1st Philippine Legislature
The First Philippine Legislature was the first session of the Philippine Legislature, the first representative legislature of the Philippines. Then known as the Philippine Islands, the Philippines under the sovereign control of the United States through the Insular Government. The Philippine Legislature consisted of an appointed upper house, the Philippine Commission, and an elected lower house, the Philippine Assembly. These bodies were the predecessors of the Philippine Senate and Philippine House of the Philippine Congress.
| October 16, 1907 – May 20, 1909 | |
| Governor-General | James Francis Smith |
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| Commission | |
| Members | 12 |
| Assembly | |
| Speaker | Sergio Osmeña (Nacionalista) |
| Majority leader | Manuel L. Quezon (Nacionalista) |
| Minority leader | Vicente Singson Encarnacion (Progresista) |
| Members | 81 |
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