1st National Assembly of the Philippines
November 25, 1935 August 15, 1938
PresidentManuel L. Quezon
Vice PresidentSergio Osmeña
House of Representatives
House SpeakerGil M. Montilla
Majority leaderJosé E. Romero
Minority leaderManuel Roxas
Members89

The First National Assembly of the Philippines (Filipino: Unang Asemblyang 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

  • Speaker:
Gil M. Montilla (NP, 3rd District, Negros Occidental)
  • Floor Leader:
José E. Romero (NP, 2nd District, Negros Oriental)

Members

Province/City District Representative Party
Abra Lone Quintin Paredes[lower-alpha 1] Nacionalista Democratico
Agapito Garduque[lower-alpha 2] Nacionalista
Agusan Lone Apolonio D. Curato Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Albay 1st Jose Bonto Nacionalista Democratico
2nd Justino Nuyda Nacionalista Democratico
3rd Pedro Sabido Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
4th Pedro Vera Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Antique Lone Calixto O. Zaldivar Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Bataan Lone Teodoro Camacho Nacionalista Democratico
Batanes Lone Vicente Agan Nacionalista Democratico
Batangas 1st Natialio Lopez[lower-alpha 3] Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Miguel Tolentino[lower-alpha 4] Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
2nd Eusebio Orense Nacionalista Democratico
3rd Maximo M. Kalaw Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Bohol 1st Juan Torralba Nacionalista Democratico
2nd Olegario B. Clarin Nacionalista Democratico
3rd Margarito E. Revilles Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Bukidnon Lone Manuel Fortich Nacionalista Democratico
Bulacan 1st Nicolas Buendia Nacionalista Democratico
2nd Antonio Villarama Nacionalista Democratico
Cagayan 1st Marcelo Adduru Nacionalista Democratico
2nd Regino Veridiano Nacionalista Democratico
Camarines Norte Lone Cayetano Lukban[lower-alpha 5] Nacionalista Democratico
Froilan Pimentel[lower-alpha 6] Nacionalista Democratico
Camarines Sur 1st Francisco Celebrado Nacionalista Democratico
2nd Luis N. de Leon[lower-alpha 7] Nacionalista Democratico
Jose T. Fuentebella[lower-alpha 8] Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Capiz 1st Manuel A. Roxas Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
2nd Jose A. Dorado Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
3rd Rafael S. Tumbokon Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Cavite Lone Justiniano S. Montano Nacionalista Democratico
Cebu 1st Celestino Rodriguez Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
2nd Hilario Abellana Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
3rd Agustin Y. Kintanar Nacionalista Democratico
4th Vicente Rama Nacionalista Democratico
5th Miguel Cuenco Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
6th Nicolas Rafols Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
7th Buenaventura Rodriguez Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Cotabato Lone Datu Balabaran Sinsuat Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Davao Lone Romualdo Quimpo Nacionalista Democratico
Ilocos Norte 1st Vicente T. Lazo Nacionalista Democratico
2nd Julio Nalundasan[lower-alpha 9] Nacionalista Democratico
Ulpiano H. Arzadon[lower-alpha 10] Nacionalista Democratico
Ilocos Sur 1st Benito Soliven Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
2nd Sixto Brillantes Nacionalista Democratico
Iloilo 1st Jose C. Zulueta Nacionalista Democratico
2nd Ruperto Montinola Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
3rd Tomas Confesor Nacionalista Democratico
4th Tomas Buenaflor Nacionalista Democratico
5th Victoriano M. Salcedo Nacionalista Democratico
Isabela Lone Mauro Verzosa Nacionalista Democratico
La Union 1st Camilo Osias Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
2nd Agaton R. Yaranon Nacionalista Democratico
Laguna 1st Tomas Dizon Nacionalista Democratico
2nd Arsenio Bonifacio Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Lanao Lone Tomas Cabili Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Leyte 1st Carlos S. Tan Nacionalista Democratico
