# 1st Philippine Legislature

The 1st Philippine Legislature was the first session of the Philippine Legislature, the first representative legislature of the Philippines. Then known as the Philippine Islands, the Philippines under the sovereign control of the United States through the Insular Government. The Philippine Legislature consisted of an appointed upper house, the Philippine Commission, and an elected lower house, the Philippine Assembly. These bodies were the predecessors of the Philippine Senate and Philippine House of the Philippine Congress.

## Sessions

* First Regular Session: October 16, 1907 – April 4, 1908
* First Special Session: May 22 – June 19, 1908
* Second Regular Session: February 1 – May 20, 1909

## Legislation

The First Philippine Legislature passed a total of 170 laws (Act Nos. 1801–1970)

### Major legislation

* Act No. 1801 — Gabaldon Act

## Leadership
### Philippine Commission

* Governor-General and President of the Philippine Commission:
** James Francis Smith, until November 11, 1909
** William Cameron Forbes, from November 11, 1909
* Vice-Governor: William Cameron Forbes, until November 11, 1909
* Secretary of Finance and Justice: Gregorio S. Araneta, from July 1, 1908
* Secretary of the Interior: Dean Conant Worcester
* Secretary of Commerce and Police: William Cameron Forbes, until November 11, 1909
* Secretary of Public Instruction:
** William Morgan Shuster, until March 1, 1909
** Newton W. Gilbert, from March 1, 1909

### Philippine Assembly

* Speaker: Sergio Osmeña (Cebu–2nd, Nacionalista)
* Majority Floor Leader: Manuel L. Quezon (Tayabas–1st, Nacionalista)
* Minority Floor Leader: Vicente Singson Encarnacion (Ilocos Sur–1st, Progresista)

## Members
### Philippine Commission

* Gregorio S. Araneta
* Frank A. Branagan
* William Cameron Forbes
* Newton W. Gilbert
* Benito Legarda
* Jose de Luzuriaga
* Rafael Palma
* Trinidad Pardo de Tavera
* William Morgan Shuster
* James Francis Smith
* Juan Sumulong
* Dean Conant Worcester
Sources:
* Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Inaugural Session of the First Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1908.
* Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the First Session and a Special Session of the First Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1908.
* Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Second Session of the First Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1910.

