# 8th Philippine Legislature

The 8th Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippine Islands under the sovereign control of the United States from 1928 to 1930.

## Sessions

* First Regular Session: July 16 – November 8, 1928
* Special Session: February 9, 1929
* Second Regular Session: July 16 – November 11, 1929
* Third Regular Session: July 16 – November 7, 1930

## Leadership
### Senate

* President: Manuel L. Quezon (5th District, Nacionalista)
* President pro tempore: Sergio Osmeña (10th District, Nacionalista)
* Majority Floor Leader: Jose P. Laurel (5th District, Nacionalista)

### House of Representatives

* Speaker: Manuel Roxas (Capiz–1st, Nacionalista)
* Majority Floor Leader: Benigno Aquino Sr. (Tarlac–2nd, Nacionalista)

## Members
### Senate

The following are the terms of the elected senators of this Legislature, according to the date of election:
* For senators elected on June 2, 1925: June 2, 1925 – June 2, 1931
* For senators elected on June 5, 1928: June 5, 1928 – June 5, 1934
Senators of the 12th District were appointed for indefinite terms.
| District | Term ending | Senator | Party |
| 1st District | 1931 | Elpidio Quirino | Nacionalista |
| 1st District | 1934 | Melecio Arranz | Nacionalista |
| 2nd District | 1931 | Camilo Osias | Nacionalista |
| 2nd District | 1931 | Alejandro de Guzman | Nacionalista |
| 2nd District | 1934 | Teofilo Sison | Nacionalista |
| 3rd District | 1931 | Teodoro Sandiko | Democrata |
| 3rd District | 1934 | Benigno Aquino Sr. | Nacionalista |
| 4th District | 1931 | Juan Sumulong | Democrata |
| 4th District | 1934 | Jose Generoso | Democrata |
| 5th District | 1931 | Jose P. Laurel | Nacionalista |
| 5th District | 1934 | Manuel L. Quezon | Nacionalista |
| 6th District | 1931 | Jose O. Vera | Nacionalista |
| 6th District | 1934 | Jose Fuentebella | Nacionalista |
| 7th District | 1931 | Jose Ledesma | Nacionalista |
| 7th District | 1934 | Antonio Bello | Nacionalista |
| 8th District | 1931 | Hermenegildo Villanueva | Nacionalista |
| 8th District | 1934 | Mariano Yulo | Nacionalista |
| 8th District | 1934 | Francisco Zulueta | Nacionalista |
| 9th District | 1931 | Jose Maria Veloso | Democrata |
| 9th District | 1934 | Jose Avelino | Democrata |
| 10th District | 1931 | Pedro Rodriguez | Nacionalista |
| 10th District | 1934 | Sergio Osmeña | Nacionalista |
| 11th District | 1931 | Troadio Galicano | Democrata |
| 11th District | 1934 | Jose Clarin | Nacionalista |
| 12th District | – | Jose Alejandrino | Democrata |
| 12th District | – | Hadji Butu | Democrata |
| 12th District | – | Manuel Camus | Nacionalista |

