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ALINSUNOD SA BATAS REPUBLIKA 8491, FLAG AND HERALDIC
CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, ANG WATAWAT NG PILIPINAS SA POOK NA
ITO AY MANANATLING NAKATAAS SA BUONG TAON AT NAIILAWAN SA
GABI.

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AS MANDATED BY REPUBLIC ACT 8491, THE FLAG AND HERALDIC
CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, THE PHILIPPINE FLAG SHALL BE
PERMANENTLY HOISTED ON THIS SITE 24/7 THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND SHALL
BE ILLUMINATED AT NIGHT.

This flag pole, over nintey feet tall, overlooks the monument, and grave, of revolutionary hero Dr. Jose Rizal whose execution here at the hands of the occupying Spanish forces became the flash point for the armed revolution resulting in the defeat of the Spanish, only to be replaced by the occupying forces of the United States for the next fifty years. Freedom came at last, after bitter and valiant war with Japan, in 1946, when the peaceful transfer of political rule was returned to the people of the Philippines.

These are the members of the First Congress, with the representatives listed by province.

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THE FIRST CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
1946 ~ 1949

THE SENATE

HON. JOSE D. AVELINO SENATE PRESIDENT (1946~1949) HON. VECENTE J. FRANCISCO MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER

HON. MELICIO ARRANZ PRESIDENT PRO~TEMPORE

HON. MARIAON JESUS CUENCO SENATE PRESIDENT (1949) HON. CARLOS P. GARCIA MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER

1946 ~ 1947 HON. DOMINGO IMPERIAL HON. EULOGIO RODRIGUEZ, SR. HON. PROCESO E. SEBASTIAN

1946 ~ 1949 HON. TOMAS CABILI HON. OLEGARIO B. OLARIN HON. TOMAS CONFESOR HON. RAMON DIOKNO HON. ALEJO MABANAG HON. ENRIQUE B. MAGALONA HON. SLIPADA K. PENDATUN HON. VECENTE SOTTO HON. EMILIANO T. TIRONA HON. RAMON TORRES HON. JOSE O. VERA

1947 ~ 1949 HON. PABLO ANGELES DAVID HON. FERNANDO LOPEZ HON. VECENTE MADRIGAL HON. CAMILO OSIAS HON. GERONIMA T. PECSON HON. CARLOS S. TAN HON. LORENZO TANADA

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HON. EUGENIO P. PEREZ
SPEAKER

HON. FRANCISCO I. ORTEGA
SPEAKER PRO-TEMPORE

HON. PAUL T. LEUTERIO MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER

HON. CIPRIANO P. PRIMICIAS MINORITY FLOOR LEADER

ABRA HON. QUINTIN PAREDES AQUSAN HON.MARCOS M. CALO ALBAY HON. EULOGIO V. LAWENKO HON. TORIBIO P. PEREZ HON. MARCIAL O. PANOLA ANTIQUE HON. EMIQDIO V. NIETES BATAAN HON. BONIFACIO B. CAMACHO BATANES HON.ANASTAGIO AGAN BATANGAS HON. FELIXBERTO M. SERRANO HON. PEDRO P. MUNOZ HON. JOSE B. LAUREL, JR. BOHOL HON. GENARO VISARRA HON. SIMEON G. TORIBIO HON. COSME P. GARCIA BUKIDNON HON. CARLOS A.H. FORTICH HON. REMEDIOS O. FORTICH BULACAN HON. FLORANTE C. ROQUE HON. ALEJO S. SANTOS CAGAYAN HON. CONRADO V. SINGSON HON. PAULINO A. ALONZO CAMARINES NORTE HON. EXMERALDO ECO CAMINARES SUR HON. JUAN Q. MIRANDA HON. SEBASTIAN C. MOLL, JR. CAPIZ HON. RAMON A. ARNALDO HON. CORNELIO T. VILLAREAL HON. JOSE M. REYES CATANDUANES HON. FRANCISCO A. PERFECTO CAVITE JUSTINIANO S. MONTANO CEBU HON. JEVENAL ALMENDRAS HON. VICENTE LOGARTA HON. MAXIMINO NOEL HON. AGUSTIN Y. KINTANAR HON. LEANDRO A. TOJONG HON. NICOLAS RAFOLS HON. JOSE V. RODRIGUEZ HON. MANUELA A. ZOSA

