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| Philippine Commission | |
|---|---|
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| Type | |
| Type |
From 1901–07
unicameral From 1907–16 upper house of the Philippine Legislature |
| History | |
| Founded | March 16, 1900 |
| Disbanded | October 16, 1916 |
| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Philippine Senate |
| Leadership | |
| Seats | 5 |
The Taft Commission, also known as Second Philippine Commission (Filipino: Ikalawang Komisyon ng Pilipinas) was established by United States President William McKinley on March 16, 1900 following the recommendations of the First Philippine Commission. The Second Commission was at first the sole legislative body of the Philippines, then known as the Philippine Islands under the sovereign control of the United States, while still under the Philippine–American War. After the passage of the Philippine Organic Act in 1902, the Commission functioned as a House of bicameral legislature until it was supplanted in 1916 by an elected legislature established in 1916 by the Philippine Autonomy Act.
William Howard Taft was the first head of the Philippine Commission, a post he filled between March 16, 1900 and July 4, 1901, after which the commission head also became the Civil Governor of the Philippines. He held the post until January 31, 1904 after he was appointed as the Secretary of War by Pres. Theodore Roosevelt. The Philippine Commission was subsequently headed by a number of persons, but is often mentioned informally and collectively as the "Taft Commission".
The Second Philippine Commission (the Taft Commission), established by President William McKinley on March 16, 1900, and headed by William Howard Taft, was granted legislative as well as limited executive powers. Between September 1900 and August 1902, it issued 499 laws, established a judicial system, including a Supreme Court, drew up a legal code, and organized a civil service. The 1901 municipal code provided for popularly elected presidentes, vicepresidentes, and councilors to serve on municipal boards. The municipal board members were responsible for collecting taxes, maintaining municipal properties, and undertaking necessary construction projects; they also elected provincial governors.
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