National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic)
The National Assembly was the legislature of the Second Philippine Republic from September 25, 1943 to February 2, 1944.
Half of the membership of the assembly consisted of provincial governors or city mayors acting in an ex officio capacity, while the other half were indirectly elected through local conventions of KALIBAPI members during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.
Sessions
- First Special Session: September 25, 1943
- Second Special Session: October 17 – 23, 1943
- Regular Session: November 25, 1943 – February 2, 1944
Legislation
Major legislation
- Act No. 1 – Creation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Leadership
President
- President of the Second Philippine Republic:
National Assembly
- Speaker:
- Floor Leader:
Members
- The provinces of Batanes, Marinduque and Romblon had been abolished and their municipalities annexed to Cagayan, Tayabas and Capiz respectively by virtue of Executive Order No. 84 issued by Philippine Executive Commission Chairman Jorge Vargas on August 31, 1942.
- Jurisdiction over several areas in Tayabas were transferred to Nueva Ecija and Laguna by virtue of Executive Order No. 84 issued by Executive Commission Chairman Jorge Vargas on August 31, 1942.
- Jurisdiction over the Polillo Islands in Tayabas was transferred to Laguna by virtue of Executive Order No. 103 issued by Executive Commission Chairman Jorge Vargas on November 1, 1942.
- The chartered cities of Dansalan, Tagaytay and Zamboanga were also not represented separately in the assembly; their territories were administered by the governments of their mother provinces Lanao, Cavite and Zamboanga, respectively.
- The representation of Manila also included the chartered city of Quezon City, along with the Rizal municipalities of Caloocan, Makati, Mandaluyong, Parañaque, Pasay and San Juan, which were constituted as the City of Greater Manila by Manuel Quezon's Executive Act No. 400 on January 1, 1942 as an emergency wartime measure.
Province/City | Representative | Party |
Abra | Quintin Paredes, Jr. | |
Abra | Juan C. Brillantes | |
Agusan | Elisa R. Ochoa | |
Agusan | Ramon Z. Aguirre | |
Albay | Pio Duran | |
Albay | Julian L. Locsin Jr. | |
Antique | Alberto A. Villavert | |
Antique | Tobias Fornier | |
Bacolod | Francisco Zulueta | |
Bacolod | Alfredo C. Yulo | |
Baguio | Florendo Aquino | |
Baguio | Nicasio S. Valderrosa | |
Bataan | Joaquin J. Linao | |
Bataan | Simeon D. Salonga | |
Batangas | José B. Laurel, Jr. | |
Batangas | Maximo M. Malvar | |
Bohol | Vicente P. Bullecer | |
Bohol | ||
Bulacan | Jacinto Molina | |
Bulacan | Emilio Rustia | |
Bukidnon | Pedro Carrillo | |
Bukidnon | Antonio Rubin | |
Cagayan | Melecio Arranz | |
Cagayan | Nicanor Carag | |
Camarines Norte | Trinidad P. Zenarosa | |
Camarines Norte | Carlos Ascutia | |
Camarines Sur | Jose T. Fuentebella | |
Camarines Sur | Andres T. Hernandez | |
Capiz | Eduardo Abalo | |
Capiz | Alfredo V. Jacinto | |
Cavite | Emiliano Tria Tirona | |
Cavite | Luis Y. Ferrer | |
Cavite City | Demetrio B. Encarnacion | |
Cavite City | Ricardo Poblete | |
Cebu | Jose S. Leyson | |
Cebu | Jose Delgado | |
Cebu City | Paulino Gullas | |
Cebu City | Juan C. Zamora | |
Cotabato | Menandang Piang | |
Cotabato | Alfonso A. Pablo | |
Davao | Juan A. Sarenas | |
Davao | Romualdo C. Quimpo | |
Davao City | Celestino Chavez | |
Davao City | Alfonso G. Oboza | |
Ilocos Norte | Conrado Rubio | |
Ilocos Norte | Emilio L. Medina | |
Ilocos Sur | Fidel Villanueva | |
Ilocos Sur | Alejandro Quirolgico | |
Iloilo | Cirilo Mapa, Jr. | |
Iloilo | Fermin C. Caram | |
Iloilo City | Fortunato R. Ybiernas | |
Iloilo City | Vicente R. Ybiernas | |
Isabela | Gregorio P. Formoso | |
Isabela | Lino J. Castillejos | |
La Union | Rufino N. Macagba | |
La Union | Bonifacio Tadiar | |
Laguna | Marcelo P. Zorilla | |
Laguna | Jesus Bautista | |
Lanao | Datu Bato Ali | |
Lanao | Ciriaco B. Raval | |
Leyte | Jose Ma. Veloso | |
Leyte | Bernardo Torres | |
Manila | Alfonso E. Mendoza | |
Manila | Leon G. Guinto | |
Masbate | Emilio B. Espinosa | |
Masbate | Pio V. Corpus | |
Mindoro | Raul T. Leuterio | |
Mindoro | Felipe S. Abeleda | |
Misamis Occidental | Rufino Jaca Abadies | |
Misamis Occidental | P. M. Stewart del Rosario | |
Misamis Oriental | Isidro Vamenta | |
Misamis Oriental | Jose Artadi | |
Mountain Province | Florencio Bagwan | |
Mountain Province | Hilary P. Clapp | |
Negros Occidental | Gil M. Montilla | |
Negros Occidental | Vicente F. Castillo | |
Negros Oriental | Julian L. Teves | |
Negros Oriental | Guillermo Z. Villanueva | |
Nueva Ecija | Hermogenes Concepcion | |
Nueva Ecija | Jose Robles, Jr. | |
Nueva Vizcaya | Guillermo E. Boñgolan | |
Nueva Vizcaya | Demetrio Quirino | |
Palawan | Iñigo R. Peña | |
Palawan | Patricio Fernandez | |
Pampanga | Felix B. Bautista | |
Pampanga | Eligio G. Lagman | |
Pangasinan | Bernabe Aquino | |
Pangasinan | Santiago U. Estrada | |
Rizal | Nicanor A. Roxas | |
Rizal | Tomas M. Molina | |
Samar | Serafin S. Marabut | |
Samar | Cayetano Lucero | |
San Pablo City | Sofronio Abrera | |
San Pablo City | Tomas Dizon | |
Sorsogon | Manuel Estipona | |
Sorsogon | Rafael Ramos | |
Sulu | Gulamu Rasul | |
Sulu | Ombra Amilbangsa | |
Surigao | Jose D. Cortez | |
Surigao | Fernando C. Silvosa | |
Tarlac | Benigno S. Aquino, Sr. | |
Tarlac | Sergio L. Aquino | |
Tayabas | Tomas B. Morato | |
Tayabas | Natalio A. Enriquez | |
Zambales | Valentin S. Afable | |
Zambales | Francisco Dantes | |
Zamboanga | Juan S. Alano | |
Zamboanga | Agustin L. Alvarez |