1st Philippine Legislature

The 1st Philippine Legislature was the first session of the Philippine Legislature, the first Filipino-representative legislature of the Philippines under American foreign rule through the American-controlled Insular Government. The Philippine Legislature consisted of an appointed upper house, the Philippine Commission, and an elected lower house, the Philippine Assembly.

1st Philippine Legislature
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Overview
Term	October 16, 1907 – May 20, 1909
Governor-General	James Francis Smith (until November 11, 1909) William Cameron Forbes (from November 11, 1909)
Philippine Commission
Members	9
President	James Francis Smith (until November 11, 1909) William Cameron Forbes (from November 11, 1909)
Philippine Assembly
Members	80
Speaker	Sergio Osmeña
Majority leader	Manuel L. Quezon
Minority leader	Vicente Singson Encarnacion

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 and President of the Philippine Commission:
  • James Francis Smith, until November 11, 1909
  • William Cameron Forbes, from November 11, 1909
• Vice-Governor: William Cameron Forbes, until November 11, 1909
• Secretary of Finance and Justice: Gregorio S. Araneta, from July 1, 1908
• Secretary of the Interior: Dean Conant Worcester
• Secretary of Commerce and Police: William Cameron Forbes, until November 11, 1909
• Secretary of Public Instruction:
  • William Morgan Shuster, until March 1, 1909
  • Newton W. Gilbert, from March 1, 1909

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)

Members

Philippine Commission

• Gregorio S. Araneta^[a]
• Frank A. Branagan^[b]
• William Cameron Forbes^[c]
• Newton W. Gilbert^[d]
• Benito Legarda^[e]
• Jose de Luzuriaga
• Rafael Palma^[f]
• Trinidad Pardo de Tavera^[g]
• William Morgan Shuster^[h]
• James Francis Smith^[i]
• Juan Sumulong^[j]
• Dean Conant Worcester

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

Province/City	District	Member	Party
Albay	1st	Tomas Almonte		Nacionalista
	2nd	Carlos Imperial		Progresista
	3rd	Angel Roco		Progresista
Ambos Camarines	1st	Tomas Arejola		Nacionalista
	2nd	Manuel Rey		Nacionalista
	3rd	Francisco Alvarez		Nacionalista
Antique	Lone	Pedro V. Jimenez		Progresista
Bataan	Lone	Jose Maria Lerma		Nacionalista
Batangas	1st	Felipe Agoncillo		Independent
	2nd	Eusebio Orense		Nacionalista
	3rd	Gregorio Katigbak		Nacionalista
Bohol	1st	Candelario Borja		Nacionalista
	2nd	Jose Clarin		Nacionalista
	3rd	Eutaquio Boyles		Nacionalista
Bulacan	1st	Aguedo Velarde		Nacionalista
	2nd	Leon Maria Guerrero		Nacionalista
Cagayan	1st	Pablo Guzman		Progresista
	2nd	Gabriel Lasam		Progresista
Capiz	1st	Eugenio Picazo		Nacionalista
	2nd	Jose Altavas		Nacionalista
	3rd	Simeon Mobo		Nacionalista
Cavite	Lone	Rafael Palma[k]		Nacionalista
		Emiliano Tria Tirona[l]		Nacionalista
Cebu	1st	Celestino Rodriguez		Nacionalista
	2nd	Sergio Osmeña		Nacionalista
	3rd	Filemon Sotto		Nacionalista
	4th	Alejandro Ruiz		Nacionalista
	5th	Troadio Galicano		Nacionalista
	6th	Casiano Causing		Nacionalista
	7th	Pedro Rodriguez		Nacionalista
Ilocos Norte	1st	Ireneo Javier		Nacionalista
	2nd	Baldomero Pobre		Nacionalista
Ilocos Sur	1st	Vicente Singson Encarnacion		Progresista
	2nd	Maximino Mina		Nacionalista
	3rd	Juan Villamor		Nacionalista
Iloilo	1st	Amando Avanceña		Nacionalista
	2nd	Nicolas Jalandoni		Nacionalista
	3rd	Salvador Laguda		Progresista
	4th	Adriano Hernandez		Nacionalista
	5th	Regino Dorillo		Progresista
Isabela	Lone	Nicasio Claravall[m]		Progresista
		Dimas Guzman[n]		Nacionalista
La Laguna	1st	Pedro Paterno		Nacionalista
	2nd	Crispin Oben		Nacionalista
La Union	1st	Andres Asprer		Nacionalista
	2nd	Francisco Zandueta		Progresista
Leyte	1st	Quiremon Alkuino		Nacionalista
	2nd	Salvador K. Demeterio		Nacionalista
	3rd	Florentino Peñaranda		Nacionalista
	4th	Jaime C. de Veyra		Nacionalista
Manila	1st	Dominador Gomez[o]		Nacionalista
		Justo Lukban[p]		Liga Popular
	2nd	Fernando Maria Guerrero		Nacionalista
Mindoro	Lone	Macario Adriatico		Nacionalista
Misamis	1st	Carlos Corrales		Independent
	2nd	Manuel Corrales		Independent
Negros Occidental	1st	Antonio Ledesma Jayme		Nacionalista
	2nd	Dionisio Mapa		Nacionalista
	3rd	Agustin Montilla		Progresista
Negros Oriental	1st	Leopoldo Rovira		Progresista
	2nd	Vicente Locsin		Progresista
Nueva Ecija	Lone	Isauro Gabaldon		Nacionalista
Palawan	Lone	Santiago M. Patero		Progresista
Pampanga	1st	Monico R. Mercado		Nacionalista
	2nd	Marcelino Aguas		Nacionalista
Pangasinan	1st	Nicanor Padilla		Independent
	2nd	Deogracias Reyes[q]		Nacionalista
	3rd	Juan Alvear		Nacionalista
	4th	Lorenzo Fenoy		Nacionalista
	5th	Matias Gonzales		Independent
Rizal	1st	Cayetano Lukban		Nacionalista
	2nd	Bartolome Revilla		Nacionalista
Samar	1st	Honorio Rosales		Nacionalista
	2nd	Luciano Sinko		Nacionalista
	3rd	Eugenio Daza		Nacionalista
Sorsogon	1st	Vicente de Vera		Nacionalista
	2nd	Pedro Chavez		Nacionalista
Surigao	Lone	Francisco Soriano		Progresista
Tarlac	1st	Melecio Cojuangco[r]		Progresista
	2nd	Aurelio Pineda		Progresista
Tayabas	1st	Manuel L. Quezon[s]		Nacionalista
	2nd	Emiliano A. Gala		Nacionalista
Zambales	Lone	Alberto Barretto		Nacionalista

