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The 1st Congress of the Philippines ( Filipino: ''Unang Kongreso ng Pilipinas''), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from May 25, 1946, until December 13, 1949, during the 22-month presidency of Manuel Roxas and the first two years of Elpidio Quirino's presidency. The body was originally convened as the Second Congress of the
Republic Act No. 6
was approved, renaming the body as the First Congress of the Philippines.
Notes
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, 1946Republic 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, 1946The 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, 1949Legislation
: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: Republic Acts 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 ( LP) * Majority Floor Leader: ::Vicente J. Francisco :: Tomas L. Cabili ( LP) ''elected February 21, 1949'' * Minority Floor Leader: ::Carlos P. Garcia
Carlos Polestico Garcia (November 4, 1896 – June 14, 1971) was a Filipino teacher, poet, orator, lawyer, public official, political economist, guerrilla and Commonwealth military leader who was the eighth president of the Philippines. A l ...
( 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. NotesHouse of Representatives
Notes
See also
* Congress of the Philippines * Senate of the Philippines * House of Representatives of the Philippines *1946 Philippine general election
Elecions for the president, vice-president, members of the Senate, members of the House of Representatives and local positions were held on April 23, 1946, pursuant to Commonwealth Act No. 725
Background
Soon after the reconstitution of the Commo ...
External links
* *Further reading
* Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library * * {{DEFAULTSORT:1st Congress of the Philippines 01 Third Philippine Republic