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4th Philippine Legislature
The Fourth 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).Senate Diary, 4th Philippine Legislature (written in Spanish), October 23, 1916, p32. Adams Building, US Library of Congress, from research of Dr. Abraham T. Rasul, Jr, Washington DC Leadership Senate *President of the Senate ::Manuel L. Quezon ( Nacionalista, Fifth District) *Majority Floor Leader: :: Francisco F. Villanueva ( Nacionalista, Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Burton Harrison
Francis Burton Harrison (December 18, 1873 – November 21, 1957) was an American statesman who served in the United States House of Representatives and was appointed governor-general of the Philippines by President of the United States Woodrow Wilson. Harrison was a prominent adviser to the president of the Philippine Commonwealth, as well as the next four presidents of the Republic of the Philippines. He is the only former governor-general of the Philippines to be awarded Philippine citizenship. Early life Harrison was born in New York City, to Burton Harrison, a lawyer and private secretary to Confederate President Jefferson Davis, and Constance Cary Harrison, novelist and social arbiter. Through his mother, Harrison was great-grandson of Virginia-planter, Thomas Fairfax, 9th Lord Fairfax of Cameron. Through Fairfax in birth and marriage, Harrison was also relative to United States founding fathers: Gouverneur Morris (his great-great-uncle), Thomas Jefferson, the Randolphs, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro María Sison
Pedro María Sison y Macasieb (January 18, 1885–June 12, 1938) was a senator of the Philippines, judge of the Court of First Instance, a statesman and philanthropist. He was a delegate to the Philippine Constitutional Convention of 1935. Biography Sison was born in Urdaneta, Pangasinan on January 18, 1885. His father was Pedro Sison Jr., and his mother was Eusebia Macasieb. In 1896, at the age of 11, Sison joined his father in fighting the Spaniards during the Philippine Revolution. During the American colonial period, he helped his father restore peace and order in Binalonan and Urdaneta towns. In 1912, at the age of 27, Sison was elected to the Philippine Assembly, representing Pangasinan's 4th district. Four years later, he was elected to the Philippine Senate. Representing the Second Senatorial District of La Union, Pangasinan, and Zambales, Sison served as a senator during the Fourth and Fifth Legislature from 1916 to 1922 and whose Senate president was Manuel L. Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jose Maria Veloso
Jose Maria Morte Veloso (April 30, 1886 – April 13, 1969) was a Filipino lawyer, politician and legislator. Son of Isidro Veloso and Casiana Morte and educated at Cebu's Seminary College in 1903, he proceeded to take up law at the University of Santo Tomas, became a lawyer in 1909 in the same year he graduated from the university, and in the next year, established a law firm called Veloso and Singson. From 1912 to 1922, he was the governor of the province of Leyte, although he relinquished the position on his second term to serve as senator from the 9th district from 1916 to 1919. He was also elected as representative of Leyte's 3rd district from 1922 to 1925 and the 5th district from 1935 to 1938 as an assemblyman and from 1945 to 1946 as a post-Commonwealth representative. He was also elected senator from the country's 9th district from 1916 to 1919 and from 1925 to 1935. His family later on became one of the oldest political dynasties in the country and oldest in Leyte, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines's 9th Senatorial District
Philippines's 9th senatorial district, officially the Ninth Senatorial District of the Philippine Islands ( es, Noveno Distrito Senatorial de las Islas Filipinas), was one of the twelve senatorial districts of the Philippines in existence between 1916 and 1935. It elected two members to the Senate of the Philippines, the upper chamber of the bicameral Philippine Legislature under the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands for each of the 4th to 10th legislatures. The district was created under the 1916 Jones Law from the eastern Visayas provinces of Leyte and Samar. The district was represented by a total of six senators throughout its existence. It was abolished in 1935 when a unicameral National Assembly was installed under a new constitution following the passage of the Tydings–McDuffie Act which established the Commonwealth of the Philippines. Since the 1941 elections when the Senate was restored after a constitutional plebiscite, all twenty-four members of the up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines's 8th Senatorial District
Philippines's 8th senatorial district, officially the Eighth Senatorial District of the Philippine Islands ( es, Octavo Distrito Senatorial de las Islas Filipinas), was one of the twelve senatorial districts of the Philippines in existence between 1916 and 1935. It elected two members to the Senate of the Philippines, the upper chamber of the bicameral Philippine Legislature under the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands for each of the 4th to 10th legislatures. The district was created under the 1916 Jones Law from the western Visayas provinces of Antique, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental and Palawan. The district was represented by a total of seven senators throughout its existence. It was abolished in 1935 when a unicameral National Assembly was installed under a new constitution following the passage of the Tydings–McDuffie Act which established the Commonwealth of the Philippines. Since the 1941 elections when the Senate was restored after a constitutional plebi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jose Altavas
Jose Cortes Altavas (September 11, 1877 – August 21, 1952) was a Filipino politician, legislator and man of letters. He was a municipal councilman of Capiz (present day Roxas City, Capiz), provincial board member (1906–1907), congressman (1907–1909 and 1925–1927), governor of Capiz (1910–1916), senator (1916 to 1922), and 1934 Constitutional Convention delegate. Early life and education Born on September 11, 1877, Jose Altavas was from the town of Balete of the province of Capiz, Philippines. His parents, Jose Altavas Sr. and Andrea Cortes, sent him to Ateneo de Manila for school and later at the University of Santo Tomas for his law degree. His studies were disrupted by the Philippine Revolution of which he had an active involvement in his hometown under the command of Santiago Bellosillo. He was 20 years old at that time. When the revolution ended, he finished his studies and practiced law in Capiz on May 6, 1901, after passing the bar. He was also a newspaperman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines's 7th Senatorial District
