The Second National Assembly of the Philippines (
Filipino: ''Ikalawang Asemblyang Pambansa ng Pilipinas'') was the meeting of the
legislature
A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government.
Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known ...
of the
Commonwealth of the Philippines
The Commonwealth of the Philippines ( es, Commonwealth de Filipinas or ; tl, Komonwelt ng Pilipinas) was the administrative body that governed the Philippines from 1935 to 1946, aside from a period of exile in the Second World War from 1942 ...
, from January 24, 1939 until December 16, 1941, during the fourth, fifth, and sixth years of
Manuel L. Quezon's presidency.
Sessions
*First Regular Session: January 24 – June 17, 1939
**''First Special Session'': August 15 – September 18, 1939
**''Second Special Session'': September 25 – 29, 1939
**''Third Special Session'': November 2 – 14, 1939
*Second Regular Session: January 22 – May 8, 1940
**''Fourth Special Session'': July 8 – August 10, 1940
*Third Regular Session: January 27 – May 22, 1941
**''Fifth Special Session'': December 11 – 16, 1941
Legislation
The Second National Assembly passed a total of 256 laws: Commonwealth Act No. 416 to 671
Leadership
*Speaker:
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José Y. Yulo (
NP,
3rd District, Negros Occidental)
*Floor Leader:
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José E. Romero
José E. Romero, Sr. (born José Romero y Muñoz; 3 March 1897 – 23 October 1978), commonly known as José E. Romero, was a statesman and diplomat from the Philippines. He represented Negros Oriental's Second District and was Majority Floor L ...
(
NP,
2nd District, Negros Oriental)
::
Quintin B. Paredes (
NP,
Lone District, Abra)
Members
Notes
See also
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National Assembly of the Philippines
The National Assembly of the Philippines ( tl, Kapulungáng Pambansâ ng Pilipinas, es, Asamblea Nacional de Filipinas) refers to the legislature of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1941, and of the Second Philippine Republic ...
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1938 Philippine National Assembly election
Elections for the Second National Assembly were held on November 8, 1938, under a new law that allowed block voting, which favored the governing Nacionalista Party (formerly divided into the Democratica and the Pro-Independencia factions, which l ...
External links
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Further reading
*Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
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