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Samar's 3rd Congressional District
Samar's 3rd congressional district was one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Samar in existence between 1907 and 1965. It was created under the Philippine Organic Act from former territories of the province. The district was originally composed of the municipalities of Balangiga, Borongan, Dolores, Guiuan, Llorente, Oras, San Julian, Sulat and Taft which now constitute the province of Eastern Samar. It was a single-member district throughout the ten legislatures of the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands from 1907 to 1935, the three legislatures of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1946, and the first five congresses of the Third Philippine Republic from 1946 to 1965. The district was represented by a total of eleven representatives throughout its existence. It was abolished in 1965 following the passage of Republic Act No. 4221 which created the province of Eastern Samar. It was last represented by Felipe J. Abrigo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congressional Districts Of The Philippines
Congressional districts of the Philippines ( fil, distritong pangkapulungan) refers to the electoral districts or constituencies in which the country is divided for the purpose of electing 253 of the 316 members of the House of Representatives (with the other 63 being elected through a system of party-list proportional representation). The country is currently divided into 253 congressional districts, also known as legislative districts or representative districts, with each one representing at least 250,000 people or one entire province. The 1987 Constitution of the Philippines initially provided for a maximum 200 congressional districts or 80 percent of the maximum 250 seats for the lower house, with the remaining 20 percent or 50 seats allotted for sectoral or party-list representatives. This number has since been revised with the enactment of several laws creating more districts pursuant to the 1991 Local Government Code. Philippine congressional districts are contiguous and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Philippine Republic
Third or 3rd may refer to: Numbers * 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3 * , a fraction of one third * 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute'' Places * 3rd Street (other) * Third Avenue (other) * Highway 3 Music Music theory * Interval number of three in a musical interval **major third, a third spanning four semitones **minor third, a third encompassing three half steps, or semitones ** neutral third, wider than a minor third but narrower than a major third ** augmented third, an interval of five semitones ** diminished third, produced by narrowing a minor third by a chromatic semitone * Third (chord), chord member a third above the root *Degree (music), three away from tonic ** mediant, third degree of the diatonic scale **submediant, sixth degree of the diatonic scale – three steps below the tonic ** chromatic mediant, chromatic relationship by thirds *Ladder of thirds, similar to the circle of fifths Albums *'' Third/Sister Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Philippine Legislature
The Fourth Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippine Islands under the sovereign control of the United States from October 16, 1916 to March 8, 1919. Sessions *First Regular Session: October 16, 1916– February 8, 1917 **''First Special Session'': February 12 – 22, 1917 *Second Regular Session: October 16, 1917 – February 8, 1918 **''Second Special Session'': September 30 – October 2, 1918 *Third Regular Session: October 7, 1918 – February 8, 1919 **''Third Special Session'': March 1 – 8, 1919 Legislation The Fourth Philippine Legislature passed a total of 204 laws (Act Nos. 2665 – 2868).Senate Diary, 4th Philippine Legislature (written in Spanish), October 23, 1916, p32. Adams Building, US Library of Congress, from research of Dr. Abraham T. Rasul, Jr, Washington DC Leadership Senate *President of the Senate :: Manuel L. Quezon ( Nacionalista, Fifth District) *Majority Floor Leader: ::Francisco F. Villanueva ( Nacionalista, Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hernani, Eastern Samar
Hernani, officially the Municipality of Hernani ( war, Bungto han Hernani; tl, Bayan ng Hernani), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,531 people. It was formerly called Nag-as, after the name of the river flowing southeast of the town center. History Hernani was founded around the year 1850 by a settler from Guiuan named Miguel Candido. Hernani, was created into a municipality by virtue of a Royal Order on January 4, 1864. On October 12, 1897, giant tidal waves struck Hernani. More than 300 people were killed, and public buildings and houses were destroyed, including the newly–built stone church. Following the disaster, the survivors relocated the town center to a more secure place about one–half kilometer inland. This site is now the present location. Immediately following the Philippine-American War, the political status of Hernani was reduced into a barrio under the jurisdi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 Philippine Assembly Elections
Philippine Assembly and local elections were held in the Philippines on June 4, 1912. Results See also * Commission on Elections *Politics of the Philippines * Philippine elections External linksOfficial website of the Commission on Elections {{Philippine elections 1912 Events January * January 1 – The Republic of China is established. * January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens. * January 6 ** German geophysicist Alfred ... 1912 elections in the Philippines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Philippine Legislature