2nd Dominador M. Tan Nacionalista Democratico
3rd Tomas Oppus Nacionalista Democratico
4th Fortunato M. Sevilla[lower-alpha 11] Nacionalista Democratico
Norberto Romualdez[lower-alpha 12] Nacionalista
5th Ruperto Kapunan Nacionalista Democratico
Manila 1st Gregorio Perfecto Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
2nd Pedro Gil Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Marinduque Lone Cecilio A. Maneja[lower-alpha 13] Nacionalista Democratico
Jose A. Uy[lower-alpha 14] Nacionalista Democratico
Masbate Lone Pio V. Corpus Nacionalista Democratico
Mindoro Lone Juan L. Luna Nacionalista Democratico
Misamis Occidental Lone Jose Ozamiz Nacionalista Democratico
Misamis Oriental Lone Leon Borromeo Nacionalista Democratico
Mountain Province 1st Saturnino Moldero
2nd Felipe E. Jose
3rd George K. Tait
Negros Occidental 1st Enrique B. Magalona Nacionalista Democratico
2nd Pedro C. Hernaez Nacionalista Democratico
3rd Gil Montilla Nacionalista Democratico
Negros Oriental 1st Guillermo Z. Villanueva Nacionalista Democratico
2nd José E. Romero Nacionalista Democratico
Nueva Ecija 1st Manuel A. Alzate Nacionalista Democratico
2nd Felipe Buencamino, Jr. Nacionalista Democratico
Nueva Vizcaya Lone Bernardo L. Buenafe Nacionalista Democratico
Palawan Lone Claudio R. Sandoval Nacionalista Democratico
Pampanga 1st Eligio Lagman Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
2nd Jose P. Fausto Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Pangasinan 1st Anacleto B. Ramos Nacionalista Democratico
2nd Eugenio Pérez Nacionalista Democratico
3rd Daniel Maramba Nacionalista Democratico
4th Nicomedes T. Rupisan Nacionalista Democratico
5th Narciso Ramos Nacionalista Democratico
Rizal 1st Pedro Magsalin Nacionalista Democratico
2nd Emilio de la Paz Nacionalista Democratico
Romblon Lone Gabriel Fabella Nacionalista Democratico
Samar 1st Tiburcio Tancinco Nacionalista Democratico
2nd Serafin Marabut[lower-alpha 15] Nacionalista Democratico
Pascual B. Azanza[lower-alpha 16] Nacionalista Democratico
3rd Juan L. Bocar Nacionalista Democratico
Sorsogon 1st Norberto Roque Nacionalista Democratico
2nd Tomas Clemente Nacionalista Democratico
Sulu Lone Ombra Amilbangsa Nacionalista Democratico
Surigao Lone Ricardo Navarro Nacionalista Democratico
Tarlac 1st Jose Cojuangco Nacionalista Democratico
2nd Benigno S. Aquino Sr. Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Tayabas 1st Jose A. Angara Nacionalista Democratico
2nd Francisco Lavides Nacionalista Democratico
Zambales Lone Potenciano Lesaca Nacionalista Democratico
Zamboanga Lone Juan S. Alano Nacionalista Democratico

Notes

  1. Resigned on January 9, 1936 after being appointed as Resident Commissioner.
  2. Won a special election on September 1, 1936.
  3. Election annulled on October 26, 1936.
  4. Took office on October 26, 1936.
  5. Election annulled on September 30, 1936 due to a lack of legal residency.
  6. Won a special election on August 3, 1937.
  7. Election annulled on May 25, 1937.
  8. Took office on May 25, 1937.
  9. Assassinated on September 20, 1935.
  10. Won a special election on July 22, 1936 .
  11. Resigned on September 1, 1936 after being appointed as presidential technical adviser.
  12. Won a special election on September 1, 1936.
  13. Election annulled on August 31, 1937 after an electoral protest.
  14. Took office on August 31, 1937.
  15. Resigned on May 27, 1936 after being appointed as Undersecretary of Finance and Director of the Budget Office.
  16. Won a special election on September 1, 1936.

See also

  • "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 Jurispudance Databank". Arellano Law Foundation. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.

Further reading

  • Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
  • Paras, Corazon L. (2000). The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
  • Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.
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