1st Congress of the Philippines

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

2nd Congress of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

• Regular Session: May 25 – July 4, 1946

1st Congress of the Philippines

• 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

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

Senate

• 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

• 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

Senate

The following are the terms of the senators of this Congress, according to the date of election:

• For senators elected on November 11, 1941: July 9, 1945 – December 30, 1947
• For the first eight senators elected on April 23, 1946: May 25, 1946 – December 30, 1951
• For the other eight senators elected on April 23, 1946: May 25, 1946 – December 30, 1949
• For senators elected on November 11, 1947: December 30, 1947 – December 30, 1953.

House of Representatives

House seats by province in the 1st Congress.

See also

• Congress of the Philippines
• Senate of the Philippines
• House of Representatives of the Philippines
• 1946 Philippine general election

Notes

1. Term ended on December 30, 1947.
2. Elected on November 11, 1947 and took office on December 30, 1947.
3. Died on November 30, 1947.
4. Elected on November 11, 1947 and took office on December 30, 1947. Took office as Vice President of the Philippines on December 30, 1949.
5. Re-elected on November 11, 1947.
6. Term ended on December 30, 1947. Won an electoral protest on December 16, 1949, replacing Carlos Tan.
7. Removed on May 22, 1947 after an electoral protest.
8. Won an electoral protest on May 22, 1947, replacing Jose E. Romero.
9. Elected on November 11, 1947 and took office on December 30, 1947. Removed on December 19, 1949 after an electoral protest.
10. Liberal from 1947.
11. Election annulled on February 25, 1949 after an electoral protest.
12. Won an electoral protest on February 25, 1949, replacing Luis T. Clarin. Took office on March 4, 1949.
13. Representative-elect. Did not take office due to an electoral protest.
14. Won an electoral protest, replacing Jesus Lava.
15. Died on May 2, 1947.
16. Elected in a special election on November 11, 1947, succeeding Nicolas Rafols.
17. Appointed as Secretary of the Interior on May 28, 1946.
18. Elected in a special election on March 11, 1947, succeeding Jose Zulueta.
19. Elected as Governor of Iloilo on November 11, 1947.
20. Elected in a special election on March 23, 1948, succeeding Mariano Peñaflorida.
21. Took office as Senator of the Philippines on December 30, 1947.
22. Elected in a special election on March 23, 1948, succeeding Carlos Tan.
23. Prevented from taking office due to electoral protests against Democratic Alliance representatives.
24. Resigned on June 1, 1946 to resume the leadership of the Hukbalahap Rebellion.
25. Appointed as minister-counsellor to the United Nations on July 15, 1946.
26. Elected in a special election on March 17, 1947, succeeding Narciso Ramos.

External links

• "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.