4th Philippine Legislature

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.

4th Philippine Legislature
3rd 5th
Overview
TermOctober 16, 1916 – March 8, 1919
Governor-GeneralFrancis Burton Harrison
Senate
Members24
PresidentManuel L. Quezon
Majority leaderFrancisco Felipe Villanueva
House of Representatives
Members90
SpeakerSergio Osmeña
Majority leaderRafael Alunan
Joint session of Philippine Legislature, Manila. November 15, 1916

Sessions

  • First Regular Session: October 16, 1916 – February 8, 1917
  • First Special Session: February 12 – 22, 1917
  • Second Regular Session: October 16, 1917 – February 8, 1918
  • Second Special Session: September 30 – October 2, 1918
  • Third Regular Session: October 7, 1918 – February 8, 1919
  • Third Special Session: March 1 – 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:

  • For first ranking senators: October 16, 1916 – June 6, 1922
  • For second ranking senators: October 16, 1916 – June 3, 1919

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

DistrictTerm endingSenatorParty
1st District1922Vicente Singson EncarnacionProgresista
1919Juan VillamorNacionalista
2nd District1922Pedro Maria SisonNacionalista
1919Aquilino Calvo[a]Nacionalista
Matias Gonzales[b]Nacionalista
3rd District1922Francisco Tongio Liongson[c]Nacionalista
1919Isauro GabaldonNacionalista
4th District1922Rafael PalmaNacionalista
1919Pedro GuevaraNacionalista
5th District1922Manuel L. QuezonNacionalista
1919Vicente IlustreIndependent
6th District1922Leoncio ImperialNacionalista
1919Mario GuariñaNacionalista
7th District1922Jose AltavasNacionalista
1919Francisco Felipe VillanuevaNacionalista
8th District1922Espiridion GuancoNacionalista
1919Manuel LopezNacionalista
9th District1922Esteban SingsonNacionalista
1919Jose Maria VelosoNacionalista
10th District1922Filemon SottoNacionalista
1919Celestino RodriguezNacionalista
11th District1922Jose ClarinNacionalista
1919Nicolas CapistranoNacionalista
12th DistrictHadji Butu[d]Nacionalista
Joaquin Luna[d]Nacionalista

House of Representatives

Province/CityDistrictRepresentativeParty
AbraLone[e]Eustaquio Purugganan[f]Nacionalista
Albay1stDomingo DiazNacionalista
2ndJose O. VeraNacionalista
3rdTomas LunaProgresista
Ambos Camarines1stGonzalo S. EscalanteNacionalista
2ndManuel ReyNacionalista
3rdSulpicio V. CeaNacionalista
AntiqueLoneRamon MazaNacionalista
BataanLoneMaximino de los ReyesNacionalista
BatanesLoneJuan G. CastillejosNacionalista
Batangas1stRamon DioknoNacionalista
2ndPablo BorbonNacionalista
3rdBenito Reyes KatigbakNacionalista
Bohol1stCelestino GallaresNacionalista
2ndMacario LumainNacionalista
3rdFilomeno Orbeta CaseñasNacionalista
Bulacan1stMariano EscuetaLiga Popular
2ndRicardo Gonzales LloretNacionalista
Cagayan1stVicente T. FernandezNacionalista
2ndMiguel Concepcion NavaNacionalista
Capiz1stAntonio BeloNacionalista
2ndLeopoldo Mobo AlbaNacionalista
3rdLeonardo FestinProgresista
CaviteLoneEmiliano Tria TironaDemocrata
Cebu1stJose HernaezNacionalista
2ndSergio OsmeñaNacionalista
3rdVicente UrgelloNacionalista
4thAlejandro RuizNacionalista
5thMariano Jesus CuencoNacionalista
6thMiguel RaffiñanNacionalista
7thTomas N. AlonsoNacionalista
Ilocos Norte1stVicente T. LlanesNacionalista
2ndMelchor FlorProgresista
Ilocos Sur1stAlberto ReyesProgresista
2ndPonciano MoralesNacionalista
3rd[g]Eustaquio Purugganan[h]Nacionalista
Iloilo1stJose Maria ArroyoNacionalista
2ndCresenciano LozanoNacionalista
3rdNicanor GregoriusProgresista
4thTiburcio LuteroProgresista
5thJuan de LeonProgresista
IsabelaLoneMauro VerzosaNacionalista
La Laguna1stFeliciano GomezNacionalista
2ndCrisanto M. GuysaykoNacionalista
La Union1stJuan T. LuceroNacionalista
2ndValerio M. FontanillaIndependent
Leyte1stManuel VelosoNacionalista
2ndDalmacio CostasNacionalista
3rdSegundo ApostolNacionalista
4thRuperto KapunanProgresista
Manila1stAntonio MontenegroDemocrata
2ndLuciano de la RosaDemocrata
Mindanao and SuluLoneRafael Acuña[d]Nacionalista
Datu Benito[d]Independent
Pablo Lorenzo[d]Nacionalista
Teodoro Palma Gil[d]Nacionalista
Datu Piang[d]Independent
MindoroLoneMariano P. LeuterioNacionalista
Misamis1stGregorio BorromeoNacionalista
2ndRamon NeriNacionalista
Mountain ProvinceLoneRafael Bulayungan[d]Nacionalista
Juan Cariño[d]Nacionalista
Valentin Manglapus[d]Nacionalista
Negros Occidental1stLope B. SeverinoNacionalista
2ndRafael R. AlunanNacionalista
3rdGil MontillaNacionalista
Negros Oriental1stRestituto VillegasProgresista
2ndFelipe TaykoProgresista
Nueva EcijaLoneIsidro GonzalesNacionalista
Nueva VizcayaLoneWenceslao Valera[d]Nacionalista
PalawanLoneManuel SandovalNacionalista
Pampanga1stEduardo Gutierrez DavidProgresista
2ndPedro Abad SantosNacionalista
Pangasinan1stModesto SisonProgresista
2ndAquilino BanaagNacionalista
3rdTeodoro I. GomezNacionalista
4thAlejandro de GuzmanNacionalista
5thBernabe de GuzmanNacionalista
Rizal1stArcadio SantosNacionalista
2ndEugenio SantosProgresista
Samar1stPedro K. MendiolaNacionalista
2ndPastor SalazarNacionalista
3rdJose Lugay RaquelNacionalista
Sorsogon1stManuel EscuderoIndependent
2ndAmancio AguilarNacionalista
SurigaoLoneEusebio TiongkoNacionalista
Tarlac1stLuis MoralesNacionalista
2ndCayetano RiveraIndependent
Tayabas1stAlfonso M. RectoNacionalista
2ndGregorio NievaNacionalista
ZambalesLoneGuillermo PabloNacionalista

See also

Notes

References

  • "List of Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
  • "The LAWPHiL Project – Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank". Arellano Law Foundation. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.

Further reading

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