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

See also

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

Notes

1. Took office as commissioner and concurrent Secretary of Finance and Justice on July 1, 1908, succeeding Henry Clay Ide who took office as Governor-General of the Philippines on April 2, 1906.
2. Took office as commissioner on March 4, 1909, succeeding Newton W. Gilbert.
3. Took office as Governor-General of the Philippines on November 11, 1909, succeeding James Francis Smith and vacating the positions of commissioner and concurrent Secretary of Commerce and Police.
4. Took office as commissioner on July 1, 1908, succeeding Benito Legarda. Concurrently took office as the Secretary of Public Instruction on March 1, 1909, succeeding William Morgan Shuster.
5. Resigned as commissioner on December 21, 1907 upon election as Resident Commissioner of the Philippines.
6. Took office as commissioner on July 6, 1908, filling the new seat in the Philippine Commission that was created by the United States Congress on May 11, 1908.
7. Resigned as commissioner on March 1, 1909.
8. Resigned as commissioner and concurrent Secretary of Public Instruction on March 1, 1909.
9. Resigned as Governor-General of the Philippines on November 11, 1909.
10. Took office as commissioner on March 1, 1909, succeeding Trinidad Pardo de Tavera.
11. Resigned on June 30, 1908 upon appointment to the Philippine Commission.
12. Elected in a special election on January 19, 1909, succeeding Rafael Palma.
13. Election annulled on January 20, 1908 after an electoral protest.
14. Won an electoral protest on January 20, 1908, replacing Nicasio Claravall. Died on March 18, 1909.
15. Removed on February 1, 1908. Re-elected in a special election on March 30, 1908. Resigned on June 18, 1908.
16. Elected in a special election on August 11, 1908, succeeding Dominador Gomez.
17. Died on June 17, 1909.
18. Died on March 13, 1909.
19. Elected as Resident Commissioner of the Philippines on May 15, 1909.

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 September 14, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
• "The LAWPHiL Project – Philippine Laws and Jurisprudence Databank". Arellano Law Foundation. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved November 19, 2014.