### House of Representatives

| Province/City | District | Representative | Party |
| Abra | Lone | Quintin Paredes | Nacionalista |
| Albay | 1st | Julian Belen | Nacionalista |
| Albay | 2nd | Pedro Vera | Nacionalista |
| Albay | 3rd | Pedro Sabido | Nacionalista |
| Antique | Lone | Segundo Moscoso | Nacionalista |
| Bataan | Lone | Teodoro Camacho | Nacionalista |
| Batanes | Lone | Mariano Lizardo | Nacionalista |
| Batangas | 1st | Antonio de las Alas | Nacionalista |
| Batangas | 2nd | Gavino S. Abaya | Nacionalista |
| Batangas | 3rd | Jose D. Dimayuga | Nacionalista |
| Bohol | 1st | Jose Concon | Independent |
| Bohol | 2nd | Marcelo S. Ramirez | Independent |
| Bohol | 3rd | Carlos P. Garcia | Nacionalista |
| Bulacan | 1st | Angelo Suntay | Democrata |
| Bulacan | 2nd | Cirilo B. Santos | Nacionalista |
| Cagayan | 1st | Vicente Formoso | Nacionalista |
| Cagayan | 2nd | Claro Sabbun | Nacionalista |
| Camarines Norte | Lone | Agustin Lukban | Nacionalista |
| Camarines Sur | 1st | Mariano E. Villafuerte | Democrata |
| Camarines Sur | 2nd | Manuel Fuentebella | Nacionalista |
| Capiz | 1st | Manuel Roxas | Nacionalista |
| Capiz | 2nd | Jose A. Dorado | Nacionalista |
| Capiz | 3rd | Teodulfo Suñer | Nacionalista |
| Cavite | Lone | Antero Soriano | Nacionalista |
| Cavite | Lone | Fidel Ibañez | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 1st | Manuel Briones | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 2nd | Sotero Cabahug | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 3rd | Maximino Noel | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 4th | Juan Alcazaren | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 5th | Tomas N. Alonso | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 6th | Nicolas Rafols | Democrata |
| Cebu | 7th | Paulino Ybañez | Nacionalista |
| Ilocos Norte | 1st | Severo Hernando | Nacionalista |
| Ilocos Norte | 2nd | Mariano Marcos | Nacionalista |
| Ilocos Sur | 1st | Benito T. Soliven | Nacionalista |
| Ilocos Sur | 2nd | Fidel B. Villanueva | Democrata |
| Iloilo | 1st | Jose Zulueta | Nacionalista |
| Iloilo | 2nd | Engracio Padilla | Democrata |
| Iloilo | 3rd | Tomas Confesor | Nacionalista |
| Iloilo | 4th | Tomas Buenaflor | Nacionalista |
| Iloilo | 5th | Venancio Cudillo | Nacionalista |
| Isabela | Lone | Pascual Paguirigan | Nacionalista |
| La Union | 1st | Pio Ancheta | Nacionalista |
| La Union | 2nd | Mariano Villanueva | Independent |
| Laguna | 1st | Roman Gesmundo | Nacionalista |
| Laguna | 2nd | Arsenio Bonifacio | Nacionalista |
| Leyte | 1st | Bernardo Torres | Nacionalista |
| Leyte | 2nd | Tomas Oppus | Nacionalista |
| Leyte | 3rd | Jorge B. Delgado | Nacionalista |
| Leyte | 4th | Cirilo Bayaya | Nacionalista |
| Manila | 1st | Francisco Varona | Nacionalista |
| Manila | 2nd | Pedro Gil | Nacionalista |
| Marinduque | Lone | Ricardo Nepomuceno | Nacionalista |
| Masbate | Lone | Pio V. Corpus | Nacionalista |
| Mindanao and Sulu | Lone | Jose Artadi | Independent |
| Mindanao and Sulu | Lone | Jose Melencio | Independent |
| Mindanao and Sulu | Lone | Monico R. Mercado | Nacionalista |
| Mindanao and Sulu | Lone | Jose G. Sanvictores | Nacionalista |
| Mindanao and Sulu | Lone | Tabahur Taupan | Independent |
| Mindoro | Lone | Juan L. Luna | Nacionalista |
| Misamis | 1st | Silvino Maestrado | Nacionalista |
| Misamis | 2nd | Isidro Vamenta | Nacionalista |
| Mountain Province | Lone | Juan Cailles | Democrata |
| Mountain Province | Lone | Clemente Irving | Independent |
| Mountain Province | Lone | Saturnino Moldero | Independent |
| Negros Occidental | 1st | Jose Locsin | Nacionalista |
| Negros Occidental | 2nd | Vicente Jimenez Yanson | Nacionalista |
| Negros Occidental | 3rd | Emilio Montilla | Nacionalista |
| Negros Oriental | 1st | Guillermo Z. Villanueva | Nacionalista |
| Negros Oriental | 2nd | Enrique Villanueva | Nacionalista |
| Nueva Ecija | 1st | Hermogenes Concepcion Jr. | Nacionalista |
| Nueva Ecija | 2nd | Aurelio Cecilio | Democrata |
| Nueva Vizcaya | Lone | Manuel Nieto | Nacionalista |
| Palawan | Lone | Patricio Fernandez | Nacionalista |
| Pampanga | 1st | Fabian de la Paz | Nacionalista |
| Pampanga | 2nd | Macario P. Ocampo | Democrata |
| Pangasinan | 1st | Potenciano Pecson | Nacionalista |
| Pangasinan | 2nd | Eugenio Perez | Nacionalista |
| Pangasinan | 3rd | Rufo G. Cruz | Nacionalista |
| Pangasinan | 4th | Eusebio V. Sison | Nacionalista |
| Pangasinan | 5th | Juan G. Millan | Nacionalista |
| Rizal | 1st | Manuel Bernabe | Democrata |
| Rizal | 2nd | Luis Santiago | Nacionalista |
| Romblon | Lone | Leonardo Festin | Nacionalista |
| Samar | 1st | Tiburcio Tancinco | Nacionalista |
| Samar | 2nd | Serafin S. Marabut | Nacionalista |
| Samar | 3rd | Gregorio B. Abogado | Nacionalista |
| Sorsogon | 1st | Justino Encinas | Nacionalista |
| Sorsogon | 2nd | Francisco Arellano | Nacionalista |
| Surigao | Lone | Montano Ortiz | Democrata |
| Tarlac | 1st | Gregorio M. Bañaga | Democrata |
| Tarlac | 2nd | Jose G. Domingo | Democrata |
| Tayabas | 1st | Fabian R. Millar | Nacionalista |
| Tayabas | 2nd | Leon Guinto | Nacionalista |
| Tayabas | 2nd | Marcelo T. Boncan | Nacionalista |
| Zambales | Lone | Gregorio Anonas | Nacionalista |