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. == Sessions == == 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 === 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 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 === 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 == == 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.