^ Elected in a special election on December 13, 1910, succeeding Potenciano Malvar.
6. ^ Election nullified on January 26, 1911 due to lack of residency.
7. ^ Won an electoral protest on January 26, 1911, replacing Justo Lukban.
8. ^ Died on May 31, 1910.
9. ^ Elected in a special election on October 14, 1910, succeeding Manuel G. Gavieres.
10. ^ Appointed as judge of the Court of First Instance for the Fifth Judicial District on July 20, 1911.
11. ^ Elected in a special election on October 3, 1911, succeeding Alberto Barreto.

## External links

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* "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 Jurispudance Databank". Arellano Law Foundation. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.

## Further reading

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* 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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