1st National Assembly of the Philippines

14th legislative term of the Philippines May 2023 May 2020 25em 1st National Assembly of the Philippines Coat of arms of the Philippines (1935–1940, 1941–1946).svg 100px Coat of arms of the Philippines (1935–1940, 1941–1946) Coat of arms of the Philippine Commonwealth(1935–1940, 1941–1946) November 25, 1935 August 15, 1938 10th Legislature 2nd President Manuel L. Quezon Vice President Sergio Osmeña National Assembly 89 Speaker Gil Montilla Speaker pro tempore Jose Zulueta Majority leader Jose E. Romero The 1st National Assembly of the Philippines (fil Unang Asembleyang Pambansa ng Pilipinas) was the meeting of the legislature of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from November 25, 1935 until August 15, 1938, during the first three years of Manuel L. Quezon's presidency. Sessions * First Special Session: November 25 – December 21, 1935 First Regular Session: June 16 – October 9, 1936 Second Special Session: August 28 – September 8, 1937 Third Special Session: September 9, 1937 Second Regular Session: January 24 – May 19, 1938 Fourth Special Session: May 23 – 24, 1938 Fifth Special Session: July 25 – August 15, 1938 Legislation The First National Assembly passed a total of 415 laws: Commonwealth Act Nos. 1 to 415. Major legislation Commonwealth Act No. 1 – The National Defense Act of 1935 Commonwealth Act No. 2 – Creation of the National Economic Council Commonwealth Act No. 3 – Reorganization of the Supreme Court and the Creation of the Court of Appeals Commonwealth Act No. 5 – Reorganization of the Executive Departments and the Creation of the Budget Commission Commonwealth Act No. 7 – Creation of the National Loan and Investment Board Commonwealth Act No. 20 – Agrarian Reform Act of 1936 Commonwealth Act No. 34 – Setting the Date of April 30, 1937, for the Plebiscite of the Constitutional Amendments pertaining to Women's Suffrage Commonwealth Act No. 39 – Charter of the City of Zamboanga Commonwealth Act No. 51 – Charter of the City of Davao Commonwealth Act No. 58 – Charter of the City of Cebu Commonwealth Act No. 85 – Amendment to the Provincial and Municipal Appropriations Act Commonwealth Act No. 103 – Creation of the Court of Industrial Relations Commonwealth Act No. 104 – Authorizing the Secretary of Labor to Promulgate and Enforce Regulations and the Establishment of Safety Standards for Laborers and Employees working in Quarries and Mines Commonwealth Act No. 118 – The Philippine Livestock Promotion Fund Act of 1936 Commonwealth Act No. 120 – The National Power Corporation Act of 1936 Commonwealth Act No. 177 – Extension of the Civil Service Commission Commonwealth Act No. 184 – Creation of the Institute of National Language Commonwealth Act No. 186 – Creation of the Government Insurance Service System Commonwealth Act No. 192 – Creation of the National Produce Exchange Commonwealth Act No. 238 – Abolition of the Cedula or Poll Tax Commonwealth Act No. 234 – Appropriations for Primary Education Commonwealth Act No. 240 – Appropriations for New Elementary School Buildings Commonwealth Act No. 242 – Compensation for Lost Cedula Revenues Commonwealth Act No. 246 – General Appropriations Act of 1936 Commonwealth Act No. 328 – Charter of the City of Bacolod Commonwealth Act No. 343 – Abolition of the State Force Police and the Re-Creation of the Philippine Constabulary Commonwealth Act No. 381 – Creating A Level of Three Years of Immediate Education for Children and its Appropriations Leadership 200 center center Speaker of theNational Assembly Gil Montilla.jpg Gil Montilla center Speaker: Gil Montilla (Negros Occidental–3rd, Nacionalista Democratico) Speaker pro tempore: Jose Zulueta (Iloilo–1st, Nacionalista Democratico) Floor Leader: Jose E. Romero (Negros Oriental–2nd, Nacionalista Democratico) Members Province/City DistrictMemberPartyAbraLoneQuintin Paredes Quintín ParedesQuintin Paredes was appointed as Resident Commissioner of the Philippines on January 9, 1936.Nacionalista