1st Congress of the Philippines

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 Term Start Term End   Alauya Alonto NP 1941 1947   Melecio Arranz LP 1946 1951   José D. Avelino LP 1946 1951   Tomas L. Cabili NP 1946 1949   Olegario B. Clarin LP 1946 1949   Tomas V. Confesor NP 1946 1951   Mariano Jesús D. Cuenco LP 1946 1951   Ramon S. Diokno NP 1946 1949   Esteban dela Rama NP 1941 1947   Vicente J. Francisco LP 1946 1951   Carlos P. Garcia NP 1946 1951   Pedro C. Hernaez NP 1941 1947   Alejo R. Mabanag NP 1946 1949   Vicente Madrigal NP 1941 1947   Enrique B. Magalona LP 1946 1949   Salipada K. Pendatun LP 1946 1949   Vicente Rama NP 1941 1947   Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. NP 1941 1947   Prospero Sanidad LP 1946 1949   Proceso E. Sebastian NP 1941 1947   Vicente Y. Sotto PF 1946 1951   Ramon Torres LP 1946 1951   Emiliano T. Tirona NP 1941 1947   Jose O. Vera NP 1946 1949 ^a Party affiliation at the time of their election. LP – Liberal Party NP – Nacionalista Party PF – Popular Front ^1 Replaced Jose E. Romero as a result of an election protest.

Third Session to Fourth Session Senator Party Term Start Term End   Melecio Arranz LP 1946 1951   José D. Avelino LP 1946 1951   Tomas L. Cabili NP 1946 1949   Olegario B. Clarin LP 1946 1949   Tomas V. Confesor NP 1946 1951   Mariano Jesús D. Cuenco LP 1946 1951   Pablo A. David LP 1947 1953   Ramon S. Diokno NP 1946 1949   Vicente J. Francisco LP 1946 1951   Carlos P. Garcia NP 1946 1951   Fernando H. Lopez LP 1947 1953   Alejo R. Mabanag NP 1946 1949   Vicente Madrigal LP 1947 1953   Enrique B. Magalona LP 1946 1949   Camilo O. Osías NP 1947 1953   Geronima T. Pecson LP 1947 1953   Salipada K. Pendatun LP 1946 1949   Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. NP 1947 1953   Prospero Sanidad LP 1946 1949   Vicente Y. Sotto PF 1946 1951   Lorenzo M. Tañada LP 1947 1953   Emiliano Tria Tirona LP 1947 1953   Ramon Torres LP 1946 1951   Jose O. Vera NP 1946 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

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First Congress representation map of the Philippines

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

^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.

See also

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

Further reading

• Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library