The 1st Congress of the Philippines ( Filipino: ''Unang Kongreso ng Pilipinas''), composed of the

Philippine Senate The Senate of the Philippines ( Filipino: ''Senado ng Pilipinas'', also ''Mataas na Kapulungan ng Pilipinas'' or "upper chamber") is the upper house of Congress of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines with the House of Representatives a ...

and

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, met from May 25, 1946, until December 13, 1949, during the 22-month presidency of

Manuel Roxas Manuel Acuña Roxas (born Manuel Roxas y Acuña; ; January 1, 1892 – April 15, 1948) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the fifth president of the Philippines, who served from 1946 until his death due to heart attacks in 19 ...

and the first two years of

Elpidio Quirino Elpidio Rivera Quirino (born Elpidio Quirino y Rivera; ; November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the sixth president of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953. A lawyer by profession, Quirino ente ...

's presidency. The body was originally convened as the Second Congress of the

Commonwealth of the Philippines The Commonwealth of the Philippines ( es, Commonwealth de Filipinas or ; tl, Komonwelt ng Pilipinas) was the administrative body that governed the Philippines from 1935 to 1946, aside from a period of exile in the Second World War from 1942 ...

. On August 5, 1946
Republic Act No. 6
was approved, renaming the body as the First Congress of the Philippines.

Sessions

The Second Congress of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

* Regular Session: May 25 – July 4, 1946

The First Congress of the Philippines

* First Regular Session: July 5 – September 18, 1946 ** ''First Special Session'': September 25–30, 1946 * Second Regular Session: January 27 – May 22, 1947 * Third Regular Session: January 26 – May 20, 1948 ** ''Second Special Session'': June 14–26, 1948 * Fourth Regular Session: January 24 – May 19, 1949 ** ''Special Joint Session'': December 13, 1949

Legislation

:The Second Commonwealth Congress passed a total of 12 laws: Commonwealth Acts No. 721 to 733. :The First Congress of the Philippines passed a total of 421 laws:

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s No. 1 to 421.

Leadership

Senate

* President of the Senate: :: José D. Avelino ( LP) :: Mariano Jesús D. Cuenco ( LP), ''elected February 21, 1949'' * Senate President Pro-Tempore: ::

Melecio Arranz Melecio Arranz (May 23, 1888 – April 24, 1966) was a Filipino politician, born in Alcala, Cagayan. Early life and career He obtained his degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Santo Tomas The Univers ...

( LP) * Majority Floor Leader: ::Vicente J. Francisco :: Tomas L. Cabili ( LP) ''elected February 21, 1949'' * Minority Floor Leader: :: Carlos P. Garcia ( NP)

House of Representatives

* Speaker: ::Eugenio P. Perez ( LP, 2nd District Pangasinan) * Speaker Pro-Tempore: ::Francisco Ortega ( LP, 1st District La Union) * Majority Floor Leader: ::Raúl Leuterio ( LP, Lone District Mindoro) * Minority Floor Leader: :: Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr. ( NP, 4th District Pangasinan)

Members

Senate

Sixteen senators were elected on April 23, 1946. Eight senators were to serve until December 30, 1949, while the other eight were to serve until December 30, 1951. Notes

House of Representatives

Notes

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Sessions

The Second Congress of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

The First Congress of the Philippines

Legislation

Leadership

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

External links

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