The two houses would share legislative powers, although the upper house alone would pass laws relating to the Moros and other non-Christian peoples.
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Benigno "Igno" Aquino was first elected to the Philippine Legislature (as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives) in 1919 representing the 2nd District of Tarlac.
The Legislative Districts of Misamis, namely the first and second districts, were the representations of the Province of Misamis in the Philippine Legislature from 1907 to 1931, when Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental — the provinces it was divided into on November 2, 1929 — were each granted their own representation.
Through the leadership of then Speaker Sergio Osmeña and then Floor Leader Manuel L. Quezon, the Rules of the 59th United States Congress was substantially adopted as the Rules of the Philippine Legislature.
PLDT was established on November 28, 1928, by an act of the Philippine legislature and approved by then Governor-General Henry L. Stimson by means of a merger of four telephone companies under operation of the American telephone company GTE.