### Philippine Assembly

| Province/City | District | Member | Party |
| Albay | 1st | Tomas Almonte | Nacionalista |
| Albay | 2nd | Carlos Imperial | Progresista |
| Albay | 3rd | Angel Roco | Progresista |
| Ambos Camarines | 1st | Tomas Arejola | Nacionalista |
| Ambos Camarines | 2nd | Manuel Rey | Nacionalista |
| Ambos Camarines | 3rd | Francisco Alvarez | Nacionalista |
| Antique | Lone | Pedro V. Jimenez | Progresista |
| Bataan | Lone | Jose Maria Lerma | Nacionalista |
| Batangas | 1st | Felipe Agoncillo | Independent |
| Batangas | 2nd | Eusebio Orense | Nacionalista |
| Batangas | 3rd | Gregorio Katigbak | Nacionalista |
| Bohol | 1st | Candelario Borja | Nacionalista |
| Bohol | 2nd | Jose Clarin | Nacionalista |
| Bohol | 3rd | Eustaquio Boyles | Nacionalista |
| Bulacan | 1st | Aguedo Velarde | Nacionalista |
| Bulacan | 2nd | Leon Maria Guerrero | Nacionalista |
| Cagayan | 1st | Pablo Guzman | Progresista |
| Cagayan | 2nd | Gabriel Lasam | Progresista |
| Capiz | 1st | Eugenio Picazo | Nacionalista |
| Capiz | 2nd | Jose Altavas | Nacionalista |
| Capiz | 3rd | Simeon Mobo | Nacionalista |
| Cavite | Lone | Rafael Palma | Nacionalista |
| Cavite | Lone | Emiliano Tria Tirona | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 1st | Celestino Rodriguez | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 2nd | Sergio Osmeña | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 3rd | Filemon Sotto | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 4th | Alejandro Ruiz | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 5th | Troadio Galicano | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 6th | Casiano Causing | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 7th | Pedro Rodriguez | Nacionalista |
| Ilocos Norte | 1st | Ireneo Javier | Nacionalista |
| Ilocos Norte | 2nd | Baldomero Pobre | Nacionalista |
| Ilocos Sur | 1st | Vicente Singson Encarnacion | Progresista |
| Ilocos Sur | 2nd | Maximino Mina | Nacionalista |
| Ilocos Sur | 3rd | Juan Villamor | Nacionalista |
| Iloilo | 1st | Amando Avanceña | Nacionalista |
| Iloilo | 2nd | Nicolas Jalandoni | Nacionalista |
| Iloilo | 3rd | Salvador Laguda | Progresista |
| Iloilo | 4th | Adriano Hernandez | Nacionalista |
| Iloilo | 5th | Regino Dorillo | Progresista |
| Isabela | Lone | Nicasio Claravall | Progresista |
| Isabela | Lone | Dimas Guzman | Nacionalista |
| La Laguna | 1st | Pedro Paterno | Nacionalista |
| La Laguna | 2nd | Crispin Oben | Nacionalista |
| La Union | 1st | Andres Asprer | Nacionalista |
| La Union | 2nd | Francisco Zandueta | Progresista |
| Leyte | 1st | Quiremon Alkuino | Nacionalista |
| Leyte | 2nd | Salvador K. Demeterio | Nacionalista |
| Leyte | 3rd | Florentino Peñaranda | Nacionalista |
| Leyte | 4th | Jaime C. de Veyra | Nacionalista |
| Manila | 1st | Dominador Gomez | Nacionalista |
| Manila | 1st | Justo Lukban | Liga Popular |
| Manila | 2nd | Fernando Maria Guerrero | Nacionalista |
| Mindoro | Lone | Macario Adriatico | Nacionalista |
| Misamis | 1st | Carlos Corrales | Independent |
| Misamis | 2nd | Manuel Corrales | Independent |
| Negros Occidental | 1st | Antonio Ledesma Jayme | Nacionalista |
| Negros Occidental | 2nd | Dionisio Mapa | Nacionalista |
| Negros Occidental | 3rd | Agustin Montilla | Progresista |
| Negros Oriental | 1st | Leopoldo Rovira | Progresista |
| Negros Oriental | 2nd | Vicente Locsin | Progresista |
| Nueva Ecija | Lone | Isauro Gabaldon | Nacionalista |
| Palawan | Lone | Santiago M. Patero | Progresista |
| Pampanga | 1st | Monico R. Mercado | Nacionalista |
| Pampanga | 2nd | Marcelino Aguas | Nacionalista |
| Pangasinan | 1st | Nicanor Padilla | Independent |
| Pangasinan | 2nd | Deogracias Reyes | Nacionalista |
| Pangasinan | 3rd | Juan Alvear | Nacionalista |
| Pangasinan | 4th | Lorenzo Fenoy | Nacionalista |
| Pangasinan | 5th | Matias Gonzales | Independent |
| Rizal | 1st | Cayetano Lukban | Nacionalista |
| Rizal | 2nd | Bartolome Revilla | Nacionalista |
| Samar | 1st | Honorio Rosales | Nacionalista |
| Samar | 2nd | Luciano Sinko | Nacionalista |
| Samar | 3rd | Eugenio Daza | Nacionalista |
| Sorsogon | 1st | Vicente de Vera | Nacionalista |
| Sorsogon | 2nd | Pedro Chavez | Nacionalista |
| Surigao | Lone | Francisco Soriano | Progresista |
| Tarlac | 1st | Melecio Cojuangco | Progresista |
| Tarlac | 2nd | Aurelio Pineda | Progresista |
| Tayabas | 1st | Manuel L. Quezon | Nacionalista |
| Tayabas | 2nd | Emiliano A. Gala | Nacionalista |
| Zambales | Lone | Alberto Barretto | Nacionalista |
Source: Philippine Assembly (1908). Official Directory of the First Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing.