1st Congress of the Philippines

1st Congress of the Philippines
May 25, 1946 – December 13, 1949
President	Elpidio Quirino
Vice President	none
Senate
Senate President	José Avelino; Mariano Jesús Cuenco
Senate President pro tempore	Melecio Arranz
Majority leader	Vicente J. Francisco; Tomas L. Cabili
Minority leader	Carlos P. Garcia
House of Representatives
House Speaker	Eugenio Perez
Majority leader	Raúl Leuterio
Minority leader	Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr.
	◀ 1st Commonwealth (1945) 2nd (1949) ▶

The First Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Unang Kongreso ng Pilipinas) was the meeting of the legislature of the Republic of the Philippines, composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives from May 25, 1946, until December 13, 1949. The body was originally convened as the Second Congress of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. On August 5, 1946, Republic Act No. 6 was approved, renaming the body as the First Congress of the Philippines.

Sessions[]

The Second Congress of the Commonwealth of the Philippines[]

Regular Session: May 25 – July 4, 1946

The First 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 of the Senate:

José D. Avelino (LP)

Mariano Jesús D. Cuenco (LP), elected February 21, 1949

Senate President Pro-Tempore:

Melecio Arranz (LP)

Majority Floor Leader:

Vicente J. Francisco

Tomas L. Cabili (LP) elected February 21, 1949

Minority Floor Leader:

Carlos P. Garcia (NP)

House of Representatives[]

Speaker:

Eugenio P. Perez (LP, 2nd District Pangasinan)

Speaker Pro-Tempore:

Francisco Ortega (LP, 1st District La Union)

Majority Floor Leader:

Raúl Leuterio (LP, Lone District Mindoro)

Minority Floor Leader:

Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr. (NP, 4th District Pangasinan)

Members[]

Senate[]

Sixteen senators were elected on April 23, 1946. Eight senators were to serve until December 30, 1949, while the other eight were to serve until December 30, 1951.

First Session to Second Session
Senator		Party^a	Term Start	Term End
	Alauya Alonto	NP	1941	1947
	Melecio Arranz	LP	1945	1951
	José D. Avelino	LP	1945	1951
	Tomas L. Cabili	NP	1945	1949
	Olegario B. Clarin	LP	1945	1949
	Tomas V. Confesor	NP	1945	1951
	Mariano Jesús D. Cuenco	LP	1945	1951
	Ramón S. Diokno	NP	1945	1949
	Esteban dela Rama	NP	1941	1947
	Vicente J. Francisco	LP	1945	1951
	Carlos P. Garcia	NP	1945	1951
	Pedro C. Hernaez	NP	1941	1947
	Alejo R. Mabanag	NP	1945	1949
	Vicente Madrigal	LP	1941	1947
	Enrique B. Magalona	LP	1945	1949
	Salipada K. Pendatun	LP	1945	1949
	Vicente Rama	NP	1941	1947
	Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr.	NP	1941	1947
	Prospero Sanidad¹	LP	1945	1949
	Proceso E. Sebastian	NP	1941	1947
	Vicente Y. Sotto	PF	1945	1951
	Ramon Torres	LP	1945	1951
	Emiliano T. Tirona	NP	1941	1947
	Jose O. Vera	NP	1945	1949

^a Party affiliation at the time of their election.

LP – Liberal Party

NP – Nacionalista Party

PF – Popular Front

^1 Replaced José E. Romero as a result of an election protest.

