Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Philippine Assembly was the lower house of the bicameral Philippine Legislature from 1907 to 1916, during the American Colonial Period of the Philippines, and therefore one half of the legislative branch of the Insular Government, as established by the Philippine Organic Act of 1902 passed by the United States Congress.The first Philippine Assembly elections were held on July 30, 1907 and the Assembly was inaugurated on October 16, 1907 with Sergio Osmeña as Speaker of the Assembly, and Manuel L. Quezon and Vicente Singson representing the majority and minority floor leaders, respectively.The inauguration of the assembly marked a \"turning point in the country’s history, for its creation marked the commencement of Filipino participation in self-governance and a big leap towards self-determination.\" The Philippine Assembly was the first legislative body in the Philippines fully chosen by national elections. It is a direct precursor of the current House of Representatives of the Philippines.When the Jones Act was passed in 1916, the Assembly was renamed the House of Representatives of the Philippines and was the lower house of a new bicameral legislature with the elected Senate of the Philippines replacing the appointed Philippine Commission as the upper house."@en }
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- Philippine_Assembly abstract "The Philippine Assembly was the lower house of the bicameral Philippine Legislature from 1907 to 1916, during the American Colonial Period of the Philippines, and therefore one half of the legislative branch of the Insular Government, as established by the Philippine Organic Act of 1902 passed by the United States Congress.The first Philippine Assembly elections were held on July 30, 1907 and the Assembly was inaugurated on October 16, 1907 with Sergio Osmeña as Speaker of the Assembly, and Manuel L. Quezon and Vicente Singson representing the majority and minority floor leaders, respectively.The inauguration of the assembly marked a \"turning point in the country’s history, for its creation marked the commencement of Filipino participation in self-governance and a big leap towards self-determination.\" The Philippine Assembly was the first legislative body in the Philippines fully chosen by national elections. It is a direct precursor of the current House of Representatives of the Philippines.When the Jones Act was passed in 1916, the Assembly was renamed the House of Representatives of the Philippines and was the lower house of a new bicameral legislature with the elected Senate of the Philippines replacing the appointed Philippine Commission as the upper house.".