1st National Assembly of the Philippines

1st National Assembly of the Philippines
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Overview
Term	November 25, 1935 – August 15, 1938
President	Manuel L. Quezon
Vice President	Sergio Osmeña
National Assembly
Members	89
Speaker	Gil Montilla
Speaker pro tempore	Jose Zulueta
Majority leader	Jose E. Romero

The 1st National Assembly of the Philippines (Filipino : Unang Asambleyang 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 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	District	Member	Party
Abra	Lone	Quintin Paredes [a]		Nacionalista Democratico
		Agapito Garduque [b]		Nacionalista
Agusan	Lone	Apolonio D. Curato		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Albay	1st	Jose Bonto		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Justino N. Nuyda		Nacionalista Democratico
	3rd	Pedro Sabido		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
	4th	Pedro Vera		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Antique	Lone	Calixto Zaldivar		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Bataan	Lone	Teodoro Camacho		Nacionalista Democratico
Batanes	Lone	Vicente Agan		Nacionalista Democratico
Batangas	1st	Natalio Lopez [c]		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
		Miguel Tolentino [d]		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 [e]		Nacionalista Democratico
		Froilan Pimentel [f]		Nacionalista Democratico
Camarines Sur	1st	Francisco Celebrado		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Luis N. de Leon [g]		Nacionalista Democratico
		Jose Fuentebella [h]		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Capiz	1st	Manuel Roxas		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
	2nd	Jose A. Dorado		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
	3rd	Rafael S. Tumbokon		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Cavite	Lone	Justiniano Montano		Nacionalista Democratico
Cebu	1st	Celestino Rodriguez		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
	2nd	Hilario Abellana		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
	3rd	Agustin 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 Sinsuat Balabaran		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Davao	Lone	Romualdo Quimpo		Nacionalista Democratico
Ilocos Norte	1st	Vicente T. Lazo		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Julio Nalundasan [i]		Nacionalista Democratico
		Ulpiano H. Arzadon [j]		Nacionalista Democratico
Ilocos Sur	1st	Benito Soliven		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
	2nd	Sixto Brillantes		Nacionalista Democratico
Iloilo	1st	Jose 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 Tan		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Dominador M. Tan		Nacionalista Democratico
	3rd	Tomas Oppus		Nacionalista Democratico
	4th	Francisco Enage [k]		Nacionalista Democratico
		Norberto Romualdez [l]		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 [m]		Nacionalista Democratico
		Jose A. Uy [n]		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		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Felipe E. Jose		Nacionalista Democratico
	3rd	George K. Tait		Nacionalista Democratico
Negros Occidental	1st	Enrique Magalona		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Pedro Hernaez		Nacionalista Democratico
	3rd	Gil Montilla		Nacionalista Democratico
Negros Oriental	1st	Guillermo Z. Villanueva		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Jose E. Romero		Nacionalista Democratico
Nueva Ecija	1st	Manuel A. Alzate		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Felipe Buencamino Jr.		Nacionalista Democratico
Nueva Vizcaya	Lone	Bernardo L. Buenafe [o]		Nacionalista Democratico
Palawan	Lone	Claudio R. Sandoval		Nacionalista Democratico
Pampanga	1st	Eligio G. Lagman		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
	2nd	Jose P. Fausto		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Pangasinan	1st	Anacleto B. Ramos		Nacionalista Democratico
	2nd	Eugenio Perez		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 S. Marabut [p]		Nacionalista Democratico
		Pascual B. Azanza [q]		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 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

See also

• National Assembly of the Philippines
• 1935 Philippine general election

Notes

1. Quintin Paredes was appointed as Resident Commissioner of the Philippines on January 9, 1936.
2. Agapito Garduque was elected on September 1, 1936, to succeed Quintin Paredes.
3. Natalio Lopez was removed by the Electoral Commission on October 26, 1936, after an electoral protest.
4. Miguel Tolentino replaced Natalio Lopez on October 26, 1936, after winning an electoral protest.
5. Cayetano Lukban was removed by the Electoral Commission on September 30, 1936, after an electoral protest.
6. Froilan Pimentel was elected on August 3, 1937, to succeed Cayetano Lukban.
7. Luis N. de Leon was removed by the Electoral Commission on May 25, 1937, after an electoral protest.
8. Jose Fuentebella replaced Luis N. de Leon on May 25, 1937, after winning an electoral protest.
9. Member-elect Julio Nalundasan was assassinated on September 20, 1935.
10. Ulpiano H. Arzadon was elected on September 1, 1936, to succeed Julio Nalundasan.
11. Francisco Enage was appointed as Technical Adviser to President Manuel L. Quezon on September 1, 1936.
12. Norberto Romualdez waselected on September 1, 1936, to succeed Francisco Enage.
13. Cecilio A. Maneja was removed by the Electoral Commission on August 31, 1937, after an electoral protest.
14. Jose A. Uy replaced Cecilio A. Maneja on August 31, 1937, after winning an electoral protest.
15. Appointed.
16. Serafin S. Marabut was appointed as Undersecretary of Finance and Director of the Budget Office on May 27, 1936.
17. Pascual B. Azanza was elected on September 1, 1936, to succeed Serafin S. Marabut.

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 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.