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1st Philippine Legislature

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

  • 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

Philippine Assembly

Members

Philippine Commission

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

Members of the Philippine Assembly during the 1st Philippine Legislature
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Source: Philippine Assembly (1908). Official Directory of the First Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing.

Notes

  1. Appointed on June 30, 1908.
  2. Appointed on March 1, 1909.
  3. Resigned on March 1, 1909.
  4. Resigned on December 21, 1907, after his election as Resident Commissioner.
  5. Resigned on June 30, 1908 after being appointed to the Philippine Commission.
  6. Won a special election on January 19, 1909.
  7. Election annulled on January 20, 1908 after an electoral protest.
  8. Took office on January 20, 1908. Died on March 18, 1909.
  9. Removed on February 1, 1908. Won a special election on March 30, 1908. Resigned on June 18, 1908.
  10. Won a special election on August 11, 1908.
  11. Died on June 17, 1909.
  12. Died on March 13, 1909.
  13. Resigned on May 15, 1909 after being elected as Resident Commissioner.

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