2nd Philippine Legislature
{{Short description|Legislative term of the Philippines}}
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(until July 20, 1911)|chamber3_leader3_type=|chamber3_leader3=}}{{Politics of the Philippines}}
The 2nd Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippines under the sovereign control of the United States from March 28, 1910, to February 6, 1912.
Sessions
{{Plainlist|*First Special Session: March 28 – April 19, 1910
- First Regular Session: October 17, 1910 – February 3, 1911
- Second Regular Session: October 16, 1911 – February 1, 1912
- Second Special Session: February 2 – 6, 1912
}}
Legislation
The Second Philippine Legislature passed a total of 221 laws (Act Nos. 1971–2191)
Leadership
= Philippine Commission =
- Governor-General and President of the Philippine Commission: William Cameron Forbes
- Vice-Governor: Newton W. Gilbert, from February 15, 1910
- Secretary of Finance and Justice: Gregorio S. Araneta
- Secretary of the Interior: Dean Conant Worcester
- Secretary of Commerce and Police: Charles B. Elliott, from February 15, 1910
- Secretary of Public Instruction: Newton W. Gilbert
=Philippine Assembly=
- Speaker: Sergio Osmeña (Cebu–2nd, Nacionalista)
- Majority Floor Leader: Alberto Barreto (Zambales, Nacionalista), until July 20, 1911
Members
= Philippine Commission =
- Gregorio S. Araneta
- Frank A. Branagan
- Charles B. Elliott{{Efn|Took office as commissioner and concurrent Secretary of Commerce and Police on February 15, 1910, succeeding William Cameron Forbes who took office as Governor-General of the Philippines on November 11, 1909.}}
- William Cameron Forbes
- Newton W. Gilbert
- Jose de Luzuriaga
- Rafael Palma
- Juan Sumulong
- Dean Conant Worcester
Sources:
- Colby, Frank Moore (1911). The New International Yearbook: A Compendium of the World's Progress for the Year 1910. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company.
- Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Second Session of the First Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1910.
- Journal of the Philippine Commission Being A Special Session, March 28, 1910, to April 19, 1910, and the First Session, October 17, 1910, to February 3, 1911, of the Second Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1911.
- Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Second Session, October 16, 1911, to February 1, 1912, and A Special Session, February 2, 1912, to February 6, 1912, of the Second Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1912.
= Philippine Assembly =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! District ! width="200px" |Member ! colspan="2" |Party |
| rowspan="3" valign="top" |Albay
| align="center" |1st |{{Sortname|Marcial|Calleja}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Progresista Party}}" | | width="100px" |Progresista |
| align="center" |2nd
|{{Sortname|Silvino|Brimbuela|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Progresista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |3rd
|{{Sortname|Felix|Samson|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| rowspan="3" valign="top" |Ambos Camarines
| align="center" |1st |{{Sortname|Tomas|Arejola|link=Tomás Arejola}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |2nd
|{{Sortname|Fulgencio|Contreras|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Progresista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |3rd
|{{Sortname|Jose|Fuentebella|link=José Fuentebella}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| Antique
| align="center" |Lone |{{Sortname|Angel|Salazar|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Progresista Party}}" | |
| valign="top" |Bataan
| align="center" |Lone |{{Sortname|Tomas|del Rosario|link=Tomás del Rosario}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Progresista Party}}" | |
| valign="top" rowspan="2" |Batanes
| align="center" rowspan="2" |Lone |{{Sortname|Teofilo|Castillejos|nolink=1}}{{Efn|Died on July 22, 1910.}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| {{Sortname|Vicente|Barsana|nolink=1}}{{Efn|Elected in a special election on January 4, 1911, succeeding Teofilo Castillejos.}}
| bgcolor="{{party color|Progresista Party}}" | |
| rowspan="3" valign="top" |Batangas
| align="center" |1st |{{Sortname|Galicano|Apacible}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |2nd
|{{Sortname|Florencio R.|Caedo|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Progresista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |3rd
|{{Sortname|Teodoro|Kalaw}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| rowspan="3" valign="top" |Bohol
| align="center" |1st |{{Sortname|Candelario|Borja|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |2nd
|{{Sortname|Jose|Clarin|link=José Clarín}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |3rd
|{{Sortname|Eutiquio|Boyles}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | |
| rowspan="2" valign="top" |Bulacan
| align="center" |1st |{{Sortname|Hermogenes|Reyes|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |2nd
