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Amando Avanceña
Amando Avanceña y Quiosay (February 6, 1879 — August 1, 1953) was a Filipino lawyer, hacendero, and politician. He became a member of the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1909 and 1912 to 1914 and served as governor of Iloilo from 1914 to 1916. He was also president of the ''La Confederacion de Asociaciones y Plantadores de Caña Dulce, Inc.'' during the 1920s and 1930s. Biography He was born in Molo, Iloilo on February 6, 1879. He studied at Colegio Seminario de Jaro from 1893 to 1897 and entered the University of Santo Tomas. When the Philippine Revolution broke out, he served in the revolutionary army. Upon the establishment of the civil government by the Americans, he studied law in the Colegio de Abogados de Manila in 1902. In 1904, he was admitted to the bar. As a political activist, he had been a contributor to ''La Revolucion'', a newspaper published during the war against Spain, and ''El Pais'', a newspaper suspended by the American military. In 1907, he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Assembly
The Philippine Assembly (sometimes called the Philippine National Assembly) was the lower house of the Philippine Legislature from 1907 to 1916, when it was renamed the House of Representatives of the Philippines. The Philippine Assembly was the first national legislative body fully chosen by elections. The Assembly was created by the 1902 Philippine Organic Act of the United States Congress, which established the Insular Government of the Philippines. Along with an upper house (the appointed Philippine Commission), it formed the bicameral Philippine Legislature during the American colonial period. In 1916, the Jones Act replaced the Philippine Organic Act and the Assembly became the current House of Representatives of the Philippines. The first Philippine Assembly elections were held on July 30, 1907. These were the first nationwide elections ever held in the Philippines. The Assembly was inaugurated on October 16, 1907 with Sergio Osmeña as Speaker of the Assem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
