3rd Philippine Legislature

3rd Philippine Legislature
← 2nd 4th →
Overview
Term	October 16, 1912 – February 24, 1916
Governor-General	William Cameron Forbes (until September 1, 1913) Francis Burton Harrison (from September 2, 1913)
Philippine Commission
Members	9
President	William Cameron Forbes (until September 1, 1913) Francis Burton Harrison (from September 2, 1913)
Philippine Assembly
Members	81
Speaker	Sergio Osmeña
Majority leader	Macario Adriatico (until November 5, 1914) Galicano Apacible (from November 5, 1914)

The 3rd Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippines under the sovereign control of the United States from October 16, 1912, to February 24, 1916.

Sessions

• First Regular Session: October 16, 1912 – February 3, 1913
• First Special Session: February 6 – 11, 1913
• Second Regular Session: October 16, 1913 – February 3, 1914
• Second Special Session: February 4 – 28, 1914
• Third Regular Session: October 16, 1914 – February 5, 1915
• Fourth Regular Session: October 16, 1915 – February 4, 1916
• Third Special Session: February 14 – 24, 1916

Legislation

The Third Philippine Legislature passed a total of 473 laws (Act Nos. 2192–2664)

Leadership

Philippine Commission

• Governor-General and President of the Philippine Commission:
  • William Cameron Forbes, until September 1, 1913
  • Francis Burton Harrison, from September 2, 1913

Philippine Assembly

• Speaker: Sergio Osmeña (Cebu–2nd, Nacionalista)
• Majority Floor Leader:
  • Macario Adriatico (Mindoro, Nacionalista), until November 5, 1914
  • Galicano Apacible (Batangas–1st, Nacionalista), from November 5, 1914 ^[1]

Members

Philippine Commission

• Gregorio S. Araneta ^[a]
• Frank A. Branagan ^[b]
• Jaime C. de Veyra ^[c]
• Winfred Thaxter Denison ^[d]
• Charles B. Elliott ^[e]
• Vicente Singson Encarnacion ^[f]
• William Cameron Forbes ^[g]
• Newton W. Gilbert ^[h]
• Francis Burton Harrison ^[i]
• Vicente Ilustre ^[j]
• Victorino Mapa ^[k]
• Jose de Luzuriaga ^[l]
• Henderson S. Martin ^[m]
• Rafael Palma
• Eugene E. Reed ^[n]
• Clinton L. Riggs ^[o]
• Juan Sumulong ^[p]
• Dean Conant Worcester ^[q]

Sources:

• Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the First Session, October 16, 1912, to February 3, 1913, and A Special Session, February 6, 1913, to February 11, 1913, of the Third Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1913.
• Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Second Session, October 16, 1913, to February 3, 1914, and A Special Session, February 6, 1914, to February 28, 1914, of the Third Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1914.
• Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Third Session, October 16, 1914, to February 5, 1915, of the Third Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1915.
• Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Fourth Session, October 16, 1915, to February 4, 1916, and A Special Session, February 14, 1916, to February 24, 1916, of the Third Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1916.