The Third Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippines under the sovereign control of the United States from October 16, 1912, to February 24, 1916. Sessions *First Regular Session: October 16, 1912– February 3, 1913 **''First Special Session'': February 6 – 11, 1913 *Second Regular Session: October 16, 1913 – February 3, 1914 **''Second Special Session'': February 4 – 28, 1914 *Third Regular Session: October 16, 1914 – February 5, 1915 *Fourth Regular Session: October 16, 1915 – February 4, 1916 **''Second Special Session'': February 14 – 24, 1916 Legislation The Third Philippine Legislature passed a total of 473 laws (Act Nos. 2192–2664) Leadership Philippine Commission *Governor-General and ex-officio President of the Philippine Commission: :: William Cameron Forbes ::Francis Burton Harrison ''appointed on September 2, 1913'' Philippine Assembly *Speaker of the Philippine Assembly ::Sergio Osmeña ( Nacionalista, 2nd Distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salcedo, Eastern Samar
Salcedo (IPA: �sɐlˈsɛdo war, Bungto han Salcedo, tl, Bayan ng Salcedo), officially the Municipality of Salcedo, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,136 people. History During World War II the Salcedo was part of a large US Navy base Leyte-Samar Naval Base Leyte-Samar Naval Base was a large United States Navy base in the Philippines on the Islands of Leyte and Samar. The Base was built during World War II to support the many naval ships fighting and patrolling in the South West Pacific theatre of ... from 1944 to 1946. In 1959, the sitio of Balud was converted into a barrio. Geography Barangays Salcedo is politically subdivided into 41 barangays. Climate Demographics The population of Salcedo, Eastern Samar, in the 2020 census was 22,136 people, with a density of . Economy References External links * [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code] Philippine Census ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1909 Philippine Assembly Elections
Philippine Assembly elections were held in the Philippines on November 2, 1909. Results Votes by province Note :A. Members of the Independent and Inmediatista factions were absorbed by the Nacionalista Party. This led to the combination of their seats which totaled to 59 seats. See also * Commission on Elections *Politics of the Philippines * Philippine elections References External links Official website of the Commission on Elections {{Philippine elections 1909 Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ... November 1909 events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Philippine Legislature
The Second Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippines under the sovereign control of the United States from March 28, 1910 to February 6, 1912. Sessions **''First Special Session'': March 28 – April 19, 1910 *First Regular Session: October 17, 1910 – February 3, 1911 *Second Regular Session: October 16, 1911 – February 1, 1912 **''Second Special Session'': February 2 – 6, 1912 Legislation The Second Philippine Legislature passed a total of 221 laws (Act Nos. 1971–2191) Leadership Philippine Commission *Governor-General: William Cameron Forbes Philippine Assembly *Speaker: Sergio Osmeña (Cebu-2nd, Nacionalista) Members Philippine Commission Sources: * Colby, Frank Moore (1911). ''The New International Yearbook: A Compendium of the World's Progress for the Year 1910''. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company. * ''Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Second Session of the First Philippine Legislature''. Manila: Bureau of Prin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1907 Philippine Assembly Elections
The first Philippine Assembly elections were held across the Philippines on July 30, 1907. The Philippine Organic Act of 1902 established a bicameral Philippine Legislature composed of the appointed Philippine Commission as the upper house and the elected Philippine Assembly as the lower house. The first national election for a legislative body in the Philippines, and considered to be a de facto independence referendum, the newly-formed Nacionalista Party, advocating independence, defeated the more established Progresista Party, which were conservative. Formation of political parties With the conclusion of the Philippine–American War (then known as the "Philippine Insurrection") and the establishment of the American colonial Insular Government under the Philippine Organic Act of 1902, elections were held in various parts of the Philippines. Divisions developed between the ''Federalistas'' who advocated for statehood within the United States, and the ''Independistas'' thos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Philippine Legislature
The First Philippine Legislature was the first session of the Philippine Legislature, the first representative legislature of the Philippines. Then known as the Philippine Islands, the Philippines under the sovereign control of the United States through the Insular Government. The Philippine Legislature consisted of an appointed upper house, the Philippine Commission, and an elected lower house, the Philippine Assembly. These bodies were the predecessors of the Philippine Senate and Philippine House of the Philippine Congress. Sessions * Inaugural Regular Session: October 16, 1907 – February 1, 1908 * First Regular Session: February 3, 1908 – May 21, 1908 * ''First Special Session'': May 22 – June 19, 1908 * Second Regular Session: February 1 – May 20, 1909 Legislation The First Philippine Legislature passed a total of 170 laws (Act Nos. 1801–1970) Major legislation * Act No. 1801 — ''Gabaldon Act'' Leadership Philippine Commission * Governor-General ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenio Daza
Don Eugenio Daza y Salazar (November 15, 1870 – December 16, 1954) is a Filipino '' principale'' (nobleman) recognized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) as the first ''maestro'' (teacher) in the Samar province. He was both an infantry major and procurement officer in the Philippine Republican Army during the Philippine-American War. He was area commander of General Lukbán's forces for Southeastern Samar and overall commander and tactician of the Battle of Balangiga. After the war, he helped establish peace and order in Samar, in the transition to American governance. He was the congressman and Representative of Samar's 3rd District to the First Philippine Legislature. Daza was a leader in the Pulahan Campaign and his success is credited to having led to the overall victory of the campaign. Daza was one of the earliest advocates for the return of the Balangiga Bells. His 1935 memoir on the Balangiga Encounter aided in their eventual return. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
