2nd National Assembly of the Philippines

The 2nd National Assembly of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikalawang Asambleyang Pambansa ng Pilipinas) was the meeting of the legislature of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, from January 24, 1939, until December 16, 1941, during the fourth, fifth, and sixth years of Manuel L. Quezon's presidency.

2nd National Assembly of the Philippines
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Overview
Term	January 24, 1939 – December 16, 1941
President	Manuel L. Quezon
Vice President	Sergio Osmeña
National Assembly
Members	98
Speaker	Jose Yulo
Speaker pro tempore	Jose Zulueta
Majority leader	Quintin Paredes

Sessions

• First Regular Session: January 24 – June 17, 1939
• First Special Session: August 15 – September 18, 1939
• Second Special Session: September 25 – 29, 1939
• Third Special Session: November 2 – 14, 1939
• Second Regular Session: January 22 – May 8, 1940
• Fourth Special Session: July 8 – August 10, 1940
• Third Regular Session: January 27 – May 22, 1941
• Fifth Special Session: December 11 – 16, 1941

Legislation

The Second National Assembly passed a total of 256 laws: Commonwealth Act No. 416 to 671

Leadership

• Speaker: Jose Yulo (Negros Occidental–3rd, Nacionalista)
• Speaker pro tempore: Jose Zulueta (Iloilo–1st, Nacionalista)
• Floor Leader: Quintin Paredes (Abra, Nacionalista)

