Senatorial districts of the Philippines
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The Senatorial districts of the Philippines were the representations of the provinces of the Philippines in the Philippine Senate from 1916 to 1935.
History
The enactment of the Philippine Autonomy Act (popularly known as "Jones Law") in August 1916 by the United States Congress provided for the creation of a bicameral legislature consisting of a lower chamber (House of Representatives) and an upper chamber (Senate). Until then the Philippine Commission held the executive power and some legislative powers over the American colony.
The system of government of the Philippines in its early years of transition to democratic self-government was deliberately structured to emulate the American model. The Philippines thus followed the American system of electing the members of the 24-seat senate by district.
The districts were organized and numbered in a roughly north-south fashion, much like the present administrative regions. The first eleven districts were composed of established provinces, while the twelfth was composed of the provinces of the Luzon interior and much of Mindanao — both of which were never fully administered by the old Spanish colonial government and designated by American authorities as "Non-Christian" areas.
The first to eleventh districts elected two senators each by popular vote. The two senators from the twelfth district were appointed by the U.S. Governor-General. The setup lasted until the establishment of the Commonwealth of the Philippines in 1935, when the bicameral legislature was abolished, as the 1935 Constitution provided only for a unicameral National Assembly. However, when the Constitution was amended in 1940 to re-establish a bicameral Congress, members of the Senate had to be voted at-large, thereby effectively abolishing the district system.
First District
Provinces: Batanes, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Isabela
Later additional provinces: Abra (separated from Ilocos Sur, 1917)
Period | Senator | Senator |
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4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919 |
Juan Villamor | Vicente Singson Encarnacion |
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922 |
Santiago Fonacier | |
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925 |
Isabelo de los Reyes | |
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928 |
Elpidio Quirino | |
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931 |
Melecio Arranz | |
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934 | ||
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935 |
Second District
Provinces: La Union, Pangasinan, Zambales
Period | Senator | Senator |
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4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919 |
Aquilino Calvo1 | Pedro Ma. Sison |
Matias Gonzales2 | ||
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922 |
Bernabe de Guzman | |
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925 |
Alejo Mabanag | |
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928 |
Camilo O. Osías3 | |
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931 |
Teofilo Sison | |
Alejandro de Guzman4 | ||
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934 |
Alejo Mabanag | |
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935 |
- ^1 Resigned on February 26, 1917.
- ^2 Elected in a special election on May 5, 1917
- ^3 Appointed Resident Commissioner in 1929.
- ^4 Replaced Camilo Osías.
Third District
Provinces: Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac
Period | Senator | Senator |
---|---|---|
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919 |
Isauro Gabaldon | Francisco Liongson |
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922 |
Teodoro Sandiko | Ceferino de Leon |
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925 |
Santiago Lucero1 | |
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928 | ||
Luis Morales2 | ||
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931 |
Benigno S. Aquino | |
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934 |
Sotero Baluyut | |
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935 |
Hermogenes Concepcion |
Fourth District
City: Manila
Provinces: Bataan, Laguna, Rizal
Period | Senator | Senator |
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4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919 |
Pedro Guevara1 | Rafael Palma |
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922 | ||
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925 |
Emiliano Tria Tirona | |
Ramon J. Fernandez2 | ||
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928 |
Juan Sumulong | |
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931 |
Jose G. Generoso | |
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934 |
Juan Nolasco | |
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935 |
Juan Sumulong |
- ^1 Appointed Resident Commissioner to the United States on March 4, 1923.
- ^2 Elected in a special election on October 3, 1923 to complete the unexpired term of Pedro Guevara.
Fifth District
Provinces: Batangas, Cavite, Mindoro, Tayabas
Later additional provinces: Marinduque (from Tayabas, 1920)
Period | Senator | Senator |
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4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919 |
Vicente Ilustre | Manuel L. Quezon |
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922 |
Antero Soriano | |
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925 | ||
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928 |
José P. Laurel | |
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931 | ||
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934 |
Claro M. Recto | |
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935 |
Sixth District
Provinces: Albay, Ambos Camarines, Sorsogon
Later additional provinces: Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur (resulted from the division of Ambos Camarines, 1917), Masbate (separated from Sorsogon, 1917)
Period | Senator | Senator |
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4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919 |
Mario Guariña | Leoncio Imperial |
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922 |
Vicente de Vera | |
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925 |
Juan B. Alegre | |
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928 |
Jose O. Vera | |
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931 |
Jose T. Fuentebella | |
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934 | ||
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935 |
Domingo Imperial |
Seventh District
Provinces: Capiz, Iloilo
Later additional provinces: Romblon (separated from Capiz, 1917)
Period | Senator | Senator |
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4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919 |
Francisco Villanueva | Jose Altavas |
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922 |
Jose Ma. Arroyo | |
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925 |
Jose Hontiveros | |
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928 |
Jose B. Ledesma | |
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931 |
Antonio Belo | |
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934 |
Ruperto Montinola | |
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935 |
Potenciano Trenas1 |
- ^1 Died on June 10, 1934.
Eighth District
Provinces: Antique, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Palawan
Period | Senator | Senator |
---|---|---|
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919 |
Manuel Lopez | Espiridion Guanco |
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922 |
Hermenegildo Villanueva | |
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925 | ||
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928 |
Mariano Yulo1 | |
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931 | ||
Francisco Zulueta1 | ||
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934 |
Gil Montilla | |
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935 |
Isaac Lacson |
- ^1 Francisco Zulueta was senator from 1929 to 1931.
Ninth District
Period | Senator | Senator |
---|---|---|
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919 |
Esteban Singzon | Jose Ma. Veloso |
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922 |
Francisco Enage | |
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925 |
Tomas Gomez1 | |
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928 |
Jose Ma. Veloso | |
Pastor Salazar2 | ||
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931 |
José D. Avelino | |
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934 | ||
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935 |
Tenth District
Period | Senator | Senator |
---|---|---|
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919 |
Celestino Rodriguez | Filemon Sotto |
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922 | ||
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925 |
Sergio Osmeña | |
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928 |
Pedro Rodriguez | |
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931 | ||
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934 |
Manuel C. Briones | |
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935 |
Eleventh District
Provinces: Bohol, Misamis, Surigao
Later additional provinces: Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental (resulted from the division of Misamis province, formally divided in 1929 but only implemented in 1939)
Period | Senator | Senator |
---|---|---|
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919 |
Nicolas Capistrano | Jose A. Clarin1 |
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922 |
Francisco Soriano | |
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925 | ||
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928 |
Troadio Galicano | |
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931 | ||
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934 |
Juan Torralba | |
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935 |
- ^1 Died on June 2, 1935.
Twelfth District
City: Baguio City
Provinces: Department of Mindanao and Sulu (consisted of Agusan, Bukidnon, Cotabato, Davao, Lanao, Sulu and Zamboanga provinces), Mountain Province (consisted of Apayao, Benguet, Bontoc, Ifugao, and Kalinga subprovinces; the original subprovinces of Amburayan and Lepanto ceased to exist after reorganization), Nueva Vizcaya
Period | Senator | Senator |
---|---|---|
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919 |
Joaquin D. Luna | Hadji Butu |
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922 |
Teofisto Guingona, Sr. | Lope K. Santos |
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925 |
Hadji Butu | |
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928 |
Jose Alejandrino | |
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931 |
Manuel Camus | |
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934 |
Ludovico Hidrosollo | Jamalul Kiram |
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935 |
Juan Gaerlan | Datu Sinsuat |
See also
References
- List of Senators - Senate of the Philippines. Accessed on April 1, 2007.