Philippine Assembly

Province/City	District	Member	Party
Albay	1st	Domingo Diaz		Nacionalista
	2nd	Mariano A. Locsin		Progresista
	3rd	Ceferino Villareal		Nacionalista
Ambos Camarines	1st	Silverio D. Cecilio		Nacionalista
	2nd	Julian Ocampo		Nacionalista
	3rd	Jose Fuentebella		Nacionalista
Antique	Lone	Angel Salazar		Progresista
Bataan	Lone	Pablo Tecson		Nacionalista
Batanes	Lone	Vicente Barsana		Progresista
Batangas	1st	Galicano Apacible		Nacionalista
	2nd	Marcelo Caringal		Nacionalista
	3rd	Fidel Reyes		Nacionalista
Bohol	1st	Candelario Borja		Nacionalista
	2nd	Jose Clarin		Nacionalista
	3rd	Juan Virtudes		Nacionalista
Bulacan	1st	Aguedo Velarde [r]		Nacionalista
		Ambrosio Santos [s]		Nacionalista
	2nd	Ceferino de Leon		Nacionalista
Cagayan	1st	Cresencio Marasigan [t]		Nacionalista
		Venancio Concepcion [u]		Nacionalista
	2nd	Juan Quintos		Progresista
Capiz	1st	Rafael Acuña		Nacionalista
	2nd	Simeon Dadivas [v]		Nacionalista
		Emilio Acevedo [w]		Progresista
	3rd	Jose Tirol		Progresista
Cavite	Lone	Florentino Joya		Independent
Cebu	1st	Gervacio Padilla		Nacionalista
	2nd	Sergio Osmeña		Nacionalista
	3rd	Filemon Sotto		Nacionalista
	4th	Alejandro Ruiz		Nacionalista
	5th	Mariano Jesus Cuenco		Nacionalista
	6th	Vicente Lozada		Nacionalista
	7th	Eulalio E. Causing [x]		Nacionalista
		Tomas N. Alonso [y]		Nacionalista
Ilocos Norte	1st	Santiago Fonacier		Nacionalista
	2nd	Teogenes Quiaoit		Progresista
Ilocos Sur	1st	Vicente Singson Encarnacion [z]		Progresista
		Alberto Reyes [aa]		Progresista
	2nd	Gregorio Talavera		Progresista
	3rd	Julio Borbon		Nacionalista
Iloilo	1st	Francisco Felipe Villanueva		Progresista
	2nd	Perfecto J. Salas		Nacionalista
	3rd	Ernesto Gustilo		Independent
	4th	Tiburcio Lutero		Progresista
	5th	Cirilo Mapa		Progresista
Isabela	Lone	Eliseo Claravall		Progresista
La Laguna	1st	Servillano Platon		Nacionalista
	2nd	Pedro Guevara		Nacionalista
La Union	1st	Joaquin Luna		Nacionalista
	2nd	Florencio Baltazar		Progresista
Leyte	1st	Estanislao Granados		Nacionalista
	2nd	Dalmacio Costas		Nacionalista
	3rd	Miguel Romualdez		Independent
	4th	Francisco Enage [ab]		Nacionalista
		Ruperto Kapunan [ac]		Progresista
Manila	1st	Isidoro de Santos		Nacionalista
	2nd	Luciano de la Rosa		Liga Popular
Mindoro	Lone	Macario Adriatico [ad]		Nacionalista
		Mariano P. Leuterio [ae]		Liga Popular
Misamis	1st	Leon Borromeo		Nacionalista
	2nd	Nicolas Capistrano		Nacionalista
Negros Occidental	1st	Melecio Severino [af]		Nacionalista
	2nd	Rafael R. Alunan		Nacionalista
	3rd	Gil Montilla		Nacionalista
Negros Oriental	1st	Hermenegildo Villanueva		Progresista
	2nd	Teofisto Guingona Sr. [ag]		Progresista
		Leopoldo Rovira [ah]		Progresista
Nueva Ecija	Lone	Lucio Gonzales		Nacionalista
Palawan	Lone	Manuel Sandoval		Nacionalista
Pampanga	1st	Eduardo Gutierrez David		Progresista
	2nd	Andres Luciano		Nacionalista
Pangasinan	1st	Vicente Solis		Independent
	2nd	Rodrigo D. Perez		Nacionalista
	3rd	Rufo G. Cruz		Nacionalista
	4th	Pedro Maria Sison		Nacionalista
	5th	Hugo Sansano Sr.		Nacionalista
Rizal	1st	Arsenio Cruz Herrera		Progresista
	2nd	Sixto de los Angeles [ai]		Nacionalista
		Leandro A. Jabson [aj]		Nacionalista
Samar	1st	Tomas Gomez		Nacionalista
	2nd	Jose Sabarre		Nacionalista
	3rd	Mariano Alde		Nacionalista
Sorsogon	1st	Leoncio Grajo		Nacionalista
	2nd	Jose Zurbito		Nacionalista
Surigao	Lone	Inocencio Cortes		Nacionalista
Tarlac	1st	Luis Morales		Nacionalista
	2nd	Jose Espinosa		Nacionalista
Tayabas	1st	Filemon Perez		Nacionalista
	2nd	Bernardo del Mundo		Independent
Zambales	Lone	Rafael Corpus [ak]		Nacionalista
		Gabriel Alba [al]		Nacionalista

