1st Philippine Legislature

1st Philippine Legislature

October 16, 1907 – May 20, 1909
Governor-General	James Francis Smith
Commission
Members	12
Assembly
Speaker	Sergio Osmeña (Nacionalista)
Majority leader	Manuel L. Quezon (Nacionalista)
Minority leader	Vicente Singson Encarnacion (Progresista)
Members	81
2nd Philippine Legislature (1909) ►

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.

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

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

Commissioner	Term start	Term end
Gregorio S. Araneta	July 1, 1908	October 29, 1913
Frank A. Branagan	March 4, 1909	October 29, 1913
William Cameron Forbes	June 15, 1904	September 1, 1913
Newton W. Gilbert	July 1, 1908	December 1, 1913
Benito Legarda	September 1, 1901	October 31, 1907
Jose de Luzuriaga	September 1, 1901	October 30, 1913
Rafael Palma	July 6, 1908	October 16, 1916
Trinidad Pardo de Tavera	September 1, 1901	March 1, 1909
William Morgan Shuster	September 28, 1906	March 1, 1909
James Francis Smith	January 1, 1903	November 11, 1909
Juan Sumulong	March 1, 1909	October 30, 1913
Dean Conant Worcester	March 16, 1900	September 15, 1913

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	Representative	Party
Albay	1st	Tomas Almonte		Nacionalista
	2nd	Carlos A. Imperial		Progresista
	3rd	Angel Roco		Progresista
Ambos Camarines	1st	Tomas N Arejola		Nacionalista
	2nd	Manuel Rey		Nacionalista
	3rd	Francisco Alvarez		Nacionalista
Antique	Lone	Pedro V. Jimenez		Progresista
Bataan	Lone	Jose M. 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	Eustaquio 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 until June 30, 1908		Nacionalista
		Emiliano Tria Tirona from January 19, 1909		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 until January 20, 1908		Progresista
		Dimas Guzman January 20, 1908 – March 18, 1909		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 until February 1, 1908 and 30 March – 18 June 1908		Nacionalista
		Justo Lukban from August 11, 1908		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 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 until June 17, 1909		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 until March 13, 1909		Progresista
	2nd	Aurelio Pineda		Progresista
Tayabas	1st	Manuel L. Quezon until May 15, 1909		Nacionalista
	2nd	Emiliano A. Gala		Independent
Zambales	Lone	Alberto Barretto		Nacionalista

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

Changes in membership

Philippine Commission

Date	Incumbent	New member	Notes
July 1, 1908	Vacant seat	Gregorio S. Araneta	Office of Secretary of Finance and Justice left vacant since the previous secretary, Henry Clay Ide, took office as Governor-General of the Philippines on April 2, 1906. New secretary appointed.
	Benito Legarda	Newton W. Gilbert	Incumbent resigned on December 21, 1907 upon election as Resident Commissioner of the Philippines. New member appointed.
July 6, 1908	New seat	Rafael Palma	Additional seat created by the United States Congress on May 11, 1908. New member appointed.
March 1, 1909	William Morgan Shuster	Newton W. Gilbert	Incumbent resigned as Secretary of Public Instruction on March 1, 1909. New member appointed from among the members of the Philippine Commission.
March 1, 1909	Trinidad Pardo de Tavera	Juan Sumulong	New member appointed after the incumbent resigned on March 1, 1909.
March 4, 1909	Newton W. Gilbert	Frank A. Branagan	Incumbent took office as Secretary of Public Instruction on March 4, 1909. New member appointed.

Philippine Assembly

Date	District	Incumbent	Party		New member	Party		Notes
January 20, 1908	Isabela	Nicasio Claravall		Progresista	Dimas Guzman		Nacionalista	Incumbent's election annulled on January 20, 1908 after an electoral protest. New member declared.
March 30, 1908	Manila–1st	Dominador Gomez		Nacionalista	Dominador Gomez		Nacionalista	Incumbent removed on February 1, 1908; re-elected.
August 11, 1908	Manila–1st	Dominador Gomez		Nacionalista	Justo Lukban		Liga Popular	Incumbent resigned on June 18, 1908. New member elected.
January 19, 1909	Cavite	Rafael Palma		Nacionalista	Emiliano Tria Tirona		Nacionalista	Incumbent resigned on June 30, 1908 upon appointment as member of the Philippine Commission. New member elected.
March 13, 1909	Tarlac–1st	Melecio Cojuangco		Progresista	No by-election			Incumbent died on March 13, 1909. No by-election held.
March 18, 1909	Isabela	Dimas Guzman		Nacionalista	No by-election			Incumbent died on March 18, 1909. No by-election held.
May 15, 1909	Quezon–1st	Manuel L. Quezon		Nacionalista	No by-election			Incumbent resigned on May 15, 1909 upon election as Resident Commissioner of the Philippines. No by-election held.
June 17, 1909	Pangasinan–2nd	Deogracias Reyes		Nacionalista	No by-election			Incumbent died on June 17, 1909. No by-election held.

See also

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

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.