|{{Sortname|Mariano|Ponce}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| rowspan="2" valign="top" |Cagayan
| align="center" |1st |{{Sortname|Venancio|Concepcion}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |2nd
|{{Sortname|Leoncio|Fonacier|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| rowspan="3" valign="top" |Capiz
| align="center" |1st |{{Sortname|Rafael|Acuña|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |2nd
|{{Sortname|Leocadio|Pajarillo|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | |
| align="center" |3rd
|{{Sortname|Braulio C.|Manican|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| valign="top" |Cavite
| align="center" |Lone |{{Sortname|Emiliano|Tria Tirona|link=Emiliano Tría Tirona}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | |
| rowspan="7" valign="top" |Cebu
| align="center" |1st |{{Sortname|Celestino|Rodriguez}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |2nd
|{{Sortname|Sergio|Osmeña}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |3rd
|{{Sortname|Filemon|Sotto}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |4th
|{{Sortname|Alejandro|Ruiz|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |5th
|{{Sortname|Troadio|Galicano}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |6th
|{{Sortname|Vicente|Lozada|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |7th
|{{Sortname|Eulalio E.|Causing|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| rowspan="2" valign="top" |Ilocos Norte
| align="center" |1st |{{Sortname|Ireneo|Javier|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |2nd
|{{Sortname|Lucas|Paredes|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| rowspan="3" valign="top" |Ilocos Sur
| align="center" |1st |{{Sortname|Vicente|Singson Encarnacion}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Progresista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |2nd
|{{Sortname|Jose Maria|de Valle|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Progresista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |3rd
|{{Sortname|Juan|Villamor|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| rowspan="5" valign="top" |Iloilo
| align="center" |1st |{{Sortname|Francisco Felipe|Villanueva}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Progresista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |2nd
|{{Sortname|Carlos|Ledesma|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Progresista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |3rd
|{{Sortname|Jose|Lopez Vito|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Progresista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |4th
|{{Sortname|Espiridion|Guanco}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |5th
|{{Sortname|Ramon|Lopez|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Progresista Party}}" | |
| valign="top" |Isabela
| align="center" |Lone |{{Sortname|Eliseo|Claravall|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Progresista Party}}" | |
| rowspan="3" valign="top" |La Laguna
| rowspan="2" align="center" |1st |{{Sortname|Potenciano|Malvar|nolink=1}}{{Efn|Appointed as Governor of La Laguna on October 1, 1910.}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| {{Sortname|Marcos|Paulino|nolink=1}}{{Efn|Elected in a special election on December 13, 1910, succeeding Potenciano Malvar.}}
| bgcolor="{{party color|Progresista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |2nd
| {{Sortname|Pedro|Guevara}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| rowspan="2" valign="top" |La Union
| align="center" |1st |{{Sortname|Joaquin|Luna}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |2nd
|{{Sortname|Anacleto|Diaz}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| rowspan="4" valign="top" |Leyte
| align="center" |1st |{{Sortname|Estanislao|Granados|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |2nd
|{{Sortname|Francisco|Zialcita|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="darkred" | |Liga Popular |
| align="center" |3rd
|{{Sortname|Abdon|Marchadesch|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | |
| align="center" |4th
|{{Sortname|Jaime C.|de Veyra}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| rowspan="3" valign="top" |Manila
| rowspan="2" align="center" |1st |{{Sortname|Justo|Lukban}}{{Efn|Election nullified on January 26, 1911 due to lack of residency.}} | bgcolor="darkred" | |Liga Popular |
| {{Sortname|Dominador|Gomez|link=Dominador Gómez}}{{Efn|Won an electoral protest on January 26, 1911, replacing Justo Lukban.}}
| bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |2nd
|{{Sortname|Pablo|Ocampo}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| Mindoro
| align="center" |Lone |{{Sortname|Macario|Adriatico}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| rowspan="2" valign="top" |Misamis
| align="center" |1st |{{Sortname|Leon|Borromeo|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |2nd
|{{Sortname|Nicolas|Capistrano}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| rowspan="3" valign="top" |Negros Occidental
