1st Congress of the Philippines
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| May 25, 1946 – December 13, 1949 | |
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| President | Manuel Roxas (until April 1948) Elpidio Quirino (from April 1948) |
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| Vice President | Elpidio Quirino (until April 1948) |
| Senate | |
| Senate President | José Avelino (until February 1949) Mariano Jesús Cuenco (from February 1949) |
| Senate President pro tempore | Melecio Arranz |
| Majority leader | Vicente J. Francisco (until February 1949) Tomas L. Cabili (from February 1949) |
| Minority leader | Carlos P. Garcia |
| House of Representatives | |
| House Speaker | Eugenio Perez |
| Majority leader | Raúl Leuterio |
| Minority leader | Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr. |
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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 2nd Congress of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. On August 5, 1946, Republic Act No. 6 was approved, renaming the body as the 1st Congress of the Philippines.
Sessions[edit]
2nd Congress of the Commonwealth of the Philippines[edit]
- Regular Session: May 25 – July 4, 1946
1st Congress of the Philippines[edit]
- 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, 1949
Legislation[edit]
- 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[edit]
Senate[edit]
- President:
- Jose Avelino (Liberal), until February 21, 1949
- Mariano Jesus Cuenco (Liberal), from February 21, 1949
- President pro tempore: Melecio Arranz (Liberal)
- Majority Floor Leader:
- Vicente Francisco (Liberal), until February 21, 1949
- Tomas Cabili (Liberal), from February 21, 1949
- Minority Floor Leader: Carlos P. Garcia (Nacionalista)
House of Representatives[edit]
- Speaker: Eugenio Perez (Pangasinan–2nd, Liberal)
- Speaker pro-tempore: Francisco Ortega (La Union–1st, Liberal)
- Majority Floor Leader: Raul Leuterio (Mindoro, Liberal)
- Minority Floor Leader: Cipriano Primicias Sr. (Pangasinan–4th, Nacionalista)
Members[edit]
Senate[edit]
A third of the senators were elected on November 11, 1941 for a term starting on July 9, 1945 and ending on December 30, 1947 and were again elected on November 11, 1947 for a six-year term starting on December 30, 1947 and ending on December 30, 1953.
Another third of the senators were the first eight senators elected on April 23, 1946 for a six-year term starting on May 25, 1946 and ending on December 30, 1951.
The last third of the senators were the other eight senators elected on April 23, 1946 for a three-year term starting on May 25, 1946 and ending on December 30, 1949.
House of Representatives[edit]
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Representation of the 1946 Philippine House of Representatives elections results. -
House seats by province in the 1st Congress.
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c d Term ended on December 30, 1947.
- ^ a b c d e Elected on November 11, 1947 and took office on December 30, 1947.
- ^ Died on November 30, 1947.
- ^ a b Re-elected on November 11, 1947.
- ^ Term ended on December 30, 1947. Declared to have been re-elected in the 1947 Senate election on December 16, 1949, replacing Carlos Tan.
- ^ Removed on May 22, 1947 after an electoral protest.
- ^ Declared to have been elected in the 1946 Senate election for a three-year term on May 22, 1947, replacing Jose E. Romero.
- ^ Elected on November 11, 1947 and took office on December 30, 1947. Removed on December 19, 1949 after an electoral protest.
- ^ Liberal from 1947.
- ^ Election annulled on February 25, 1949 after an electoral protest.
- ^ Declared the winner of the 1946 election on February 25, 1949. Took office on March 4, 1949.
- ^ Representative-elect. Did not take office due to an electoral protest.
- ^ Declared the winner of the 1946 election, replacing Jesus Lava.
- ^ a b c d e Oath of office deferred due to electoral protests against Democratic Alliance representatives.
- ^ Died on May 2, 1947.
- ^ Elected on November 11, 1947.
- ^ Resigned on May 28, 1946 upon appointment as Secretary of the Interior.
- ^ Elected on March 11, 1947.
- ^ Resigned on November 11, 1947 upon election as Governor of Iloilo.
- ^ a b Elected on March 23, 1948.
- ^ Resigned on November 11, 1947 upon election as senator of the Philippines.
- ^ Resigned on June 1, 1946 to resume the leadership of the Hukbalahap Rebellion.
- ^ Resigned on July 15, 1946 upon appointment as minister-counsellor to the United Nations.
- ^ Elected on March 17, 1947.
See also[edit]
- Congress of the Philippines
- Senate of the Philippines
- House of Representatives of the Philippines
- 1946 Philippine general election
External links[edit]
- "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[edit]
- 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.