4th Philippine Legislature

The Fourth 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
October 16, 1916 – March 8, 1919
Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison
Senate
Senate President Manuel L. Quezon
Majority leaderFrancisco F. Villanueva
Members24
House of Representatives
House SpeakerSergio Osmeña (Nacionalista)
Members90
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Politics of the Philippines
Government
Executive
Legislature
Judiciary
Constitutional commissions
  • Civil Service Commission
  • Chairperson Karlo Nograles
  • Chairperson Gamaliel Cordoba
  • Chairperson George Garcia
Elections
  • Barangay
  • Referendums
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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. Senators of the 12th District were appointed for indefinite terms.

District Class Senator Party
1st District 1922 Vicente Singson Encarnacion Progresista
1919 Juan Villamor Nacionalista
2nd District 1922 Pedro Maria Sison Nacionalista
1919 Aquilino Calvo
until February 20, 1917		 Nacionalista
Matias Gonzales
from May 5, 1917		 Nacionalista
3rd District 1922 Francisco Tongio Liongson
until February 20, 1919		 Nacionalista
1919 Isauro Gabaldon Nacionalista
4th District 1922 Rafael Palma Nacionalista
1919 Pedro Guevara Nacionalista
5th District 1922 Manuel L. Quezon Nacionalista
1919 Vicente Ilustre Independent
6th District 1922 Leoncio Imperial Nacionalista
1919 Mario Guariña Nacionalista
7th District 1922 Jose Altavas Nacionalista
1919 Francisco Felipe Villanueva Nacionalista
8th District 1922 Espiridion Guanco Nacionalista
1919 Manuel Lopez Nacionalista
9th District 1922 Esteban Singson Nacionalista
1919 Jose Maria Veloso Nacionalista
10th District 1922 Filemon Sotto Nacionalista
1919 Celestino Rodriguez Nacionalista
11th District 1922 Jose Clarin Nacionalista
1919 Nicolas Capistrano Nacionalista
12th District – Hadji Butu Nacionalista
– Joaquin Luna Nacionalista

House of Representatives
Province/City District Representative Party
Albay 1st Domingo Diaz Nacionalista
2nd Jose O. Vera Nacionalista
3rd Tomas Luna Progresista
Ambos Camarines 1st Gonzalo S. Escalante Nacionalista
2nd Manuel Rey Nacionalista
3rd Sulpicio V. Cea Nacionalista
Antique Lone Ramon Maza Nacionalista
Bataan Lone Maximino de los Reyes Nacionalista
Batanes Lone Juan G. Castillejos Nacionalista
Batangas 1st Ramon Diokno Nacionalista
2nd Pablo Borbon Nacionalista
3rd Benito Reyes Katigbak Nacionalista
Bohol 1st Celestino Gallares Nacionalista
2nd Macario Lumain Nacionalista
3rd Filomeno Orbeta Caseñas Nacionalista
Bulacan 1st Mariano Escueta Liga Popular
2nd Ricardo Gonzales Lloret Nacionalista
Cagayan 1st Vicente T. Fernandez Nacionalista
2nd Miguel Concepcion Nava Nacionalista
Capiz 1st Antonio Belo Nacionalista
2nd Leopoldo Mobo Alba Nacionalista
3rd Leonardo Festin Progresista
Cavite Lone Emiliano Tria Tirona Democrata
Cebu 1st Jose Hernaez Nacionalista
2nd Sergio Osmeña Nacionalista
3rd Vicente Urgello Nacionalista
4th Alejandro Ruiz Nacionalista
5th Mariano Jesus Cuenco Nacionalista
6th Miguel Raffiñan Nacionalista
7th Tomas N. Alonso Nacionalista
Ilocos Norte 1st Vicente T. Llanes Nacionalista
2nd Melchor Flor Progresista
Ilocos Sur 1st Alberto Reyes Progresista
2nd Ponciano Morales Nacionalista
3rd Eustaquio Purugganan Nacionalista
Iloilo 1st Jose Maria Arroyo Nacionalista
2nd Cresenciano Lozano Nacionalista
3rd Nicanor Gregorius Progresista
4th Tiburcio Lutero Progresista
5th Juan de Leon Progresista
Isabela Lone Mauro Verzosa Nacionalista
La Laguna 1st Feliciano Gomez Nacionalista
2nd Crisanto M. Guysayko Nacionalista
La Union 1st Juan T. Lucero Nacionalista
2nd Valerio M. Fontanilla Independent
Leyte 1st Manuel Veloso Nacionalista
2nd Dalmacio Costas Nacionalista
3rd Segundo Apostol Nacionalista
4th Ruperto Kapunan Progresista
Manila 1st Antonio Montenegro Democrata
2nd Luciano de la Rosa Democrata
Mindanao and Sulu Lone Rafael Acuña Nacionalista
Datu Benito Independent
Pablo Lorenzo Nacionalista
Teodoro Palma Gil Nacionalista
Datu Piang Independent
Mindoro Lone Mariano P. Leuterio Nacionalista
Misamis 1st Gregorio Borromeo Nacionalista
2nd Ramon Neri Nacionalista
Mountain Province Lone Rafael Bulayungan Nacionalista
Juan Cariño Nacionalista
Valentin Manglapus Nacionalista
Negros Occidental 1st Lope B. Severino Nacionalista
2nd Rafael R. Alunan Nacionalista
3rd Gil Montilla Nacionalista
Negros Oriental 1st Restituto Villegas Progresista
2nd Felipe Tayko Progresista
Nueva Ecija Lone Isidro Gonzales Nacionalista
Nueva Vizcaya Lone Wenceslao Valera Nacionalista
Palawan Lone Manuel Sandoval Nacionalista
Pampanga 1st Eduardo Gutierrez David Progresista
2nd Pedro Abad Santos Nacionalista
Pangasinan 1st Modesto Sison Progresista
2nd Aquilino Banaag Nacionalista
3rd Teodoro I. Gomez Nacionalista
4th Alejandro de Guzman Nacionalista
5th Bernabe de Guzman Nacionalista
Rizal 1st Arcadio Santos Nacionalista
2nd Eugenio Santos Progresista
Samar 1st Pedro K. Mendiola Nacionalista
2nd Pastor Salazar Nacionalista
3rd Jose Lugay Raquel Nacionalista
Sorsogon 1st Manuel Escudero Independent
2nd Amancio Aguilar Nacionalista
Surigao Lone Eusebio Tiongko Nacionalista
Tarlac 1st Luis Morales Nacionalista
2nd Cayetano Rivera Independent
Tayabas 1st Alfonso M. Recto Nacionalista
2nd Gregorio Nieva Nacionalista
Zambales Lone Guillermo Pablo Nacionalista

Changes in membership

Senate
Date District and class Incumbent Party New member Party Notes
May 5, 1917 2nd District (1919) Aquilino Calvo Nacionalista Matias Gonzales Nacionalista Incumbent resigned on February 20, 1917 upon appointment as Governor of Mountain Province. New member elected.
February 20, 1919 3rd District (1922) Francisco Tongio Liongson Nacionalista Seat vacant Incumbent died on February 20, 1919. Seat remained vacant until the end of the 4th Legislature.

House of Representatives

There were no changes in membership in the House of Representatives during the 4th Legislature.

See also

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
  • "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.
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