The Second National Assembly of the Philippines (
Filipino
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* Something from or related to the Philippines
** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines.
** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...
: ''Ikalawang Asemblyang Pambansa ng Pilipinas'') was the meeting of the
legislature
A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make law
Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its p ...
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 ...
, from January 24, 1939 until December 16, 1941, during the fourth, fifth, and sixth years of
Manuel L. Quezon
Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina, (; 19 August 1878 – 1 August 1944), also known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier and politician who served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 until his dea ...
's presidency.
Sessions
*First Regular Session: January 24 – June 17, 1939
**''First Special Session'': August 15 – September 18, 1939
**''Second Special Session'': September 25 – 29, 1939
**''Third Special Session'': November 2 – 14, 1939
*Second Regular Session: January 22 – May 8, 1940
**''Fourth Special Session'': July 8 – August 10, 1940
*Third Regular Session: January 27 – May 22, 1941
**''Fifth Special Session'': December 11 – 16, 1941
Legislation
The Second National Assembly passed a total of 256 laws: Commonwealth Act No. 416 to 671
Leadership
*Speaker:
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José Y. Yulo (
NP,
3rd District, Negros Occidental)
*Floor Leader:
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José E. Romero
José E. Romero, Sr. (born José Romero y Muñoz; 3 March 1897 – 23 October 1978), commonly known as José E. Romero, was a statesman and diplomat from the Philippines. He represented Negros Oriental, Negros Oriental's Legislative districts of N ...
(
NP,
2nd District, Negros Oriental)
::
Quintin B. Paredes (
NP,
Lone District, Abra)
Members
Notes
See also
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National Assembly of the Philippines
The National Assembly of the Philippines ( tl, Kapulungáng Pambansâ ng Pilipinas, es, Asamblea Nacional de Filipinas) refers to the legislature of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1941, and of the Second Philippine Republic ...
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1938 Philippine National Assembly election
External links
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Further reading
*Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
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