Third Session to Fourth Session
Senator		Party^a	Term Start	Term End
	Melecio Arranz	LP	1945	1951
	José D. Avelino	LP	1945	1951
	Tomas L. Cabili	NP	1945	1949
	Olegario B. Clarin	LP	1945	1949
	Tomas V. Confesor	NP	1945	1951
	Mariano Jesús D. Cuenco	LP	1945	1951
	Pablo A. David	LP	1947	1953
	Ramón S. Diokno	NP	1945	1949
	Vicente J. Francisco	LP	1945	1951
	Carlos P. Garcia	NP	1945	1951
	Fernando H. Lopez	LP	1947	1953
	Alejo R. Mabanag	NP	1945	1949
	Vicente Madrigal	LP	1947	1953
	Enrique B. Magalona	LP	1945	1949
	Camilo O. Osías	NP	1947	1953
	Geronima T. Pecson	LP	1947	1953
	Salipada K. Pendatun	LP	1945	1949
	Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr.¹	NP	1947	1953
	Prospero Sanidad	LP	1945	1949
	Vicente Y. Sotto	PF	1945	1951
	Lorenzo M. Tañada	LP	1947	1953
	Emiliano Tria Tirona	LP	1947	1953
	Ramon Torres	LP	1945	1951
	Jose O. Vera	NP	1945	1949

^a Party affiliation at the time of their election.

^1 Replaced Carlos Tan (LP) per decision of Senate Electoral Tribunal dated December 16, 1949.

House of Representatives[]

