10th Philippine Legislature

The 10th Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippines under the sovereign control of the United States from 1934 to 1935.

10th Philippine Legislature
← 9th 1st National Assembly →
Overview
Term	July 16, 1934 – November 21, 1935
Governor-General	Frank Murphy
Senate
Members	24
President	Manuel L. Quezon
President pro tempore	Jose Clarin (until June 2, 1935) Jose Avelino (from June 2, 1935)
Majority leader	Claro M. Recto
House of Representatives
Members	92
Speaker	Quintin Paredes
Speaker pro tempore	Jose Zulueta
Majority leader	Jose E. Romero

Sessions

• First Regular Session: July 16 – November 8, 1934
• First Special Session: April 8, 1935
• Second Special Session: June 12 – 22, 1935
• Second Regular Session: June 24 – October 17, 1935
• Third Special Session: November 12 – 21, 1935

Leadership

Senate

• President: Manuel L. Quezon (5th District, Nacionalista Democratico)
• President pro tempore:
  • Jose Clarín (11th District, Nacionalista Democratico), until June 2, 1935
  • Jose Avelino (9th District, Nacionalista Democratico), from June 2, 1935
• Majority Floor Leader: Claro M. Recto (3rd District, Nacionalista)

House of Representatives

• Speaker: Quintin Paredes (Abra, Nacionalista Democratico)
• Speaker pro tempore: Jose Zulueta (Iloilo–1st, Nacionalista Democratico)
• Majority Floor Leader: Jose E. Romero (Negros Oriental–2nd, Nacionalista Democratico)

Members

Senate

The following are the terms of the elected senators of this Legislature, according to the date of election:

• For senators elected on June 2, 1931: June 2, 1931 – June 1, 1937
• For senators elected on June 5, 1934: June 5, 1934 – June 4, 1940

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

The inauguration of the Commonwealth of the Philippines on November 15, 1935 abolished the Senate and ended the terms of all the senators.

District	Term ending	Senator	Party
1st District	1937	Elpidio Quirino		Nacionalista Democratico
	1940	Melecio Arranz		Nacionalista Democratico
2nd District	1937	Alejo Mabanag		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
	1940	Teofilo Sison		Nacionalista Democratico
3rd District	1937	Sotero Baluyut		Nacionalista Democratico
	1940	Hermogenes Concepcion		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
4th District	1937	Juan Nolasco		Nacionalista Democratico
	1940	Juan Sumulong		Nacionalista Democratico
5th District	1937	Claro M. Recto		Nacionalista Democratico
	1940	Manuel L. Quezon		Nacionalista Democratico
6th District	1937	Jose O. Vera		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
	1940	Domingo Imperial		Nacionalista Democratico
7th District	1937	Ruperto Montinola		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
	1940	Potenciano Treñas[a]		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
8th District	1937	Gil Montilla		Nacionalista Democratico
	1940	Isaac Lacson		Nacionalista Democratico
9th District	1937	Jose Maria Veloso		Nacionalista Democratico
	1940	Jose Avelino		Nacionalista Democratico
10th District	1937	Manuel Briones		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
	1940	Sergio Osmeña		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
11th District	1937	Juan Torralba		Nacionalista Democratico
	1940	Jose Clarin[b]		Nacionalista Democratico
12th District	–	Juan Gaerlan[c]		Nacionalista Democratico
	–	Datu Sinsuat Balabaran[c]		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia

House of Representatives

Province/City	District	Representative	Party
Abra	Lone	Quintin Paredes		Nacionalista Democratico
Albay	1st	Exequiel Kare		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Justino N. Nuyda		Nacionalista Democratico
	3rd	Sulpicio V. Cea		Nacionalista Democratico
	4th	Jose T. Surtida		Nacionalista Democratico
Antique	Lone	Calixto Zaldivar		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Bataan	Lone	Teodoro Camacho		Nacionalista Democratico
Batanes	Lone	Vicente Agan		Nacionalista Democratico
Batangas	1st	Ramon Diokno		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Luis Francisco		Nacionalista Democratico
	3rd	Emilio U. Mayo		Nacionalista Democratico
Bohol	1st	Bernardo Josol		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Macario Q. Falcon		Nacionalista Democratico
	3rd	Margarito E. Revilles		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Bulacan	1st	Francisco Afan Delgado		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Pablo C. Payaual		Nacionalista Democratico
Cagayan	1st	Nicanor Carag		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Cosme Marzan		Nacionalista Democratico
Camarines Norte	Lone	Gabriel Hernandez		Nacionalista Democratico
Camarines Sur	1st	Ignacio Meliton		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Luis N. de Leon		Nacionalista Democratico
Capiz	1st	Manuel Roxas		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
	2nd	Jose A. Dorado		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
	3rd	Rufino L. Garde		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Cavite	Lone	Francisco Arca		Nacionalista Democratico
Cebu	1st	Tereso Dosdos		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Hilario Abellana		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
	3rd	Vicente Rama		Nacionalista Democratico
	4th	Agustin Kintanar		Nacionalista Democratico
	5th	Miguel Cuenco		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
	6th	Nicolas Rafols		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
	7th	Buenaventura Rodriguez		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Ilocos Norte	1st	Vicente T. Lazo		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Julio Nalundasan[d]		Nacionalista Democratico
Ilocos Sur	1st	Pedro Singson Reyes		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Prospero Sanidad		Nacionalista Democratico
Iloilo	1st	Jose Zulueta		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Vicente R. Ybiernas		Nacionalista Democratico
	3rd	Atanasio Ampig		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
	4th	Federico R. Tirador		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
	5th	Venancio Cudillo		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Isabela	Lone	Silvino M. Gumpal		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
La Union	1st	Francisco I. Ortega		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Enrique Rimando		Nacionalista Democratico
Laguna	1st	Aurelio C. Almazan		Sakdalista
	2nd	Mariano S. Untivero		Sakdalista
Leyte	1st	Carlos Tan		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Dominador M. Tan		Nacionalista Democratico
	3rd	Tomas Oppus		Nacionalista Democratico
	4th	Fortunato M. Sevilla		Nacionalista Democratico
	5th	Jorge B. Delgado		Nacionalista Democratico
Manila	1st	Francisco Varona		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
	2nd	Alfonso E. Mendoza		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Marinduque	Lone	Jose A. Uy		Nacionalista Democratico
Masbate	Lone	Emilio B. Espinosa		Nacionalista Democratico
Mindanao and Sulu	Lone	Alauya Alonto[c]		Nacionalista Democratico
		Ombra Amilbangsa[c]		Nacionalista Democratico
		Manuel Fortich[c]		Nacionalista Democratico
		Doroteo Karagdag[c]		Nacionalista Democratico
		Julian A. Rodriguez[c]		Nacionalista Democratico
Mindoro	Lone	Raul T. Leuterio		Nacionalista Democratico
Misamis Occidental	Lone	Jose Ozamiz		Nacionalista Democratico
Misamis Oriental	Lone	Segundo Gaston		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Mountain Province	Lone	Emiliano P. Aguirre[c]		Nacionalista Democratico
		Felix P. Diaz[c]		Nacionalista Democratico
		Rodolfo Hidalgo[c]		Nacionalista Democratico
Negros Occidental	1st	Enrique Magalona		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Ramon Torres		Nacionalista Democratico
	3rd	Agustin S. Ramos		Nacionalista Democratico
Negros Oriental	1st	Guillermo Z. Villanueva		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Jose E. Romero		Nacionalista Democratico
Nueva Ecija	1st	Jose Robles Jr.		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
	2nd	Isauro Gabaldon		Nacionalista Democratico
Nueva Vizcaya	Lone	Severino Purugganan[c]		Nacionalista Democratico
Palawan	Lone	Claudio R. Sandoval		Nacionalista Democratico
Pampanga	1st	Eligio G. Lagman[e]		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
		Maximo Dimson[f]		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Jose P. Fausto		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Pangasinan	1st	Potenciano Pecson		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Eugenio Perez		Nacionalista Democratico
	3rd	Daniel Maramba		Nacionalista Democratico
	4th	Cipriano Primicias Sr.		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
	5th	Narciso Ramos		Nacionalista Democratico
Rizal	1st	Pedro Magsalin		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Eulogio Rodriguez		Nacionalista Democratico
Romblon	Lone	Leonardo Festin		Nacionalista Democratico
Samar	1st	Antolin D. Tan		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
	2nd	Serafin S. Marabut		Nacionalista Democratico
	3rd	Gerardo Morrero		Nacionalista Democratico
Sorsogon	1st	Adolfo Gerona		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Fernando B. Duran		Nacionalista Democratico
Surigao	Lone	Ricardo Navarro		Nacionalista Democratico
Tarlac	1st	Jose Cojuangco		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Feliciano B. Gardiner		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Tayabas	1st	Jose A. Angara		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Antonio Z. Argosino		Sakdalista
Zambales	Lone	Felipe Estella		Nacionalista Democratico

See also

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

Notes

1. Died on June 10, 1934.
2. Died on June 2, 1935.
3. Appointed.
4. Assassinated on September 20, 1935.
5. Election invalidated on July 16, 1935 after an electoral protest.
6. Won an electoral protest on July 16, 1935, replacing Eligio G. Lagman.

External links

• "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.