# On the Establishment of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, 1935

The announcement of the Philippines forming their first self-government since the United States took position of the territory in the Spanish-American War.
THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS pursuant to the provisions of the act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for the complete independence of the Philippine Islands, to provide for the adoption of a constitution and a form of government for the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes", approved March 24, 1934 (48 Stat. 456), and in accordance with the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Philippines heretofore adopted and ratified by the people of the Philippine Islands, an election was held in the Philippine Islands on September 17, 1935, for the purpose of electing officers of the government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines; and
WHEREAS the Governor General of the Philippine Islands has certified to me as President of the United States of America the result of the said election:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the aforesaid Act and in conformity with section 4 thereof, do announce and proclaim that at the election so held in the Philippine Islands on September 17, 1935, officers of the government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines were duly elected as follows:
    PRESIDENT: Manuel L. Quezon of Baler, Tayabas.
    VICE PRESIDENT: Sergio Osmena of Cebu, Cebu.
    MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY:
       ABRA, Quintin Paredes.
       AGUSAN, Apolonio D. Curato.
       ALBAY,
          1st District, Jose Bonto.
          2nd District, Justino Nuyda.
          3rd District, Pedro Sabido.
          4th District, Pedro Vera.
       ANTIQUE, Calixto O. Zaldivar.
       BATAAN, Teodoro Camacho.
       BATANES, Vicente Agan.
       BATANGAS,
          1st District, Natalio Lopez.
          2nd District, Eusebio Orense.
          3rd District, Maximo Kalaw.
       BOHOL,
          1st District, Juan Torralba.
          2nd District, Olegario B. Clarin.
          3rd District, Margarito E. Revilles.
       BUKIDNON, Manuel Fortich.
       BULACAN,
          1st District, Nicolas Buendia.
          2nd District, Antonio Villarama.
       CAGAYAN,
          1st District, Marcelo Adduru.
          2nd District, Regino Veridiano.
       CAMARINES NORTE, Cayetano Lukban.
       CAMARINES SUR,
          1st District, Francisco Celebrado.
          2nd District, Luis N. de Leon.
       CAPIZ,
          1st District, Manuel Roxas.
          2nd District, Jose A. Dorado.
          3rd District, Rafael Tumbokon.
       CAVITE, Justiniano S. Montano.
       CEBU,
          1st District, Celestino Rodriguez.
          2nd District, Hilario Abellana.
          3rd District, Agustin Y. Kintanar.
          4th District, Vicente Rama.
          5th District, Miguel Cuenco.
          6th District, Nicolas Rafols.
          7th District, Buenaventura Rodriguez.
       COTABATO, Datu Sinsuat.
       DAVAO, Romualdo Quimpo
       ILOCOS NORTE,
          1st District, Vicente T. Lazo.
          2nd District, Julio Nalundasan.
       ILOCOS SUR,
          1st District, Benito Soliven.
          2nd District, Sixto Brillantes.
       IILOILO,
          1st District, Jose C. Zulueta.
          2nd District, Ruperto Montinola.
          3rd District, Tomas Confesor.
          4th District, Tomas Buenaflor.
          5th District, Victorino Salcedo.
       ISABELA, Mauro Versosa.
       LAGUNA,
          1st District, Tomas Dizon.
          2nd District, Arsenio Bonifacio.
       LANAO, Tomas Cabili.
       LA UNION,
          1st District, Camilo Osias.
          2nd District, Agaton R. Yaranon.
       LEYTE,
          1st District, Jose Ma. Veloso.
          2nd District, Dominador M. Tan.
          3rd District, Tomas Oppus.
          4th District, Francisco Enage.
          5th District, Ruperto Kapunan.
       MANILA,
          1st District, Gregorio Perfecto.
          2nd District, Pedro Gil.
       MARINDUQUE, Cecilio A. Maneja.
       MASBATE, Pio V. Corpus.
       MINDORO, Juan L. Luna.
       MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL, Jose Ozamis.
       MISAMIS ORIENTAL, Leon Borromeo.
       MOUNTAIN PROVINCE,
          1st District, Saturnino Moldero.
          2nd District, Felipe Jose.
          3rd District, George K. Tait.
       NEGROS OCCIDENTAL,
          1st District, Enrique Magalona.
          2nd District, Pedro C. Hernaez.
          3rd District, Gil M. Montilla.
       NEGROS ORIENTAL,
          1st District: Guillermo Z. Villanueva.
          2nd District: Jose E. Romero.
       NUEVA ECIJA,
          1st District, Manuel Alzate.
          2nd District, Felipe Buencamino, Jr.
       NUEVA VIZCAYA, Bernardo Buenafe.
       PALAWAN, Claudio Sandoval.
       PAMPANGA,
          1st District, Eligio G. Lagman.
          2nd District, Jose P. Fausto.
       PANGASINAN,
          1st District, Anacleto B. Ramos.
          2nd District, Eugenio Perez.
          3rd District, Daniel Maramba.
          4th District, N.T. Rupisan.
          5th District, Narciso Ramos.
       RIZAL,
          1st District, Pedro Magsalin.
          2nd District, Emilio de la Paz.
       ROMBLON, Gabriel F. Fabella.
       SAMAR,
          1st District, Antolin D. Tan.
          2nd District, Serafin Marabut.
          3rd District, Juan Bocar.
       SORSOGON,
          1st District, Norberto A. Roque.
          2nd District, Tomas A. Clemente.
       SULU, Datu Ombra Amilbangsa.
       TARLAC,
          1st District, Jose G. Cojuangco.
          2nd District, Benigno Aquino.
       TAYABAS,
          1st District, Jose A. Angara.
          2nd District, Francisco Lavides.
       ZAMBALES, Potenciano Lesaca.
       ZAMBOANGA, Juan S. Alano.
       In SURIGAO the election resulted in a tie between Ricardo Navarro and Clementino V. Diez.
This proclamation shall be effective upon its promulgation at Manila, Philippine Islands, on November 15, 1935, by the Secretary of War of the United States of America, who is hereby designated as my representative for that purpose.
And I do further announce and proclaim that, in accordance with the provisions of the aforesaid Act, upon such promulgation of this proclamation the existing Philippine Government shall terminate and the government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines shall enter upon its rights, privileges, powers, and duties as provided under the said Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed.
DONE at the City of Washington this 14th day of November in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixtieth.
FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT
By the President: CORDELL HULL Secretary of State.
[No. 2148]
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).
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