First Congress representation map of the Philippines

Province/City	District	Representative	Party
Abra	Lone	Quintin Paredes	Liberal
Agusan	Lone	Marcos M. Calo	Liberal
Albay	1st	Eulogio V. Lawenko	Nacionalista
	2nd	Toribio Perez	Liberal
	3rd	Marcial O. Rañola	Nacionalista
Antique	Lone	Emigdio Nietes	Popular Front
Bataan	Lone	Bonifacio Camacho	Nacionalista
Batanes	Lone	Anastacio Agan	Nacionalista
Batangas	1st	Felixberto M. Serrano	Nacionalista
	2nd	Pedro P. Muñoz	Nacionalista
	3rd	José B. Laurel, Jr.	Nacionalista
Bohol	1st	Luis T. Clarin¹	Liberal
	1st	Genaro Visarra	Nacionalista
	2nd	Simeon G. Toribio	Liberal
	3rd	Cosme P. Garcia	Nacionalista
Bukidnon	Lone	Remedios Ozamis Fortich	Liberal
Bulacan	1st	Jesús B. Lava	Democratic Alliance
	1st	Florante C. Roque	Liberal
	2nd	Alejo S. Santos	Democratic Alliance
Cagayan	1st	Conrado V. Singson	Nacionalista
Cagayan	2nd	Paulino A. Alonzo	Liberal
Camarines Norte	Lone	Esmeraldo Eco	Young Philippines
Camarines Sur	1st	Juan Q. Miranda	Liberal
Camarines Sur	2nd	Sebastian C. Moll, Jr.	Liberal
Capiz	1st	Ramon A. Arnaldo	Liberal
	2nd	Cornelio T. Villareal	Liberal
	3rd	Jose M. Reyes	Liberal
Catanduanes	Lone	Francisco A. Perfecto	Nacionalista
Cavite	Lone	Justiniano S. Montano	Nacionalista
Cebu	1st	Jovenal Almendras	Nacionalista
	2nd	Vicente Logarta	Nacionalista
	3rd	Maximino Noel	Nacionalista
	4th	Agustin Y. Kintanar	Nacionalista
	5th	Leandro A. Tojong	Liberal
	6th	Nicolas Rafols	Nacionalista
	6th	Manuel A. Zosa	Nacionalista
	7th	Jose Rodriguez	Nacionalista
Cotabato	Lone	Gumbay Piang	Liberal
Davao	Lone	Apolinario Cabigon	Nacionalista
Ilocos Norte	1st	Damaso T. Samonte	Liberal
Ilocos Norte	2nd	Pedro A. Albano	Liberal
Ilocos Sur	1st	Floro Crisologo	Nacionalista
Ilocos Sur	2nd	Fidel Villanueva	Liberal
Iloilo	1st	José Zulueta	Liberal
	1st	Mateo M. Nonato	Liberal
	2nd	Oscar Ledesma	Nacionalista
	3rd	Tiburcio Lutero	Liberal
	4th	Gaudencio Dimaisip²	Nacionalista
	4th	Mariano Peñaflorida³	Nacionalista
	5th	Juan Borra	Liberal
Isabela	Lone	Domingo Paguirigan	Liberal
La Union	1st	Francisco Ortega	Liberal
La Union	2nd	Manuel T. Cases	Liberal
Laguna	1st	Eduardo A. Barreto	Liberal
Laguna	2nd	Estanislao A. Fernandez, Jr.	Liberal
Lanao	Lone	Manalao Mindalano	Nacionalista
Leyte	1st	Carlos Tan⁴	Liberal
	1st	José R. Martínez	Liberal
	2nd	Domingo Veloso	Liberal
	3rd	Francisco M. Pajao	Liberal
	4th	Juan R. Perez	Liberal
	5th	Atilano R. Cinco	Liberal
Manila	1st	Jose Topacio Nueno	Popular Front
Manila	2nd	Hermenegildo Atienza	Liberal
Marinduque	Lone	Timoteo P. Ricohermoso	Liberal
Masbate	Lone	Emilio B. Espinosa	Liberal
Mindoro	Lone	Raúl T. Leuterio	Liberal
Misamis Occidental	Lone	Porfirio G. Villarin	Liberal
Misamis Oriental	Lone	Pedro S. Baculio	Liberal
Mountain Province	1st	George K. Tait
	2nd	Jose B. Mencio
	3rd	Gabriel Dunuan
Negros Occidental	1st	Vicente F. Gustilo, Sr.	Nacionalista
	2nd	Carlos Hilado	Liberal
	3rd	Elisio M. Limsiaco	Liberal
Negros Oriental	1st	Lorenzo Teves	Nacionalista
Negros Oriental	2nd	Enrique Medina	Liberal
Nueva Ecija	1st	Jose A. Cando	Democratic Alliance
Nueva Ecija	2nd	Constancio Padilla	Democratic Alliance
Nueva Vizcaya	Lone	Leon Cabarroguis	Liberal
Palawan	Lone	Sofronio Española	Liberal
Pampanga	1st	Amado M. Yuson	Democratic Alliance
Pampanga	2nd	Luis M. Taruc	Democratic Alliance
Pangasinan	1st	Juan G. Rodriguez	Nacionalista
	2nd	Eugenio Pérez	Liberal
	3rd	Pascual Beltran	Liberal
	4th	Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr.	Nacionalista
	5th	Narciso Ramos	Liberal
	5th	Cipriano S. Allas	Liberal
Rizal	1st	Diaz Ignacio Santos	Liberal
Rizal	2nd	Lorenzo Sumulong	Popular Front
Romblon	Lone	Modesto Formilleza	Liberal
Samar	1st	Agripino Escareal	Liberal
	2nd	Tito V. Tizon	Liberal
	3rd	Adriano D. Lomuntad	Liberal
Sorsogon	1st	Pacifico F. Lim	Liberal
Sorsogon	2nd	Tomas Clemente	Liberal
Sulu	Lone	Ombra Amilbangsa	Liberal
Surigao	Lone	Ricardo Navarro	Nacionalista
Tarlac	1st	Jose J. Roy	Liberal
Tarlac	2nd	Alejandro Simpaoco	Democratic Alliance
Tayabas	1st	Fortunato N. Suarez	Liberal
Tayabas	2nd	Tomas B. Morato	Liberal
Zambales	Lone	Ramon Magsaysay	Liberal
Zamboanga	Lone	Juan S. Alano	Liberal

^1 Replaced by Genaro Visarra as per House Electoral Tribunal decision on February 19, 1949.

^2 Died in office.

^3 Elected in a special election on November 11, 1947, to complete, unexpired term of predecessor.

^4 Elected to the Senate in the 1947 Elections on November 11, 1947, but was unseated as per Senate Electoral Tribunal decision on December 16, 1949.

External links[]

"List of Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
"The LAWPHi'L Project – Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank". Arellano Law Foundation. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.

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1st Congress of the Philippines

Contents

Sessions[]

The Second Congress of the Commonwealth of the Philippines[]

The First Congress of the Philippines[]

Legislation[]

Leadership[]

Senate[]

House of Representatives[]

Members[]

Senate[]

House of Representatives[]

See also[]

External links[]

Further reading[]