1st Philippine Legislature

The 1st 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

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 July 1, 1908

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)

Philippine Commission

 * Gregorio S. Araneta
 * Frank A. Branagan
 * William Cameron Forbes
 * Newton W. Gilbert
 * Benito Legarda
 * Jose de Luzuriaga
 * Rafael Palma
 * Trinidad Pardo de Tavera
 * William Morgan Shuster
 * James Francis Smith
 * Juan Sumulong
 * 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
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