3rd Philippine Legislature explained

Box Width:	25em
3rd Philippine Legislature
Term Start:	October 16, 1912
Term End:	February 24, 1916
Before:	2nd
After:	4th
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:	Governor-General
Chamber1 Leader1:	William Cameron Forbes (until September 1, 1913) Francis Burton Harrison (from September 2, 1913)
Chamber2:	Philippine Commission
Membership2:	9
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:	President
Chamber2 Leader1:	William Cameron Forbes (until September 1, 1913) Francis Burton Harrison (from September 2, 1913)
Chamber3:	Philippine Assembly
Membership3:	81
Chamber3 Leader1 Type:	Speaker
Chamber3 Leader1:	Sergio Osmeña
Chamber3 Leader2 Type:	Majority leader
Chamber3 Leader2:	Macario Adriatico (until November 5, 1914) Galicano Apacible (from November 5, 1914)

The 3rd Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippines under the sovereign control of the United States from October 16, 1912, to February 24, 1916.

Legislation

The Third Philippine Legislature passed a total of 473 laws (Act Nos. 2192–2664)

Leadership

Philippine Commission

• Governor-General and President of the Philippine Commission:
  • William Cameron Forbes, until September 1, 1913
  • Francis Burton Harrison, from September 2, 1913
• Vice-Governor:
  • Newton W. Gilbert, until November 30, 1913
  • Henderson S. Martin, from December 1, 1913
• Secretary of Finance and Justice:
  • Gregorio S. Araneta, until October 30, 1913
  • Victorino Mapa, from October 30, 1913
• Secretary of the Interior:
  • Dean Conant Worcester, until September 15, 1913
  • Winfred Thaxter Denison, from January 28, 1914
• Secretary of Commerce and Police:
  • Charles B. Elliott, until December 4, 1912
  • Clinton L. Riggs, December 1, 1913 – October 31, 1915
  • Eugene E. Reed, from May 24, 1916
• Secretary of Public Instruction:
  • Newton W. Gilbert, until December 1, 1913
  • Henderson S. Martin, from December 1, 1913

Philippine Assembly

• Speaker

Sergio Osmeña (Cebu–2nd, Nacionalista)

• Majority Floor Leader

• • Macario Adriatico (Mindoro, Nacionalista), until November 5, 1914
  • Galicano Apacible (Batangas–1st, Nacionalista), from November 5, 1914^[1]

Members

Philippine Commission

• Gregorio S. Araneta
• Frank A. Branagan
• Jaime C. de Veyra
• Winfred Thaxter Denison
• Charles B. Elliott
• Vicente Singson Encarnacion
• William Cameron Forbes
• Newton W. Gilbert
• Francis Burton Harrison
• Vicente Ilustre
• Victorino Mapa
• Jose de Luzuriaga
• Henderson S. Martin
• Rafael Palma
• Eugene E. Reed
• Clinton L. Riggs
• Juan Sumulong
• Dean Conant Worcester

Sources:

• Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the First Session, October 16, 1912, to February 3, 1913, and A Special Session, February 6, 1913, to February 11, 1913, of the Third Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1913.
• Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Second Session, October 16, 1913, to February 3, 1914, and A Special Session, February 6, 1914, to February 28, 1914, of the Third Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1914.
• Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Third Session, October 16, 1914, to February 5, 1915, of the Third Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1915.
• Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Fourth Session, October 16, 1915, to February 4, 1916, and A Special Session, February 14, 1916, to February 24, 1916, of the Third Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1916.

Philippine Assembly

Province/City	District	Member	Party
Albay	1st			Nacionalista
	2nd			Progresista
	3rd			Nacionalista
Ambos Camarines	1st			Nacionalista
	2nd			Nacionalista
	3rd			Nacionalista
Antique	Lone			Progresista
Bataan	Lone			Nacionalista
Batanes	Lone			Progresista
Batangas	1st			Nacionalista
	2nd			Nacionalista
	3rd			Nacionalista
Bohol	1st			Nacionalista
	2nd			Nacionalista
	3rd			Nacionalista
Bulacan	1st			Nacionalista
				Nacionalista
	2nd			Nacionalista
Cagayan	1st			Nacionalista
				Nacionalista
	2nd			Progresista
Capiz	1st			Nacionalista
	2nd			Nacionalista
				Progresista
	3rd			Progresista
Cavite	Lone			Independent
Cebu	1st			Nacionalista
	2nd			Nacionalista
	3rd			Nacionalista
	4th			Nacionalista
	5th			Nacionalista
	6th			Nacionalista
	7th			Nacionalista
				Nacionalista
Ilocos Norte	1st			Nacionalista
	2nd			Progresista
Ilocos Sur	1st			Progresista
				Progresista
	2nd			Progresista
	3rd			Nacionalista
Iloilo	1st			Progresista
	2nd			Nacionalista
	3rd			Independent
	4th			Progresista
	5th			Progresista
Isabela	Lone			Progresista
La Laguna	1st			Nacionalista
	2nd			Nacionalista
La Union	1st			Nacionalista
	2nd			Progresista
Leyte	1st			Nacionalista
	2nd			Nacionalista
	3rd			Independent
	4th			Nacionalista
				Progresista
Manila	1st			Nacionalista
	2nd			Liga Popular
Mindoro	Lone			Nacionalista
				Liga Popular
Misamis	1st			Nacionalista
	2nd			Nacionalista
Negros Occidental	1st			Nacionalista
	2nd			Nacionalista
	3rd			Nacionalista
Negros Oriental	1st			Progresista
	2nd			Progresista
				Progresista
Nueva Ecija	Lone			Nacionalista
Palawan	Lone			Nacionalista
Pampanga	1st			Progresista
	2nd			Nacionalista
Pangasinan	1st			Independent
	2nd			Nacionalista
	3rd			Nacionalista
	4th			Nacionalista
	5th			Nacionalista
Rizal	1st			Progresista
	2nd			Nacionalista
				Nacionalista
Samar	1st			Nacionalista
	2nd			Nacionalista
	3rd			Nacionalista
Sorsogon	1st			Nacionalista
	2nd			Nacionalista
Surigao	Lone			Nacionalista
Tarlac	1st			Nacionalista
	2nd			Nacionalista
Tayabas	1st			Nacionalista
	2nd			Independent
Zambales	Lone			Nacionalista
				Nacionalista

See also

• Congress of the Philippines
• Senate of the Philippines
• House of Representatives of the Philippines

External links

• Web site: List of Senators . September 16, 2006 . Senate of the Philippines . https://web.archive.org/web/20060914045431/http://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/senlist.htm . September 14, 2006 . dead .
• Web site: The LAWPHiL Project – Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank. September 16, 2006. Arellano Law Foundation. https://web.archive.org/web/20060901234512/http://www.lawphil.net/. September 1, 2006 . live.

Further reading

• Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
• Book: The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines . 2000 . 971-8832-24-6 . Paras . Corazon L. .
• Book: Pobre , Cesar P. . Philippine Legislature 100 Years . 2000 . 971-92245-0-9 .

Notes and References

1. Book: Our Delegates to the Constitutional Assembly . Benipayo Press . 1935 . 626.