4th Philippine Legislature
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The Fourth Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature
of the Philippine Islands under the sovereign control of the United States
from October 16, 1916 to March 8, 1919.
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
of the Philippine Islands under the sovereign control of the United States
United States
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from October 16, 1916 to March 8, 1919.
Sessions
- First Regular Session: October 16, 1916– February 8, 1917
- First Special Session: February 12 – February 22, 1917
- Second Regular Session: October 16, 1917 – February 8, 1918
- Second Special Session: September 30 – October 2, 1918
- Third Regular Session: October 7, 1918 – February 8, 1919
- Third Special Session: March 1 – March 8, 1919
Legislation
The Fourth Philippine Legislature passed a total of 204 laws (Act Nos. 2665 – 2868)Philippine Senate
- President of the Senate
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- Manuel L. QuezonManuel L. QuezonManuel Luis Quezón y Molina served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the Philippines...
(Nacionalista, Fifth District)
- Manuel L. Quezon
- Majority Floor Leader:
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- Francisco Villanueva (Nacionalista, Seventh District)
House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House of Representatives
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- Sergio OsmeñaSergio OsmeñaSergio Osmeña y Suico was a Filipino politician who served as the 4th President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon, and rose to the presidency upon Quezon's death in 1944, being the oldest Philippine president to hold office at age 65...
(Nacionalista, 2nd District Cebu)
- Sergio Osmeña
Philippine Senate
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| 1st District | Vicente Singson Encarnacion | ||
| Juan Villamor | Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907... |
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| 2nd District | Aquilino Calvo | Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907... |
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| Pedro Ma. Sison | Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907... |
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| 3rd District | Isauro Gabaldon Isauro Gabaldon Isauro Gabaldon was a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands serving from 1920 until 1929.He was born in San Isidro, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. He attended the public schools in Tebar, Spain. He studied law in the Universidad Central, in Madrid, Spain and graduated from the University of... |
Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907... |
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| Francisco Tongio Liongson Francisco Tongio Liongson Francisco Tongio Liongson belonged to a generation of Philippine colonial subjects who struggled to evolve a national identity for their homeland in the fringes of the Spanish Empire. Late in the 18th century, the concept of being a Filipino was still nebulous and infantile... |
Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907... |
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| 4th District | Pedro Guevara | Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907... |
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| Rafael Palma | Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907... |
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| 5th District | Vicente Ilustre | ||
| Manuel L. Quezon Manuel L. Quezon Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the Philippines... |
Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907... |
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| 6th District | Mario Guarina | Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907... |
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| Leoncio Imperial | Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907... |
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| 7th District | Jose Altavas | Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907... |
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| Francisco Villanueva | Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907... |
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| 8th District | Espiridion Guanco | Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907... |
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| Manuel Lopez | Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907... |
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| 9th District | Esteban Singson | Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907... |
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| Jose Ma. Veloso | Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907... |
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| 10th District | Mario Guarina | Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907... |
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| Leoncio Imperial | Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907... |
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| 11th District | Nicolas Capistrano | Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907... |
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| Jose A. Clarin | Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907... |
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| 12th District | Hadji Butu | Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907... |
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| Joaquin D. Luna | Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907... |
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- Resigned on February 1, 1917. Replaced by Matias Gonzales who was elected in a special election held on May 5, 1917.
House of Representatives
| Province | District Legislative districts of the Philippines The Legislative districts of the Philippines are the division are the representations of the Philippines' provinces and cities in the House of Representatives. The first composition of legislative districts were enshrined in the Ordinance appended to the Constitution... |
