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