COTABATO HON. GUMBAY PIANG DAVAO HON. APOLINARIO CABIGON ILOCOS NORTE HON. DAMASO T. SAMONTE HON. PEDRO G. ALBANO ILOCOS SUR HON. FLORO CRISOLOGO HON. FIDEL B. VILLANUEVA ILOILO HON. JOSE C. ZULUETA HON. MATEO M. NONATO HON. OSCAR LEDESMA HON. TIBURCIO LUTERO HON. MARIANO PENAFLORIDA HON. JUAN V. BORRA HON. GAUDENCIO D. DEMAISIP ISABELA HON. DOMINGO B. PAQUIRIGAN LAGUNA HON. EDUARDO A. BARRETTO HON. ESTANISLAO A. FERNANDEZ, JR. LANAO HON. MANALAO A. MINDALANO LA UNION HON. FRANCISCO I. ORTEGA HON. MANUEL T. CASES LEYTE HON. CARLOS S. TAN HON. DOMINGO R. VELOSO HON. FRANCISCO PAJAO HON. JUAN R. PEREZ HON. ATILANO R. CINCO HON. JOSE R. MARTINEZ MANILA HON. JOSE TOPACIO NUENO HON. HERMENEGILDO ATIENZA MARINDUQUE HON. TOMOTEO P. RICOHERMOSO MASABATE HON. EMILIO ESPINOSA MINDORO HON. RAUL T. LEUTERIO MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL HON. PORFIRIO G. VILLARIN MISAMIS ORIENTAL HON. PEDRO SA. BACULIO MOUNTAIN PROVINCE HON. GEORGE K. TAIT HON. JOSE B. MENCIO HON. GABRIEL DUNUAN

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL HON. VICENTE F. GUS HON. CARLOS HILADO HON. ELISEO P. LIMSIACO NEGROS ORIENTAL HON. LORENZO TEVES HON. ENRIQUE MEDINA NUEVA ECIJA HON. JOSE CANDO HON. CONSTANCIO P. PADILLA NUEVA VISCAYA HON..LEON CABARRUGUIS PLAWAN HON. SOFRONIO EXPANOLA PAMPANGA HON. AMADO M. YUZON HON. LUIS M. TARUC PANGASINAN HON. JUAN DE G. RODRIGUEZ HON. EUGENIO P. PEREZ HON. PASCUAL M. BELTRAN HON. CIPRIANO P. PRIMICIAS HON. CIPRIANO S. ALLAS HON. NARCISO RAMOS QUEZON HON. FORTUNATO N. SUAREZ HON. TOMAS B. MORATO RIZAL HON. IGNACIO SANTO DIAZ HON. LORENZO SUMULONG ROMBLON HON. MODESTO FORMILLEZA SAMAR HON. AGRIPINO P. ESCAREAL HON. TITO V. TIZON HON. ADRIANO D. LOMUNTAD SORSOGON HON. PACIFICO S. CLEMENTE SULU HON. OMBRA AMILBANGSA SURIGAO HON. RICARDO NAVARRO TARLAC HON. JOSE J. ROY HON. ALEJANDRO SIMPAUCO ZAMBALES HON. ROMON MAGSAYSAY ZAMBOANGA HON. JUAN S. ALANO

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Manuel Roxas has the distinction of having been the last president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, and then inaugurated as the first president of the Third Republic of the Philippines. He had a distinguished career in national politics, but served less than two years in his new office, succumbing to a heart attack on April 15, 1947, at age 56. Vice-President Eplidio Quirino was sworn in as the repbulic's second president two days later.

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ON THIS SPOT, AT EXACTLY
9:15 O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING OF
THURSDAY, JULY FOURTH, IN THE
YEAR OF OUR LORD, NINETEEN
HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIX, THE
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES WAS
INAUGURATED BY PROCLAMATION
OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA, HARRY S.
TRUMAN, THROUGH HIS AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE, THE UNITED
STATES HIGH COMMISSIONER TO
THE PHILIPPINES, PAUL V. McNUTT,
AND THE FIRST PRESIDENT,
MANUEL ROXAS, AND THE FIRST
VICE-PRESIDENT, ELPIDIO QUIRINO,
WERE INDUCTED INTO OFFICE.

FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group Date of FIRST: 07/04/1946 More Information - Web URL: Not listed

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