Members

Province/City	District	Member	Party
Abra	Lone	Quintin Paredes		Nacionalista
Agusan	Lone	Apolonio D. Curato		Nacionalista
Albay	1st	Jose Bonto		Nacionalista
	2nd	Justino N. Nuyda		Nacionalista
	3rd	Pedro Sabido[a]		Nacionalista
		Marcial O. Rañola[b]		Nacionalista
	4th	Pedro Vera		Nacionalista
Antique	Lone	Calixto Zaldivar		Nacionalista
Bataan	Lone	Teodoro Camacho		Nacionalista
Batanes	Lone	Vicente Agan		Nacionalista
Batangas	1st	Miguel Tolentino		Nacionalista
	2nd	Eusebio Orense		Nacionalista
	3rd	Maximo M. Kalaw		Nacionalista
Bohol	1st	Genaro Visarra		Nacionalista
	2nd	Olegario B. Clarin		Nacionalista
	3rd	Teofilo B. Buslon		Nacionalista
Bukidnon	Lone	Manuel Fortich		Nacionalista
Bulacan	1st	Nicolas Buendia		Nacionalista
	2nd	Antonio Villarama		Nacionalista
Cagayan	1st	Conrado V. Singson		Nacionalista
	2nd	Miguel P. Pio		Nacionalista
Camarines Norte	Lone	Froilan Pimentel		Nacionalista
Camarines Sur	1st	Francisco Celebrado		Nacionalista
	2nd	Jose Fuentebella		Nacionalista
Capiz	1st	Ramon A. Arnaldo		Nacionalista
	2nd	Jose A. Dorado		Nacionalista
	3rd	Juan M. Reyes[c]		Nacionalista
Cavite	Lone	Justiniano Montano[d]		Nacionalista
		Manuel S. Rojas[e]		Nacionalista
Cebu	1st	Tereso Dosdos		Nacionalista
	2nd	Hilario Abellana		Nacionalista
	3rd	Maximino Noel		Nacionalista
	4th	Agustin Kintanar		Nacionalista
	5th	Miguel Cuenco		Nacionalista
	6th	Miguel Raffiñan		Nacionalista
	7th	Roque Desquitado		Nacionalista
Cotabato	Lone	Ugalingan Piang		Nacionalista
Davao	Lone	Cesar M. Sotto		Nacionalista
Ilocos Norte	1st	Vicente T. Lazo		Nacionalista
	2nd	Ulpiano H. Arzadon		Nacionalista
Ilocos Sur	1st	Benito Soliven		Nacionalista
	2nd	Prospero Sanidad		Nacionalista
Iloilo	1st	Jose Zulueta		Nacionalista
	2nd	Ruperto Montinola[f]		Nacionalista
		Oscar Ledesma[g]		Nacionalista
	3rd	Atanasio Ampig[c]		Nacionalista
	4th	Tomas Buenaflor		Nacionalista
	5th	Victoriano M. Salcedo		Nacionalista
Isabela	Lone	Mauro Verzosa		Nacionalista
La Union	1st	Delfin Flores		Nacionalista
	2nd	Eulogio P. De Guzman		Nacionalista
Laguna	1st	Tomas Dizon		Nacionalista
	2nd	Crisanto M. Guysayko		Nacionalista
Lanao	Lone	Tomas Cabili		Nacionalista
Leyte	1st	Carlos Tan		Nacionalista
	2nd	Dominador M. Tan		Nacionalista
	3rd	Tomas Oppus		Nacionalista
	4th	Norberto Romualdez[h]		Nacionalista
	5th	Ruperto Kapunan[i]		Nacionalista
		Atilano R. Cinco[j]		Nacionalista
Manila	1st	Gregorio Perfecto		Nacionalista
	2nd	Pedro Gil		Nacionalista
Marinduque	Lone	Jose A. Uy		Nacionalista
Masbate	Lone	Pio V. Corpus		Nacionalista
Mindoro	Lone	Raul T. Leuterio		Nacionalista
Misamis Occidental	Lone	Jose Ozamiz		Nacionalista
Misamis Oriental	Lone	Isidro Vamenta		Nacionalista
Mountain Province	1st	Saturnino Moldero		Nacionalista
	2nd	Ramon P. Mitra		Nacionalista
	3rd	Miguel Gumangan		Nacionalista
Negros Occidental	1st	Enrique Magalona		Nacionalista
	2nd	Pedro Hernaez		Nacionalista
	3rd	Jose Yulo		Nacionalista
Negros Oriental	1st	Guillermo Z. Villanueva		Nacionalista
	2nd	Jose E. Romero		Nacionalista
Nueva Ecija	1st	Manuel A. Alzate		Nacionalista
	2nd	Felipe Buencamino Jr.[k]		Nacionalista
		Gabriel Belmonte[l]		Nacionalista
Nueva Vizcaya	Lone	Guillermo Bongolan		Nacionalista
Palawan	Lone	Claudio R. Sandoval		Nacionalista
Pampanga	1st	Eligio G. Lagman		Nacionalista
	2nd	Fausto F. Gonzales		Nacionalista
Pangasinan	1st	Anacleto B. Ramos		Nacionalista
	2nd	Eugenio Perez		Nacionalista
	3rd	Daniel Maramba[m]		Nacionalista
	4th	Nicomedes T. Rupisan		Nacionalista
	5th	Narciso Ramos		Nacionalista
Rizal	1st	Francisco Sevilla		Nacionalista
	2nd	Emilio de la Paz		Nacionalista
Romblon	Lone	Leonardo Festin		Nacionalista
Samar	1st	Agripino Escareal		Nacionalista
	2nd	Pascual B. Azanza		Nacionalista
	3rd	Juan L. Bocar		Nacionalista
Sorsogon	1st	Norberto Roque		Nacionalista
	2nd	Tomas Clemente		Nacionalista
Sulu	Lone	Gulamu Rasul		Nacionalista
Surigao	Lone	Ricardo Navarro		Nacionalista
Tarlac	1st	Jose Cojuangco		Nacionalista
	2nd	Jose Urquico		Nacionalista
Tayabas	1st	Miguel Castillo		Nacionalista
	2nd	Francisco Lavides		Nacionalista
Zambales	Lone	Valentin Afable		Nacionalista
Zamboanga	Lone	Juan S. Alano		Nacionalista

See also

• National Assembly of the Philippines
• 1938 Philippine National Assembly election

Notes

1. Resigned on November 3, 1939 upon appointment as chairman and general manager of the National Abaca and Other Fibers Corporation.
2. Elected in a special election on December 10, 1940, succeeding Pedro Sabido.
3. Died on December 17, 1941 in the sinking of the SS Corregidor.
4. Election annulled on October 11, 1939 after an electoral protest.
5. Won an electoral protest on November 2, 1939, replacing Justiniano Montano.
6. Died on February 10, 1940.
7. Elected in a special election on December 10, 1940, succeeding Ruperto Montinola.
8. Died on November 4, 1941.
9. Died on February 4, 1939.
10. Elected in a special election on December 10, 1940, succeeding Ruperto Kapunan.
11. Resigned on March 27, 1940.
12. Elected in a special election on December 10, 1940, succeeding Felipe Buencamino Jr..
13. Died on December 28, 1941.

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. Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.