Representative House of Representatives of the Philippines The House of Representatives of the Philippines is the lower chamber of the... |
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| Albay Albay Albay is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Legazpi City and the province borders Camarines Sur to the north and Sorsogon to the south. Also to the northeast is Lagonoy Gulf.... |
Domingo Diaz | |
| Jose O. Vera | ||
| Tomas Luna | ||
| Ambos Camarines Ambos Camarines Ambos Camarines , commonly known as Camarines, was a historical province in the Philippines found on the northern end of the Bicol Peninsula. It now exists as two separate provinces: Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur.... |
Gonzalo S. Escalante | |
| Manuel Rey | ||
| Sulpicio V. Cea | ||
| Antique | Ramon Maza | |
| Bataan Bataan Bataan is a province of the Philippines occupying the whole of the Bataan Peninsula on Luzon. The province is part of the Central Luzon region. The capital of Bataan is Balanga City and it is bordered by the provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north... |
Maximino de los Reyes | |
| Batanes Batanes The Province of Batanes , also called the Batanes Islands, is a Philippine province comprising ten islands that are located in the Luzon Strait between the islands of Luzon and Taiwan... |
Juan G. Castillejos | |
| Batangas Batangas Batangas is a first class province of the Philippines located on the southwestern part of Luzon in the CALABARZON region. Its capital is Batangas City and it is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and Laguna to the north and Quezon to the east. Across the Verde Island Passages to the south is the... |
Galicano Apacible | |
| Pablo Borbon | ||
| Benito Reyes Katigbak | ||
| Bohol Bohol Bohol is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, consisting of Bohol Island and 75 minor surrounding islands. Its capital is Tagbilaran City. With a land area of and a coastline long, Bohol is the tenth largest island of the Philippines... |
Celestino Gallares | |
| Macario Lumain | ||
| Filomena Caseñas Orbeta | ||
| Bulacan Bulacan Bulacan , officially called the Province of Bulacan or simply Bulacan Province, is a first class province of the Republic of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon Region in the island of Luzon, north of Manila , and part of the Metro... |
Mariano Escueta | |
| Ricardo Gonzales Lloret | ||
| Cagayan Cagayan Cagayan , the "Land of Smiling Beauty", is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Tuguegarao City and is located at the northeastern corner of the island of Luzon. Cagayan also includes the Babuyan Islands to the north. The province borders Ilocos Norte... |
Vicente T. Fernandez | |
| Miguel Concepcion Nava | ||
| Capiz Capiz Capiz is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Roxas City and is located at the northeastern portion of Panay Island, bordering Aklan and Antique to the west, and Iloilo to the south. Capiz faces the Sibuyan Sea to the north... |
Antonio Belo | |
| Leopoldo Mobo Alba | ||
| Leonardo Festin | ||
| Cavite Cavite Cavite is a province of the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 30 kilometers south of Manila. Cavite is surrounded by Laguna to the east, Metro Manila to the northeast, and Batangas to the south... |
Emiliano Tria Tirona | |
| Cebu | Jose Hernaez | |
| Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña y Suico was a Filipino politician who served as the 4th President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon, and rose to the presidency upon Quezon's death in 1944, being the oldest Philippine president to hold office at age 65... |
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| Vicente Urgello | ||
| Alejandro Ruiz | ||
| Mariano Jesus Cuenco Mariano Jesús Cuenco Mariano Jesús Diosomito Cuenco was a Filipino Cebuano politician and writer.-Early life:He was born in Carmen, Cebu on January 16, 1888, to Mariano Albao Cuenco and Remedios López Diosomito. He studied at the Colegio de San Carlos of Cebu, where he graduated in 1904 with a degree in Bachelor of... |
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| Miguel Raffiñan | ||
| Tomas Alonzo | ||
| Ilocos Norte Ilocos Norte Ilocos Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Its capital is Laoag City and is located at the northwest corner of Luzon Island, bordering Cagayan and Apayao to the east, and Abra and Ilocos Sur to the south... |
Vicente T. Llanes | |
| Melchor Flor | ||
| Ilocos Sur Ilocos Sur Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Vigan City, located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the provincial capital... |
Alberto Reyes | |
| Ponciano Morales | ||
| Eustaquio Purugganan | ||
| Iloilo | Jose M. Arroyo | |
| Cresenciano Lozano | ||
| Nicanor Gregorius | ||
| Tiburcio Lutero | ||
| Juan de Leon | ||
| Isabela Isabela province Isabela is the second largest province of the Philippines next to Palawan. It is located in the Cagayan Valley Region in Luzon. Its capital is Ilagan and borders, clockwise from the south, Aurora, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Kalinga, and Cagayan... |
Mauro Verzosa | |
| La Union La Unión La Union or La Unión may refer to:-Colombia:*La Unión, Antioquia*La Unión, Nariño*La Unión, Sucre*La Unión, Valle del Cauca-Peru:*La Unión Province, Peru... |
Juan T. Lucero | |
| Valerio M. Fontanilla | ||
| Laguna Laguna province Laguna is a province of the Philippines found in the CALABARZON region in Luzon. Its capital is Santa Cruz and the province is located southeast of Metro Manila, south of the province of Rizal, west of Quezon, north of Batangas and east of Cavite. Laguna almost completely surrounds Laguna de Bay,... |
Feliciano Gomez | |
| Crisanto M. Guysayko | ||
| Leyte | Manuel Veloso | |
| Dalmacio Costas | ||
| Segundo Apostol | ||
| Ruperto Kapunan | ||
| Manila Manila Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,... |
Antonio Montenegro | |
| Luciano de la Rosa | ||
