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4th Philippine Legislature

4th Philippine Legislature

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The Fourth Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippine Islands under the sovereign control of the United States from October 16, 1916, to March 8, 1919.

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Joint session of Philippine Legislature, Manila. November 15, 1916

Sessions

  • First Regular Session: October 16, 1916 – February 8, 1917
  • First Special Session: February 12 – 22, 1917
  • Second Regular Session: October 16, 1917 – February 8, 1918
  • Second Special Session: September 30 – October 2, 1918
  • Third Regular Session: October 7, 1918 – February 8, 1919
  • Third Special Session: March 1 – 8, 1919

Legislation

The Fourth Philippine Legislature passed a total of 204 laws (Act Nos. 2665 – 2868).[1]

Leadership

Senate

  • President of the Senate
Manuel L. Quezon (Nacionalista, Fifth District)
  • Majority Floor Leader:
Francisco F. Villanueva (Nacionalista, Seventh District)

House of Representatives

  • Speaker of the House of Representatives
Sergio Osmeña (Nacionalista, 2nd District Cebu)

Members

Senate

All elected senators of this Legislature were elected on October 3, 1916 for the following terms, according to their ranking in their senatorial districts:

  • For first ranking senators: October 16, 1916 – June 6, 1922
  • For second ranking senators: October 16, 1916 – June 3, 1919

Senators of the 12th District were appointed for indefinite terms.

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House of Representatives

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Notes

  1. Resigned on February 20, 1917, after being appointed as governor of Mountain Province.
  2. Won a special election on May 5, 1917 to complete Aquilino Calvo's unexpired term.
  3. Died on February 20, 1919.
  4. Appointed.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Senate Diary, 4th Philippine Legislature (written in Spanish), October 23, 1916, p32. Adams Building, US Library of Congress, from research of Dr. Abraham T. Rasul, Jr, Washington DC
  • "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

  • 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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