DemocraticoAgapito Garduque 1Agapito Garduque was elected on September 1, 1936, to succeed Quintin Paredes.NacionalistaAgusanLoneApolonio D. Curato 1Nacionalista Democrata Pro-IndependenciaAlbay1stJose Bonto 1 Nacionalista Democratico2ndJustino N. Nuyda 1Nacionalista Democratico3rdPedro SabidoNacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia4thPedro Vera 1Nacionalista Democrata Pro-IndependenciaAntiqueLoneCalixto ZaldivarNacionalista Democrata Pro-IndependenciaBataanLoneTeodoro Camacho 1Nacionalista DemocraticoBatanesLoneVicente Agan 1Nacionalista DemocraticoBatangas1stNatalio Lopez 1Natalio Lopez was removed by the Electoral Commission on October 26, 1936, after an electoral protest.Nacionalista Democrata Pro-IndependenciaMiguel Tolentino 1Miguel Tolentino replaced Natalio Lopez on October 26, 1936, after winning an electoral protest.Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia2ndEusebio Orense 1Nacionalista Democratico3rdMaximo M. Kalaw 1Nacionalista Democrata Pro-IndependenciaBohol1stJuan TorralbaNacionalista Democratico2ndOlegario B. Clarin 1Nacionalista Democratico3rdMargarito E. Revilles 1Nacionalista Democrata Pro-IndependenciaBukidnonLoneManuel Fortich 1Nacionalista DemocraticoBulacan1stNicolas Buendia Nicolás BuendíaNacionalista Democratico2ndAntonio Villarama 1Nacionalista DemocraticoCagayan1stMarcelo Adduru Marcelo AdduruNacionalista Democratico2ndRegino Veridiano 1Nacionalista DemocraticoCamarines NorteLoneCayetano Lukban 1Cayetano Lukban was removed by the Electoral Commission on September 30, 1936, after an electoral protest.Nacionalista DemocraticoFroilan Pimentel 1Froilan Pimentel was elected on August 3, 1937, to succeed Cayetano Lukban.Nacionalista DemocraticoCamarines Sur1stFrancisco Celebrado 1Nacionalista Democratico2ndLuis N. de Leon 1Luis N. de Leon was removed by the Electoral Commission on May 25, 1937, after an electoral protest.Nacionalista DemocraticoJose FuentebellaJose Fuentebella replaced Luis N. de Leon on May 25, 1937, after winning an electoral protest.Nacionalista Democrata Pro-IndependenciaCapiz1stManuel RoxasNacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia2ndJose A. Dorado 1Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia3rdRafael S. Tumbokon 1Nacionalista Democrata Pro-IndependenciaCaviteLoneJustiniano MontanoNacionalista DemocraticoCebu1stCelestino RodriguezNacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia2ndHilario AbellanaNacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia3rdAgustin KintanarNacionalista Democratico4thVicente RamaNacionalista Democratico5thMiguel CuencoNacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia6thNicolas RafolsNacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia7thBuenaventura RodriguezNacionalista Democrata Pro-IndependenciaCotabatoLoneDatu Sinsuat Balabaran Sinsuat, BalabaranNacionalista Democrata Pro-IndependenciaDavaoLoneRomualdo Quimpo 1Nacionalista DemocraticoIlocos Norte1stVicente T. Lazo 1Nacionalista Democratico2ndJulio NalundasanMember-elect Julio Nalundasan was assassinated on September 20, 1935.Nacionalista DemocraticoUlpiano H. Arzadon 1Ulpiano H. Arzadon was elected on September 1, 1936, to succeed Julio Nalundasan.Nacionalista DemocraticoIlocos Sur1stBenito Soliven 1Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia2ndSixto Brillantes 1Nacionalista DemocraticoIloilo1stJose ZuluetaNacionalista Democratico2ndRuperto MontinolaNacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia3rdTomas Confesor Tomás ConfesorNacionalista Democratico4thTomas Buenaflor 1Nacionalista Democratico5thVictoriano M. Salcedo 1Nacionalista DemocraticoIsabelaLoneMauro Verzosa 1Nacionalista DemocraticoLa Union1stCamilo Osias Camilo OsíasNacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia2nd Agaton R. Yaranon 1Nacionalista DemocraticoLaguna1stTomas Dizon 1Nacionalista Democratico2ndArsenio Bonifacio 1Nacionalista Democrata Pro-IndependenciaLanaoLoneTomas CabiliNacionalista Democrata Pro-IndependenciaLeyte1stCarlos