# 4th Philippine Legislature

The 4th Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippine Islands under the sovereign control of the United States from October 16, 1916, to March 8, 1919.

## Sessions

* First Regular Session: October 16, 1916 – February 8, 1917
* First Special Session: February 12 – 22, 1917
* Second Regular Session: October 16, 1917 – February 8, 1918
* Second Special Session: September 30 – October 2, 1918
* Third Regular Session: October 7, 1918 – February 8, 1919
* Third Special Session: March 1 – 8, 1919

## Legislation

The Fourth Philippine Legislature passed a total of 204 laws (Act Nos. 2665 – 2868).

## Leadership
### Senate

* President: Manuel L. Quezon (5th District, Nacionalista)
* Majority Floor Leader: Francisco Felipe Viillanueva (7th District, Nacionalista)

### House of Representatives

* Speaker: Sergio Osmeña (Cebu–2nd, Nacionalista)
* Majority Floor Leader: Rafael Alunan (Negros Occidental–3rd, Nacionalista)

## Members
### Senate

All elected senators of this Legislature were elected on October 3, 1916 for the following terms, according to their ranking in their senatorial districts:
* For first ranking senators: October 16, 1916 – June 6, 1922
* For second ranking senators: October 16, 1916 – June 3, 1919
Senators of the 12th District were appointed for indefinite terms.
| District | Term ending | Senator | Party |
| 1st District | 1922 | Vicente Singson Encarnacion | Progresista |
| 1st District | 1919 | Juan Villamor | Nacionalista |
| 2nd District | 1922 | Pedro Maria Sison | Nacionalista |
| 2nd District | 1919 | Aquilino Calvo | Nacionalista |
| 2nd District | 1919 | Matias Gonzales | Nacionalista |
| 3rd District | 1922 | Francisco Tongio Liongson | Nacionalista |
| 3rd District | 1919 | Isauro Gabaldon | Nacionalista |
| 4th District | 1922 | Rafael Palma | Nacionalista |
| 4th District | 1919 | Pedro Guevara | Nacionalista |
| 5th District | 1922 | Manuel L. Quezon | Nacionalista |
| 5th District | 1919 | Vicente Ilustre | Independent |
| 6th District | 1922 | Leoncio Imperial | Nacionalista |
| 6th District | 1919 | Mario Guariña | Nacionalista |
| 7th District | 1922 | Jose Altavas | Nacionalista |
| 7th District | 1919 | Francisco Felipe Villanueva | Nacionalista |
| 8th District | 1922 | Espiridion Guanco | Nacionalista |
| 8th District | 1919 | Manuel Lopez | Nacionalista |
| 9th District | 1922 | Esteban Singson | Nacionalista |
| 9th District | 1919 | Jose Maria Veloso | Nacionalista |
| 10th District | 1922 | Filemon Sotto | Nacionalista |
| 10th District | 1919 | Celestino Rodriguez | Nacionalista |
| 11th District | 1922 | Jose Clarin | Nacionalista |
| 11th District | 1919 | Nicolas Capistrano | Nacionalista |
| 12th District | – | Hadji Butu | Nacionalista |
| 12th District | – | Joaquin Luna | Nacionalista |

