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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.

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Sessions

  • Inaugural Regular Session: October 16, 1907 – February 1, 1908
  • First Regular Session: February 3, 1908 – May 21, 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

    • Philippine Commission

  • Governor-General:

    • Philippine Assembly

  • 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)

    • Philippine Assembly

    Source: Philippine Assembly (1908). Official Directory of the First Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 

    References

    1st Philippine Legislature Wikipedia
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