See also

• Congress of the Philippines
• Senate of the Philippines
• House of Representatives of the Philippines

Notes

1. Gregorio S. Araneta resigned as commissioner and concurrent Secretary of Finance and Justice on October 30, 1913.
2. Frank A. Branagan resigned as commissioner on October 30, 1913.
3. Jaime C. de Veyra took office as commissioner on October 30, 1913, to succeed Frank A. Branagan.
4. Winfred Thaxter Denison took office as commissioner and concurrent Secretary of the Interior on January 28, 1914, to succeed Dean Conant Worcester.
5. Charles B. Elliott resigned as commissioner and concurrent Secretary of Commerce and Police on December 4, 1912.
6. Vicente Singson Encarnacion took office as commissioner on October 30, 1913, to succeed Jose de Luzuriaga.
7. William Cameron Forbes resigned as Governor-General of the Philippines on September 1, 1913.
8. Newton W. Gilbert resigned as commissioner and concurrent Secretary of Public Instruction on December 1, 1913.
9. Francis Burton Harrison took office as Governor-General of the Philippines on September 2, 1913, to succeed William Cameron Forbes.
10. Vicente Ilustre took office as commissioner on October 30, 1913, to succeed Juan Sumulong.
11. Victorino Mapa took office as commissioner and concurrent Secretary of Finance and Justice on October 30, 1913, to succeed Gregorio S. Araneta.
12. Jose de Luzuriaga resigned as commissioner on October 30, 1913.
13. Henderson S. Martin took office as commissioner and concurrent Secretary of Public Instruction on December 1, 1913, succeeding Newton W. Gilbert.
14. Eugene E. Reed took office as commissioner and concurrent Secretary of Commerce and Police on May 24, 1916, to succeed Clinton L. Riggs.
15. Clinton L. Riggs took office as commissioner and concurrent Secretary of Commerce and Police on December 1, 1913, to succeed Charles B. Elliott. He later resigned from both positions on October 31, 1915.
16. Juan Sumulong resigned as commissioner on October 30, 1913.
17. Dean Conant Worcester resigned as commissioner and concurrent Secretary of the Interior on September 15, 1913.
18. Aguedo Velarde died on December 22, 1913.
19. Ambrosio Santos was elected on May 15, 1914, to succeed Aguedo Velarde.
20. Cresencio Marasigan was removed on February 14, 1914.
21. Venancio Concepcion was elected on May 16, 1914, to succeed Cresencio Marasigan.
22. Simeon Dadivas died on July 27, 1914.
23. Emilio Acevedo was elected on October 10, 1914, to succeed Simeon Dadivas.
24. Eulalio E. Causing resigned on October 13, 1914.
25. Tomas N. Alonso was elected on November 21, 1914, to succeed Eulalio E. Causing.
26. Vicente Singson Encarnacion was appointed to the Philippine Commission on October 30, 1913.
27. Alberto Reyes was elected in on February 24, 1914, to succeed Vicente Singson Encarnacion.
28. Francisco Enage was appointed as provincial fiscal of Iloilo on February 5, 1915.
29. Ruperto Kapunan was elected on September 18, 1915, to succeed Francisco Enage.
30. Macario Adriatico was appointed to the Code Committee on March 1, 1914.
31. Mariano P. Leuterio was elected on June 8, 1914, to succeed Macario Adriatico.
32. Melecio Severino died on May 25, 1915.
33. Teofisto Guingona Sr. was appointed as Governor of Agusan on June 10, 1914.
34. Leopoldo Rovira was elected on October 1, 1914, to succeed Teofisto Guingona Sr..
35. Sixto de los Angeles was appointed to the Public Welfare Board on April 3, 1915.
36. Leandro A. Jabson was elected on September 18, 1915, to succeed Sixto de los Angeles.
37. Rafael Corpus was appointed as Solicitor General on March 1, 1914.
38. Gabriel Alba was elected on July 22, 1914, to succeed Rafael Corpus.

References

1. Our Delegates to the Constitutional Assembly. Benipayo Press. 1935. p. 626.

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.