| Mindanao and Sulu Department of Mindanao and Sulu The Department of Mindanao and Sulu was an agency of the United States colonial administration in the Philippine Islands tasked to administer all Muslim-dominated areas in the territory. It was established on July 23, 1914, pursuant to Act No. 2408, replacing the Moro Province after the latter was... |
Rafael Acuña | |
| Datu Piang | ||
| Teodoro Palma Gil | ||
| Datu Benito | ||
| Pablo Lorenzo | ||
| Mindoro Mindoro Mindoro is the seventh-largest island in the Philippines. It is located off the coast of Luzon, and northeast of Palawan. The southern coast of Mindoro forms the northeastern extremum of the Sulu Sea.-History:... |
Mariano P. Leuterio | |
| Misamis Misamis Misamis is the name of two provinces in the Philippines:* Misamis Occidental* Misamis Oriental"Misamis" is sometimes used to refer to both provinces.... |
Gregorio Borromeo | |
| Ramon B. Neri | ||
| Mountain Province Mountain Province Mountain Province is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Bontoc and borders, clockwise from the south, Ifugao, Benguet, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Kalinga, and Isabela.Mountain Province is sometimes incorrectly named Mountain in some... |
Juan Cariño | |
| Rafael Bulayungan | ||
| Valentin Manglapus | ||
| Negros Occidental Negros Occidental Negros Occidental is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Bacolod City and it occupies the northwestern half of Negros Island; Negros Oriental is at the southeastern half... |
Lope B. Severino | |
| Rafael R. Alunan | ||
| Gil Montilla Gil Montilla Gil Montilla was a Filipino politician who served as Speaker of the National Assembly from 1935 to 1938, and a member of the Philippine Senate... |
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| Negros Oriental Negros Oriental Negros Oriental is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. It occupies the south-eastern half of the island of Negros, with Negros Occidental comprising the north-western half. It also includes Apo Island — a popular dive site for both local and foreign tourists... |
Restituto Villegas | |
| Felipe Tayko | ||
| Nueva Ecija Nueva Ecija Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is Palayan City... |
Isidoro Gonzales | |
| Nueva Vizcaya Nueva Vizcaya Nueva Vizcaya is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Bayombong. It is bordered by, clockwise from the north, Ifugao, Isabela, Quirino, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, and Benguet.-History, people and culture:The name was derived from the... |
Wenceslao Valera | |
| Palawan Palawan Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region or Region 4. Its capital is Puerto Princesa City, and it is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction. The islands of Palawan stretch from Mindoro in the northeast to Borneo in the... |
Manuel Sandoval | |
| Pampanga Pampanga Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Pampanga is bordered by the provinces of Bataan and Zambales to the west, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija to the north, and Bulacan to the southeast... |
Eduardo Gutierrez David | |
| Pedro Abad Santos | ||
| Pangasinan Pangasinan Pangasinan is a province of the Republic of the Philippines. The provincial capital is Lingayen. Pangasinan is located on the west central and peripheral area of the island of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf, with the total land area being 5,368.82 square kilometers . According to the latest census,... |
Modesto Sison | |
| Aquilino Banaag | ||
| Alejandro de Guzman | ||
| Teodoro I. Gomez | ||
| Bernabe de Guzman | ||
| Rizal | Arcadio Santos | |
| Eugenio Santos | ||
| Samar Samar Samar, formerly and also known as Western Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Catbalogan City and covers the western portion of Samar as well as several islands in the Samar Sea located to the west of the mainland... |
Pedro K. Mendiola | |
| Pastor Salazar | ||
| Jose Lugay Raquel | ||
| Sorsogon Sorsogon Sorsogon is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region; it is the southernmost province in Luzon and is subdivided into fourteen municipalities and one city. Its capital is Sorsogon City and borders the province of Albay to the north... |
Manuel Escudero | |
| Amancio Aguilar | ||
| Surigao | Legislative district of Surigao The lone Legislative District of Surigao was the representation of the province of Surigao in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1935, Philippine National Assembly from 1935 to 1941 and the Philippine House of Representatives from 1941 until 1961, when Surigao del Norte and Surigao del... |
Eusebio Tiongko |
| Tarlac Tarlac Tarlac is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Luzon Island. Its capital is Tarlac City. Tarlac borders Pampanga to the south, Nueva Ecija to the east, Pangasinan to the north, and Zambales to the west... |
Luis Morales | |
| Cayetano Rivera | ||
| Tayabas | Alfonso M. Recto | |
| Gregorio Nieva | ||
| Zambales Zambales Zambales is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is Iba. Zambales borders Pangasinan to the north, Tarlac and Pampanga to the east, and Bataan to the south. The province lies between the South China Sea and the Zambales Mountains. With a land area of... |
Guillermo F. Pablo |
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See also
- Congress of the PhilippinesCongress of the PhilippinesThe Congress of the Philippines is the national legislature of the Republic of the Philippines. It is a bicameral body consisting of the Senate , and the House of Representatives although commonly in the Philippines the term congress refers to the latter.The Senate is composed of 24 senators half...
- Senate of the PhilippinesSenate of the PhilippinesThe Senate of the Philippines is the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, the Congress of the Philippines...
- House of Representatives of the PhilippinesHouse of Representatives of the PhilippinesThe House of Representatives of the Philippines is the lower chamber of the...
Further reading
- Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library