1907 Formal inauguration of the Philippine Assembly, with Cebu’s Sergio Osmeña as Speaker. 1916 In accordance with the provisions of the Jones Law, the Philippine Legislature meets for the first time. Manuel L. Quezon and Sergio Osmeña are elected as Senate President and Speaker of the House respectively.
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Vicente Sotto Lecture 2024 July
“Gugma sa Yutang Natawhan: Recontextualizing Vicente Sotto’s sense of nation in his journalistic fiction amid current challenges to Philippine Sovereignty,” Dr. Crina E. Tañongon ABSTRACT: Following the Philippines’ independence from American colonial rule in 1946, questions persist regarding the nation’s true sovereignty, especially amidst ongoing territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea with China. This […]