4th Philippine Legislature explained

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4th Philippine Legislature
Term Start:October 16, 1916
Term End:March 8, 1919
Before:3rd
After:5th
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:Governor-General
Chamber1 Leader1:Francis Burton Harrison
Chamber2:Senate
Membership2:24
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:President
Chamber2 Leader1:Manuel L. Quezon
Chamber2 Leader2 Type:Majority leader
Chamber2 Leader2:Francisco Felipe Villanueva
Chamber3:House of Representatives
Membership3:90
Chamber3 Leader1 Type:Speaker
Chamber3 Leader1:Sergio Osmeña
Chamber3 Leader2 Type:Majority leader
Chamber3 Leader2:Rafael Alunan

The 4th 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.

Legislation

The Fourth Philippine Legislature passed a total of 204 laws (Act Nos. 2665 – 2868).[1]

Leadership

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

Senate

All elected senators of this Legislature were elected on October 3, 1916 for the following terms, according to their ranking in their senatorial districts:

Senators of the 12th District were appointed for indefinite terms.

DistrictTerm endingSenatorParty
1st District1922Progresista
1919Nacionalista
2nd District1922Nacionalista
1919Nacionalista
Nacionalista
3rd District1922Nacionalista
1919Nacionalista
4th District1922Nacionalista
1919Nacionalista
5th District1922Nacionalista
1919Independent
6th District1922Nacionalista
1919Nacionalista
7th District1922Nacionalista
1919Nacionalista
8th District1922Nacionalista
1919Nacionalista
9th District1922Nacionalista
1919Nacionalista
10th District1922Nacionalista
1919Nacionalista
11th District1922Nacionalista
1919Nacionalista
12th DistrictNacionalista
Nacionalista

House of Representatives

Province/CityDistrictRepresentativeParty
AbraLoneNacionalista
Albay1stNacionalista
2ndNacionalista
3rdProgresista
Ambos Camarines1stNacionalista
2ndNacionalista
3rdNacionalista
AntiqueLoneNacionalista
BataanLoneNacionalista
BatanesLoneNacionalista
Batangas1stNacionalista
2ndNacionalista
3rdNacionalista
Bohol1stNacionalista
2ndNacionalista
3rdNacionalista
Bulacan1stLiga Popular
2ndNacionalista
Cagayan1stNacionalista
2ndNacionalista
Capiz1stNacionalista
2ndNacionalista
3rdProgresista
CaviteLoneDemocrata
Cebu1stNacionalista
2ndNacionalista
3rdNacionalista
4thNacionalista
5thNacionalista
6thNacionalista
7thNacionalista
Ilocos Norte1stNacionalista
2ndProgresista
Ilocos Sur1stProgresista
2ndNacionalista
3rdNacionalista
Iloilo1stNacionalista
2ndNacionalista
3rdProgresista
4thProgresista
5thProgresista
IsabelaLoneNacionalista
La Laguna1stNacionalista
2ndNacionalista
La Union1stNacionalista
2ndIndependent
Leyte1stNacionalista
2ndNacionalista
3rdNacionalista
4thProgresista
Manila1stDemocrata
2ndDemocrata
Mindanao and SuluLoneNacionalista
Independent
Nacionalista
Nacionalista
Independent
MindoroLoneNacionalista
Misamis1stNacionalista
2ndNacionalista
Mountain ProvinceLoneNacionalista
Nacionalista
Nacionalista
Negros Occidental1stNacionalista
2ndNacionalista
3rdNacionalista
Negros Oriental1stProgresista
2ndProgresista
Nueva EcijaLoneNacionalista
Nueva VizcayaLoneNacionalista
PalawanLoneNacionalista
Pampanga1stProgresista
2ndNacionalista
Pangasinan1stProgresista
2ndNacionalista
3rdNacionalista
4thNacionalista
5thNacionalista
Rizal1stNacionalista
2ndProgresista
Samar1stNacionalista
2ndNacionalista
3rdNacionalista
Sorsogon1stIndependent
2ndNacionalista
SurigaoLoneNacionalista
Tarlac1stNacionalista
2ndIndependent
Tayabas1stNacionalista
2ndNacionalista
ZambalesLoneNacionalista

See also

External links

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. 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