### House of Representatives

| Province/City | District | Representative | Party |
| Abra | Lone | Eustaquio Purugganan | Nacionalista |
| Albay | 1st | Domingo Diaz | Nacionalista |
| Albay | 2nd | Jose O. Vera | Nacionalista |
| Albay | 3rd | Tomas Luna | Progresista |
| Ambos Camarines | 1st | Gonzalo S. Escalante | Nacionalista |
| Ambos Camarines | 2nd | Manuel Rey | Nacionalista |
| Ambos Camarines | 3rd | Sulpicio V. Cea | Nacionalista |
| Antique | Lone | Ramon Maza | Nacionalista |
| Bataan | Lone | Maximino de los Reyes | Nacionalista |
| Batanes | Lone | Juan G. Castillejos | Nacionalista |
| Batangas | 1st | Ramon Diokno | Nacionalista |
| Batangas | 2nd | Pablo Borbon | Nacionalista |
| Batangas | 3rd | Benito Reyes Katigbak | Nacionalista |
| Bohol | 1st | Celestino Gallares | Nacionalista |
| Bohol | 2nd | Macario Lumain | Nacionalista |
| Bohol | 3rd | Filomeno Orbeta Caseñas | Nacionalista |
| Bulacan | 1st | Mariano Escueta | Liga Popular |
| Bulacan | 2nd | Ricardo Gonzales Lloret | Nacionalista |
| Cagayan | 1st | Vicente T. Fernandez | Nacionalista |
| Cagayan | 2nd | Miguel Concepcion Nava | Nacionalista |
| Capiz | 1st | Antonio Belo | Nacionalista |
| Capiz | 2nd | Leopoldo Mobo Alba | Nacionalista |
| Capiz | 3rd | Leonardo Festin | Progresista |
| Cavite | Lone | Emiliano Tria Tirona | Democrata |
| Cebu | 1st | Jose Hernaez | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 2nd | Sergio Osmeña | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 3rd | Vicente Urgello | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 4th | Alejandro Ruiz | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 5th | Mariano Jesus Cuenco | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 6th | Miguel Raffiñan | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 7th | Tomas N. Alonso | Nacionalista |
| Ilocos Norte | 1st | Vicente T. Llanes | Nacionalista |
| Ilocos Norte | 2nd | Melchor Flor | Progresista |
| Ilocos Sur | 1st | Alberto Reyes | Progresista |
| Ilocos Sur | 2nd | Ponciano Morales | Nacionalista |
| Ilocos Sur | 3rd | Eustaquio Purugganan | Nacionalista |
| Iloilo | 1st | Jose Maria Arroyo | Nacionalista |
| Iloilo | 2nd | Cresenciano Lozano | Nacionalista |
| Iloilo | 3rd | Nicanor Gregorius | Progresista |
| Iloilo | 4th | Tiburcio Lutero | Progresista |
| Iloilo | 5th | Juan de Leon | Progresista |
| Isabela | Lone | Mauro Verzosa | Nacionalista |
| La Laguna | 1st | Feliciano Gomez | Nacionalista |
| La Laguna | 2nd | Crisanto M. Guysayko | Nacionalista |
| La Union | 1st | Juan T. Lucero | Nacionalista |
| La Union | 2nd | Valerio M. Fontanilla | Independent |
| Leyte | 1st | Manuel Veloso | Nacionalista |
| Leyte | 2nd | Dalmacio Costas | Nacionalista |
| Leyte | 3rd | Segundo Apostol | Nacionalista |
| Leyte | 4th | Ruperto Kapunan | Progresista |
| Manila | 1st | Antonio Montenegro | Democrata |
| Manila | 2nd | Luciano de la Rosa | Democrata |
| Mindanao and Sulu | Lone | Rafael Acuña | Nacionalista |
| Mindanao and Sulu | Lone | Datu Benito | Independent |
| Mindanao and Sulu | Lone | Pablo Lorenzo | Nacionalista |
| Mindanao and Sulu | Lone | Teodoro Palma Gil | Nacionalista |
| Mindanao and Sulu | Lone | Datu Piang | Independent |
| Mindoro | Lone | Mariano P. Leuterio | Nacionalista |
| Misamis | 1st | Gregorio Borromeo | Nacionalista |
| Misamis | 2nd | Ramon Neri | Nacionalista |
| Mountain Province | Lone | Rafael Bulayungan | Nacionalista |
| Mountain Province | Lone | Juan Cariño | Nacionalista |
| Mountain Province | Lone | Valentin Manglapus | Nacionalista |
| Negros Occidental | 1st | Lope B. Severino | Nacionalista |
| Negros Occidental | 2nd | Rafael R. Alunan | Nacionalista |
| Negros Occidental | 3rd | Gil Montilla | Nacionalista |
| Negros Oriental | 1st | Restituto Villegas | Progresista |
| Negros Oriental | 2nd | Felipe Tayko | Progresista |
| Nueva Ecija | Lone | Isidro Gonzales | Nacionalista |
| Nueva Vizcaya | Lone | Wenceslao Valera | Nacionalista |
| Palawan | Lone | Manuel Sandoval | Nacionalista |
| Pampanga | 1st | Eduardo Gutierrez David | Progresista |
| Pampanga | 2nd | Pedro Abad Santos | Nacionalista |
| Pangasinan | 1st | Modesto Sison | Progresista |
| Pangasinan | 2nd | Aquilino Banaag | Nacionalista |
| Pangasinan | 3rd | Teodoro I. Gomez | Nacionalista |
| Pangasinan | 4th | Alejandro de Guzman | Nacionalista |
| Pangasinan | 5th | Bernabe de Guzman | Nacionalista |
| Rizal | 1st | Arcadio Santos | Nacionalista |
| Rizal | 2nd | Eugenio Santos | Progresista |
| Samar | 1st | Pedro K. Mendiola | Nacionalista |
| Samar | 2nd | Pastor Salazar | Nacionalista |
| Samar | 3rd | Jose Lugay Raquel | Nacionalista |
| Sorsogon | 1st | Manuel Escudero | Independent |
| Sorsogon | 2nd | Amancio Aguilar | Nacionalista |
| Surigao | Lone | Eusebio Tiongko | Nacionalista |
| Tarlac | 1st | Luis Morales | Nacionalista |
| Tarlac | 2nd | Cayetano Rivera | Independent |
| Tayabas | 1st | Alfonso M. Recto | Nacionalista |
| Tayabas | 2nd | Gregorio Nieva | Nacionalista |
| Zambales | Lone | Guillermo Pablo | Nacionalista |