Philippine Legislature
E633035
The Philippine Legislature was the historical bicameral lawmaking body of the Philippines during the American colonial and early Commonwealth periods, responsible for enacting national legislation before the establishment of the modern Congress.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philippine Legislature canonical | 4 |
| Philippine Commission | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
historical legislative body ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Commonwealth of the Philippines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippine Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archivesAt | National Archives of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Defunct legislatures
ⓘ
History of the Philippines (1898–1946) ⓘ Politics of the Philippines ⓘ |
| composition |
district representatives
ⓘ
elected members ⓘ senators elected at-large or by districts ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United States colonial administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followed | Philippine Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Congress of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
approve colonial budgets
ⓘ
debate public policy ⓘ enact national legislation ⓘ |
| governingAuthority | United States Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippine House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | predecessor of the modern Congress of the Philippines ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | entire Philippine archipelago under U.S. sovereignty ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Filipino NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor | Philippine national government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeType | bicameral ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Manila ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Legislative Building, Manila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| natureOfWork | lawmaking ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of the Philippine Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | parliamentary-style colonial administration ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Commonwealth Constitution of the Philippines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jones Law (Philippine Autonomy Act) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tydings–McDuffie Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Philippine Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Congress of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | first fully elected national legislature under U.S. rule in the Philippines ⓘ |
| significantEvent | transition from colonial to Commonwealth self-government ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole |
lower house as House of Representatives
ⓘ
upper house as Senate ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
American colonial period in the Philippines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Commonwealth period of the Philippines ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
American colonial period (Philippines)
this entity surface form:
Philippine Commission
subject surface form:
American colonial period (Philippines)