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| 1st Congress of the Commonwealth of the Philippines | |||||
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| Term | June 9 – December 20, 1945 | ||||
| President | Sergio Osmeña | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 24 | ||||
| President | Manuel Roxas | ||||
| President pro tempore | Elpidio Quirino | ||||
| Majority leader | Melecio Arranz | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 98 | ||||
| Speaker | Jose Zulueta | ||||
| Speaker pro tempore | Prospero Sanidad | ||||
| Majority leader | Eugenio Perez | ||||
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The 1st Congress of the Commonwealth of the Philippines (Filipino: Unang Kongreso ng Komenwelt ng Pilipinas), also known as the Postwar Congress,[1] and the Liberation Congress,[2] refers to the meeting of the bicameral legislature composed of the Senate and House of Representatives, from 1945 to 1946. The meeting only convened after the reestablishment of the Commonwealth of the Philippines in 1945 when President Sergio Osmeña called it to hold five special sessions. Osmeña had replaced Manuel L. Quezon as president after the former died in exile in the United States in 1944.
- ^ "Life Vol. 57, No. 3". Life. Life Inc. July 17, 1964. p. 94. ISSN 0024-3019. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ Agpalo, Remigio E.; Daroy, Petronilo Bn, eds. (1997). The Philippine Senate. Manila: Dick Baldovino Enterprises. ISBN 978-971-91612-0-2. Retrieved February 11, 2021.