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1st National Assembly of the Philippines
14th legislative term of the Philippines
14th legislative term of the Philippines
The 1st National Assembly of the Philippines () was the meeting of the legislature of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from November 25, 1935 until August 15, 1938, during the first three years of Manuel L. Quezon's presidency.
Sessions
- First Regular Session: June 16 – October 9, 1936
- Second Special Session: August 28 – September 8, 1937
- Third Special Session: September 9, 1937
- Second Regular Session: January 24 – May 19, 1938
- Fourth Special Session: May 23 – 24, 1938
- Fifth Special Session: July 25 – August 15, 1938
Legislation
The First National Assembly passed a total of 415 laws: Commonwealth Act Nos. 1 to 415.
Major legislation
- Commonwealth Act No. 1 – The National Defense Act of 1935
- Commonwealth Act No. 2 – Creation of the National Economic Council
- Commonwealth Act No. 3 – Reorganization of the Supreme Court and the Creation of the Court of Appeals
- Commonwealth Act No. 5 – Reorganization of the Executive Departments and the Creation of the Budget Commission
- Commonwealth Act No. 7 – Creation of the National Loan and Investment Board
- Commonwealth Act No. 20 – Agrarian Reform Act of 1936
- Commonwealth Act No. 34 – Setting the Date of April 30, 1937, for the Plebiscite of the Constitutional Amendments pertaining to Women's Suffrage
- Commonwealth Act No. 39 – Charter of the City of Zamboanga
- Commonwealth Act No. 51 – Charter of the City of Davao
- Commonwealth Act No. 58 – Charter of the City of Cebu
- Commonwealth Act No. 85 – Amendment to the Provincial and Municipal Appropriations Act
- Commonwealth Act No. 103 – Creation of the Court of Industrial Relations
- Commonwealth Act No. 104 – Authorizing the Secretary of Labor to Promulgate and Enforce Regulations and the Establishment of Safety Standards for Laborers and Employees working in Quarries and Mines
- Commonwealth Act No. 118 – The Philippine Livestock Promotion Fund Act of 1936
- Commonwealth Act No. 120 – The National Power Corporation Act of 1936
- Commonwealth Act No. 177 – Extension of the Civil Service Commission
- Commonwealth Act No. 184 – Creation of the Institute of National Language
- Commonwealth Act No. 186 – Creation of the Government Insurance Service System
- Commonwealth Act No. 192 – Creation of the National Produce Exchange
- Commonwealth Act No. 238 – Abolition of the Cedula or Poll Tax
- Commonwealth Act No. 234 – Appropriations for Primary Education
- Commonwealth Act No. 240 – Appropriations for New Elementary School Buildings
- Commonwealth Act No. 242 – Compensation for Lost Cedula Revenues
- Commonwealth Act No. 246 – General Appropriations Act of 1936
- Commonwealth Act No. 328 – Charter of the City of Bacolod
- Commonwealth Act No. 343 – Abolition of the State Force Police and the Re-Creation of the Philippine Constabulary
- Commonwealth Act No. 381 – Creating A Level of Three Years of Immediate Education for Children and its Appropriations
Leadership
National Assembly
- Speaker: Gil Montilla (Negros Occidental–3rd, Nacionalista Democratico)
- Speaker pro tempore: Jose Zulueta (Iloilo–1st, Nacionalista Democratico)
- Floor Leader: Jose E. Romero (Negros Oriental–2nd, Nacionalista Democratico)
Members
| Province/City | District | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abra | Lone | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| Nacionalista Party}}" | Nacionalista | |||
| Agusan | Lone | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | ||
| Albay | 1st | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| 3rd | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia | ||
| 4th | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia | ||
| Antique | Lone | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | ||
| Bataan | Lone | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| Batanes | Lone | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| Batangas | 1st | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | ||
| Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia | |||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| 3rd | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia | ||
| Bohol | 1st | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| 3rd | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia | ||
| Bukidnon | Lone | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| Bulacan | 1st | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| Cagayan | 1st | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| Camarines Norte | Lone | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | |||
| Camarines Sur | 1st | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia | |||
| Capiz | 1st | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | ||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia | ||
| 3rd | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia | ||
| Cavite | Lone | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| Cebu | 1st | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | ||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia | ||
| 3rd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| 4th | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| 5th | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia | ||
| 6th | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia | ||
| 7th | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia | ||
| Cotabato | Lone | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | ||
| Davao | Lone | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| Ilocos Norte | 1st | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | |||
| Ilocos Sur | 1st | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | ||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| Iloilo | 1st | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia | ||
| 3rd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| 4th | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| 5th | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| Isabela | Lone | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| La Union | 1st | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | ||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| Laguna | 1st | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia | ||
| Lanao | Lone | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | ||
| Leyte | 1st | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| 3rd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| 4th | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| Nacionalista Party}}" | Nacionalista | |||
| 5th | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| Manila | 1st | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | ||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia | ||
| Marinduque | Lone | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | |||
| Masbate | Lone | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| Mindoro | Lone | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| Misamis Occidental | Lone | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| Misamis Oriental | Lone | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| Mountain Province | 1st | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| 3rd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| Negros Occidental | 1st | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| 3rd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| Negros Oriental | 1st | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| Nueva Ecija | 1st | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| Nueva Vizcaya | Lone | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| Palawan | Lone | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| Pampanga | 1st | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | ||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia | ||
| Pangasinan | 1st | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| 3rd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| 4th | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| 5th | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| Rizal | 1st | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| Romblon | Lone | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| Samar | 1st | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | |||
| 3rd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| Sorsogon | 1st | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| Sulu | Lone | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| Surigao | Lone | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| Tarlac | 1st | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia}}" | Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia | ||
| Tayabas | 1st | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| 2nd | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | Nacionalista Democratico | ||
| Zambales | Lone | Nacionalista Democratico}}" | ||
| Zamboanga | Lone | Nacionalista Democratico}}" |
Notes
References
- (November 24, 2025). "Don José Antonio Angara y Aragón (1898 - 1937)".
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