Philippines's 7th senatorial district, officially the Seventh Senatorial District of the Philippine Islands ( es, Séptimo Distrito Senatorial de las Islas Filipinas), was one of the twelve senatorial districts of the Philippines in existence between 1916 and 1935. It elected two members to the Senate of the Philippines, the upper chamber of the bicameral Philippine Legislature under the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands for each of the 4th to 10th legislatures. The district was created under the 1916 Jones Law from the western Visayas provinces of Capiz and Iloilo. Romblon was added in 1917 upon its re-establishment as a regular province separate from Capiz. The district was represented by a total of eight senators throughout its existence. It was abolished in 1935 when a unicameral National Assembly was installed under a new constitution following the passage of the Tydings–McDuffie Act which established the Commonwealth of the Philippines. Since the 1941 elections ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines's 6th Senatorial District
Philippines's 6th senatorial district, officially the Sixth Senatorial District of the Philippine Islands ( es, Sexto Distrito Senatorial de las Islas Filipinas), was one of the twelve senatorial districts of the Philippines in existence between 1916 and 1935. It elected two members to the Senate of the Philippines, the upper chamber of the bicameral Philippine Legislature under the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands for each of the 4th to 10th legislatures. The district was created under the 1916 Jones Law from the southern Luzon provinces of Albay, Ambos Camarines and Sorsogon. Ambos Camarines was split into the provinces of Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur in 1919, and Masbate was added in 1920 upon its re-establishment as a regular province separate from Sorsogon. The district was represented by a total of seven senators throughout its existence. It was abolished in 1935 when a unicameral National Assembly was installed under a new constitution following the passag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines's 5th Senatorial District
Philippines's 5th senatorial district, officially the Fifth Senatorial District of the Philippine Islands ( es, Quinto Distrito Senatorial de las Islas Filipinas), was one of the twelve senatorial districts of the Philippines in existence between 1916 and 1935. It elected two members to the Senate of the Philippines, the upper chamber of the bicameral Philippine Legislature under the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands for each of the 4th to 10th legislatures. The district was created under the 1916 Jones Law from the southern Luzon provinces of Batangas, Cavite, Mindoro and Tayabas. Marinduque was added in 1920 upon its re-establishment as a regular province separate from Tayabas. The district was represented by a total of five senators throughout its existence. It was abolished in 1935 when a unicameral National Assembly was installed under a new constitution following the passage of the Tydings–McDuffie Act which established the Commonwealth of the Philippines. Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Palma
Rafael Palma y Velásquez (: October 24, 1874 May 24, 1939) was a Filipino politician, Rizalian, writer, educator and a famous Freemason. He was a senator from 1916 to 1921 and was the fourth president of the University of the Philippines. Biography Palma was born in Manila on October 24, 1874 to ''Don'' Hermógenes Palma, a clerk at the ''Intendencia'' Office, and Hilaria Velásquez. His younger brother was the soldier-poet José Palma, the author of the Spanish poem ''Filipinas'', which is, along with its subsequent translations, used in the Philippine National Anthem. In 1885, he began his studies at the Ateneo de Manila and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 1892, he began his law studies at the University of Santo Tomas. While enrolled in the university, he was employed in the Office of the Bureau of Lands. He was also a reporter in ''La Independencia'', the first Filipino daily newspaper, founded and directed by Antonio Luna. When Luna died in 1899, Palma assum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Guevara
Pedro Guevara y Valenzuela (February 23, 1879 – January 19, 1938), was a Filipino soldier, lawyer, legislator, and Spanish writer who became Resident Commissioner of the Philippines during the American Occupation. Early life Pedro Guevara was born in Santa Cruz, Laguna, Philippines on February 23, 1879 to Miguel Guevara and María Valenzuela. Education Guevara attended Ateneo Municipal de Manila and graduated from Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Manila in 1896. Philippine Revolution Guevara joined the Filipino forces during the Philippine Revolution and assisted in promoting the peace agreement of the ''Biak na Bato'' at San Miguel, Bulacan, in 1897. He later rejoined the Filipino forces during the revolution, and also served throughout the Spanish–American War and the Philippine–American War, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was the aide and private secretary to General Juan Cailles. Political career Later, Guevara became a journalist for the Spanish lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines's 4th Senatorial District
Philippines's 4th senatorial district, officially the Fourth Senatorial District of the Philippine Islands ( es, Cuarto Distrito Senatorial de las Islas Filipinas), was one of the twelve senatorial districts of the Philippines in existence between 1916 and 1935. It elected two members to the Senate of the Philippines, the upper chamber of the bicameral Philippine Legislature under the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands for each of the 4th to 10th legislatures. The district was created under the 1916 Jones Law from the capital Manila and adjacent provinces in south-central Luzon, namely Bataan, Laguna and Rizal. The district was represented by a total of seven senators throughout its existence. It was abolished in 1935 when a unicameral National Assembly was installed under a new constitution following the passage of the Tydings–McDuffie Act which established the Commonwealth of the Philippines. Since the 1941 elections when the Senate was restored after a constituti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
