1st National Assembly of the Philippines

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.

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

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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