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The First National Assembly of the Philippines (
Filipino : Unang Asemblyang Pambansa ng Pilipinas ) 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 Special Session : November 25 – December 21, 1935
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
Gil M. Montilla (
NP ,
3rd District, Negros Occidental )
José E. Romero (
NP ,
2nd District, Negros Oriental )
Members
Notes
^ Resigned on January 9, 1936 after being appointed as
Resident Commissioner .
^ Won a special election on September 1, 1936.
^ Election annulled on October 26, 1936.
^ Took office on October 26, 1936.
^ Election annulled on September 30, 1936 due to a lack of legal residency.
^ Won a special election on August 3, 1937.
^ Election annulled on May 25, 1937.
^ Took office on May 25, 1937.
^ Assassinated on September 20, 1935.
^ Won a special election on July 22, 1936 .
^ Resigned on September 1, 1936 after being appointed as presidential technical adviser.
^ Won a special election on September 1, 1936.
^ Election annulled on August 31, 1937 after an electoral protest.
^ Took office on August 31, 1937.
^ Resigned on May 27, 1936 after being appointed as Undersecretary of
Finance and Director of the Budget Office.
^ Won a special election on September 1, 1936.
See also
External links
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 .