1st Philippine Legislature

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The First 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

• 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:

James Francis Smith

William Cameron Forbes, appointed on November 11, 1909^[1]

Philippine Assembly

• Speaker: Sergio Osmeña (Nacionalista, 2nd District Cebu)
• Majority Floor Leader: Manuel L. Quezon (Nacionalista, 1st District Tayabas)
• Minority Floor Leader: Vicente Singson Encarnacion (Progresista, 1st District Ilocos Sur)

Members

Philippine Commission

Philippine Assembly

See also

• Congress of the Philippines
• Senate of the Philippines
• House of Representatives of the Philippines

References

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 2006-09-14. Retrieved 2006-09-16. 
• "The LAWPHi'L Project - Philippine Laws and Jurisprudence Databank". Arellano Law Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 September 2006. Retrieved 19 November 2014. 

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