8th Philippine Legislature
- Henry L. Stimson
- Eugene Allen Gilmore
- Dwight F. Davis
pro tempore
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The Eighth Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippine Islands under the sovereign control of the United States from 1928 to 1930.
Sessions
- First Regular Session: July 16 – November 8, 1928
- Special Session: February 9, 1929
- Second Regular Session: July 16 – November 11, 1929
- Third Regular Session: July 16 – November 7, 1930
Leadership
Senate
- President: Manuel L. Quezon (5th District, Nacionalista)
- President pro tempore: Sergio Osmeña (10th District, Nacionalista)
- Majority Floor Leader: Jose P. Laurel (5th District, Nacionalista)
House of Representatives
- Speaker: Manuel Roxas (Capiz–1st, Nacionalista)
- Majority Floor Leader: Benigno Aquino Sr. (Tarlac–2nd, Nacionalista)
Members
Senate
The following are the terms of the elected senators of this Legislature, according to the date of election:
- For senators elected on June 2, 1925: June 2, 1925 – June 2, 1931
- For senators elected on June 5, 1928: June 5, 1928 – June 5, 1934
Senators of the 12th District were appointed for indefinite terms.
House of Representatives
See also
Notes
- ^ Resigned on February 7, 1929 upon election as Resident Commissioner of the Philippines.
- ^ Elected on April 4, 1929.
- ^ Died on July 11, 1929.
- ^ Elected on September 18, 1929.
- ^ Appointed. Resigned on July 14, 1928.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Appointed.
- ^ Appointed on July 14, 1928, replacing Jose Alejandrino (Democrata).
- ^ Died on June 15, 1929.
- ^ Elected on August 24, 1929.
- ^ Resigned on September 20, 1928 upon appointment as Governor of Tayabas.
- ^ Elected on October 6, 1928.
External links
- "List of Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
- "The LAWPHiL Project – Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank". Arellano Law Foundation. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
Further reading
- Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
- Paras, Corazon L. (2000). The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
- Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.