TanNacionalista Democratico2ndDominador TanNacionalista Democratico3rdTomas Oppus 1Nacionalista Democratico4thFrancisco EnageFrancisco Enage was appointed as Technical Adviser to President Manuel L. Quezon on September 1, 1936.Nacionalista DemocraticoNorberto RomualdezNorberto Romualdez was elected on September 1, 1936, to succeed Francisco Enage.Nacionalista5thRuperto Kapunan 1Nacionalista DemocraticoManila1stGregorio PerfectoNacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia2ndPedro GilNacionalista Democrata Pro-IndependenciaMarinduqueLoneCecilio A. Maneja 1Cecilio A. Maneja was removed by the Electoral Commission on August 31, 1937, after an electoral protest.Nacionalista DemocraticoJose A. Uy 1Jose A. Uy replaced Cecilio A. Maneja on August 31, 1937, after winning an electoral protest.Nacionalista DemocraticoMasbateLonePio V. Corpus 1Nacionalista DemocraticoMindoroLoneJuan L. Luna 1Nacionalista DemocraticoMisamis OccidentalLoneJosé OzámizNacionalista DemocraticoMisamis OrientalLoneLeon Borromeo 1Nacionalista DemocraticoMountain Province1stSaturnino Moldero 1Nacionalista Democratico2ndFelipe E. Jose 1Nacionalista Democratico3rdGeorge K. Tait 1Nacionalista DemocraticoNegros Occidental1stEnrique MagalonaNacionalista Democratico2ndPedro HernaezNacionalista Democratico3rdGil MontillaNacionalista DemocraticoNegros Oriental1stGuillermo Z. VillanuevaNacionalista Democratico2ndJose E. Romero José E. RomeroNacionalista DemocraticoNueva Ecija1stManuel A. Alzate 1Nacionalista Democratico2ndFelipe Buencamino Jr. Buencamino, Felipe Jr.Nacionalista DemocraticoNueva VizcayaLoneBernardo L. Buenafe 1Appointed.Nacionalista DemocraticoPalawanLoneClaudio R. Sandoval 1Nacionalista DemocraticoPampanga1stEligio G. Lagman 1Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia2ndJose P. Fausto 1Nacionalista Democrata Pro-IndependenciaPangasinan1stAnacleto B. Ramos 1Nacionalista Democratico2ndEugenio Perez Eugenio PérezNacionalista Democratico3rdDaniel MarambaNacionalista Democratico4thNicomedes T. Rupisan 1Nacionalista Democratico5thNarciso RamosNacionalista DemocraticoRizal1stPedro Magsalin 1Nacionalista Democratico2ndEmilio de la Paz 1Nacionalista DemocraticoRomblonLoneGabriel FabellaNacionalista DemocraticoSamar1stTiburcio Tancinco 1Nacionalista Democratico2ndSerafin S. Marabut 1Serafin S. Marabut was appointed as Undersecretary of Finance and Director of the Budget Office on May 27, 1936.Nacionalista DemocraticoPascual B. Azanza 1Pascual B. Azanza was elected on September 1, 1936, to succeed Serafin S. Marabut.Nacionalista Democratico3rdJuan L. Bocar 1Nacionalista DemocraticoSorsogon1stNorberto Roque 1Nacionalista Democratico2ndTomas Clemente 1Nacionalista DemocraticoSuluLoneOmbra AmilbangsaNacionalista DemocraticoSurigaoLoneRicardo Navarro 1Nacionalista DemocraticoTarlac1stJose Cojuangco José CojuangcoNacionalista Democratico2ndBenigno Aquino Sr. Aquino, Benigno Sr.Nacionalista Democrata Pro-IndependenciaTayabas1stJose A. Angara 1Jose A. Angara died on November 29, 1937. Nacionalista Democratico2ndFrancisco Lavides 1Nacionalista DemocraticoZambalesLonePotenciano LesacaNacionalista DemocraticoZamboangaLoneJuan S. Alano 1Nacionalista Democratico See also National Assembly of the Philippines 1935 Philippine general election Notes External links http://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/senlist.htm List of Senators September 16, 2006 Senate of the Philippines https://web.archive.org/web/20060914045431/http://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/senlist.htm September 14, 2006 dead http://www.lawphil.net The LAWPHiL Project – Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank September 16, 2006 Arellano Law Foundation https://web.archive.org/web/20060901234512/http://www.lawphil.net/ September 1, 2006 live Further reading Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines 2000 971-8832-24-6 Paras Corazon L. Pobre Cesar P. Philippine Legislature 100 Years 2000 971-92245-0-9 Category:National Assembly of the Philippines