Sessions

• First Special Session: November 25, – December 21, 1935
• First Regular Session: June 16 – October 9, 1936
  • Second Special Session: August 28 – September 8, 1937
  • Third Special Session: September 9, 1937
• Second Regular Session: January 24 – May 19, 1938
  • Fourth Special Session: May 23 – May 24, 1938
  • Fifth Special Session: July 25 – August 15, 1938

Legislation

Major legislation

• Commonwealth Act No. 1 – The National Defense Act of 1935
  National Defense Act of 1935
  The National Defense Act of 1935 was passed by the Philippine National Assembly on December 21, 1935. The purpose of this act was to create an independent Philippine Army, this was interrupted by World War II.-Provisions:...
  
  
• Commonwealth Act No. 2 – Creation of the National Economic Council
  National Economic and Development Authority (Philippines)
  The National Economic and Development Authority , abbreviated as NEDA, is an independent cabinet-level agency of the Philippine government responsible for economic development and planning. It is headed by the President of the Philippines as chairman of the NEDA board, with the Secretary of...
  
  
• Commonwealth Act No. 3 – Reorganization of the Supreme Court
  Supreme Court of the Philippines
  The Supreme Court of the Philippines is the Philippines' highest judicial court, as well as the court of last resort. The court consists of 14 Associate Justices and 1 Chief Justice...
  
   and the Creation of the Court of Appeals
• Commonwealth Act No. 5 – Reorganization of the Executive Departments
  Executive Departments of the Philippines
  The Executive departments of the Philippines is the largest component of the national executive branch of the government of the Philippines. There are a total of nineteen executive departments. The departments comprise the largest part of the country's bureaucracy...
  
   and the Creation of the Budget Commission
  Department of Budget and Management (Philippines)
  The Philippines' Department of Budget and Management is an executive body under the Office of the President of the Philippines...
  
  
• Commonwealth Act No. 7 – Creation of the National Loan and Investment Board
• Commonwealth Act No. 20 – Agrarian Reform Act of 1936
• Commonwealth Act No. 34 – Setting the Date of April 30, 1937 for the Plebiscite of the Constitutional Amendments pertaining to Women's Suffrage
• Commonwealth Act No. 39 – Charter of the City of Zamboanga
• Commonwealth Act No. 51 – Charter of the City of Davao
• Commonwealth Act No. 58 – Charter of the City of Cebu
  Cebu City
  The City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and is the second largest city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards in the country.The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was...
  
  
• Commonwealth Act No. 85 – Amendment to the Provincial and Municipal Appropriations Act
• Commonwealth Act No. 103 – Creation of the Court of Industrial Relations
• Commonwealth Act No. 104 – Authorizing the Secretary of Labor to Promulgate and Enforce Regulations and the Establishment of Safety Standards for Laborers and Employees working in Quarries and Mines
• Commonwealth Act No. 118 – The Philippine Livestock Promotion Fund Act of 1936
• Commonwealth Act No. 120 – The National Power Corporation
  National Power Corporation
  The National Power Corporation , also known as the NPC or Napocor, is a state-owned company that serves as the largest provider and generator of electricity in the Philippines...
  
   Act of 1936
• Commonwealth Act No. 177 – Extension of the Civil Service Commission
  Civil Service Commission (Philippines)
  The Civil Service Commission of the Philippines is a government agency which deals with civil service matters and conflict resolution. It is tasked with the responsibility of overseeing the integrity of government actions and processes. The commission was originally founded in 1900 through Act...
  
  
• Commonwealth Act No. 184 – Creation of the Institute of National Language
• Commonwealth Act No. 186 – Creation of the Government Insurance Service System
• Commonwealth Act No. 192 – Creation of the National Produce Exchange
• Commonwealth Act No. 238 – Abolition of the Cedula or Poll Tax
  Poll tax
  A poll tax is a tax of a portioned, fixed amount per individual in accordance with the census . When a corvée is commuted for cash payment, in effect it becomes a poll tax...
  
  
• Commonwealth Act No. 234 – Appropriations for Primary Education
• Commonwealth Act No. 240 – Appropriations for New Elementary School Buildings
• Commonwealth Act No. 242 – Compensation for Lost Cedula Revenues
• Commonwealth Act No. 246 – General Appropriations Act of 1936
• Commonwealth Act No. 328 – Charter of the City of Bacolod
  Bacolod City
  The City of Bacolod , is a highly urbanized midsize Philippine city. It is the capital of the Negros Occidental province. Having a total of 499,497 inhabitants as of August 1, 2007, it is the most populous city in the Western Visayas Region. It is currently ranked as the 17th most populous city in...
  
  
• Commonwealth Act No. 343 – Abolition of the State Force Police and the Re-Creation of the Philippine Constabulary
  Philippine National Police
  The Philippine National Police is the national police force of the Republic of the Philippines. It is both a national and a local police force in that it does provides all law enforcement services throughout the Philippines...
  
  
• Commonwealth Act No. 381 – Creating A Level of Three Years of Immediate Education for Children and its Appropriations

Leadership

• Speaker:

Gil M. Montilla

Gil Montilla

Gil Montilla was a Filipino politician who served as Speaker of the National Assembly from 1935 to 1938, and a member of the Philippine Senate...

 (NP, 2nd District Negros Oriental)

• Floor Leader:

Jose E. Romero (NP, 3rd District Negros Occidental)

Members

Further reading

• Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library