| align="center" |1st |{{Sortname|Jose Lopez|Villanueva|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |2nd
|{{Sortname|Manuel Fernandez|Yanson|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Progresista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |3rd
|{{Sortname|Rafael|Ramos|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| rowspan="2" valign="top" |Negros Oriental
| align="center" |1st |{{Sortname|Hermenegildo|Villanueva}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Progresista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |2nd
|{{Sortname|Teofisto|Guingona Sr.}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Progresista Party}}" | |
| valign="top" |Nueva Ecija
| align="center" |Lone |{{Sortname|Isauro|Gabaldon|link=Isauro Gabaldón}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| valign="top" |Palawan
| align="center" |Lone |{{Sortname|Manuel|Sandoval|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| rowspan="2" valign="top" |Pampanga
| align="center" |1st |{{Sortname|Monico R.|Mercado|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |2nd
|{{Sortname|Jacobo|Fajardo|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| rowspan="5" valign="top" |Pangasinan
| align="center" |1st |{{Sortname|Cirilo|Braganza|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |2nd
|{{Sortname|Mariano|Padilla|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |3rd
|{{Sortname|Jose T.|Pecson|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |4th
|{{Sortname|Joaquin|Balmori|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Progresista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |5th
|{{Sortname|Domingo|Patajo|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | |
| rowspan="2" valign="top" |Rizal
| align="center" |1st |{{Sortname|Jose Lino|Luna|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |2nd
|{{Sortname|Jose|Tupas|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Progresista Party}}" | |
| rowspan="3" valign="top" |Samar
| align="center" |1st |{{Sortname|Vicente M.|Obieta|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |2nd
|{{Sortname|Benito|Azanza|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |3rd
|{{Sortname|Eladio|Cinco|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| rowspan="2" valign="top" |Sorsogon
| align="center" |1st |{{Sortname|Leoncio|Grajo|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |2nd
|{{Sortname|Jose|Zurbito|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| rowspan="2" valign="top" |Surigao
| rowspan="2" align="center" |Lone |{{Sortname|Manuel G.|Gavieres|nolink=1}}{{Efn|Died on May 31, 1910.}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| {{Sortname|Inocencio|Cortes|nolink=1}}{{Efn|Elected in a special election on October 14, 1910, succeeding Manuel G. Gavieres.}}
| bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| rowspan="2" valign="top" |Tarlac
| align="center" |1st |{{Sortname|Mauricio|Ilagan|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |2nd
|{{Sortname|Marciano|Barrera|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| rowspan="2" valign="top" |Tayabas
| align="center" |1st |{{Sortname|Filemon|Perez|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| align="center" |2nd
|{{Sortname|Gregorio|Nieva|nolink=1}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| rowspan="2" valign="top" |Zambales
| rowspan="2" align="center" |Lone |{{Sortname|Alberto|Barreto|nolink=1}}{{Efn|Appointed as judge of the Court of First Instance for the Fifth Judicial District on July 20, 1911.}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
| {{Sortname|Gabriel|Alba|nolink=1}}{{Efn|Elected in a special election on October 3, 1911, succeeding Alberto Barreto.}}
| bgcolor="{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}" | |
See also
Notes
{{Notelist}}
External links
- {{cite web
|url=http://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/senlist.htm
|title=List of Senators
|access-date=September 16, 2006
|publisher=Senate of the Philippines
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060914045431/http://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/senlist.htm
|archive-date=September 14, 2006
|url-status=dead
}}
- {{cite web
| url = http://www.lawphil.net
| title = The LAWPHiL Project – Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank
| access-date = September 16, 2006
| publisher = Arellano Law Foundation
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060901234512/http://www.lawphil.net/| archive-date= September 1, 2006 | url-status= live}}
Further reading
- Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
- {{cite book
| title = The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines
| year = 2000
| isbn = 971-8832-24-6
| last1 = Paras
| first1 = Corazon L.
}}
- {{cite book
| last = Pobre
| first = Cesar P.
| title = Philippine Legislature 100 Years
| year = 2000
| isbn = 971-92245-0-9
}}
{{Philippine legislative periods}}