Malolos Congress
The Malolos Congress, also known as the Revolutionary Congress and formally the National Assembly, was the legislative body of the Revolutionary Government of the Philippines and, later, as the Philippine Republic.
From 1898 to 1899, prior to the Philippine Declaration of Independence and their gathering at Barasoain Church in Malolos, Bulacan, for the drafting of the Malolos Constitution, congressional delegates used the Malolos station at the Malolos town center.
Members were chosen in the elections held from June 23 to September 10, 1898. The assembly consisted of elected delegates chosen by balloting in provincial assemblies and appointed delegates chosen by the president to represent regions under unstable military and civilian conditions. The Revolutionary Congress was opened on September 15, 1898. President Emilio Aguinaldo presided over the opening session of the assembly.
After the promulgation of the Malolos Constitution on January 22, 1899, replaced the revolutionary government with the Philippine Republic, the Malolos Congress became the legislative branch of that government, designated in the constitution as the Assembly of Representatives.
Sessions
- Regular session: September 15, 1898 – November 13, 1899
- Special session: February 4, 1899
Leadership
- President: Pedro Paterno
- Vice President: Benito Legarda
- Secretaries:
- *Gregorio S. Araneta
- *Pablo Ocampo
Members
| Province | Delegates | Notes |
| Abra | Elected | |
| Abra | Elected | |
| Albay | Elected | |
| Albay | Elected | |
| Albay | Elected | |
| Albay | Elected | |
| Albay | Appointed | |
| Antique | Appointed | |
| Antique | Appointed | |
| Antique | Appointed | |
| Bataan | Elected | |
| Bataan | Elected | |
| Bataan | Elected | |
| Batanes | Appointed | |
| Batanes | Elected | |
| Batangas | Elected | |
| Batangas | Elected | |
| Batangas | Elected | |
| Batangas | Elected | |
| Bohol | Appointed | |
| Bohol | Appointed | |
| Bohol | Appointed | |
| Bulacan | Elected | |
| Bulacan | Elected | |
| Bulacan | Elected | |
| Bulacan | Elected | |
| Cagayan | Appointed | |
| Cagayan | Elected | |
| Cagayan | Appointed | |
| Calamianes | Appointed | |
| Calamianes | Appointed | |
| Calamianes | Appointed | |
| Camarines | Elected | |
| Camarines | Elected | |
| Camarines | Elected | |
| Camarines | Elected | |
| Capiz | Appointed | |
| Capiz | Appointed | |
| Capiz | Appointed | |
| Catanduanes | Appointed | |
| Catanduanes | Appointed | |
| Cavite | Elected | |
| Cavite | Elected | |
| Cavite | Elected | |
| Cavite | Elected | |
| Cebu | Appointed | |
| Cebu | Appointed | |
| Cebu | Appointed | |
| Cebu | Appointed | |
| Ilocos Norte | Elected | |
| Ilocos Norte | Elected | |
| Ilocos Norte | Elected | |
| Ilocos Norte | Elected | |
| Ilocos Norte | Elected | |
| Ilocos Norte | Elected | |
| Ilocos Sur | Appointed | |
| Ilocos Sur | Elected | |
| Ilocos Sur | Elected | |
| Ilocos Sur | Elected | |
| Iloilo | Appointed | |
| Iloilo | Appointed | |
| Iloilo | Appointed | |
| Iloilo | Appointed | |
| Iloilo | Appointed | |
| Isabela | Appointed | |
| Isabela | Elected | |
| Isabela | Elected | |
| La Union | Appointed | |
| La Union | Elected | |
| La Union | Appointed | |
| Laguna | Elected | |
| Laguna | Elected | |
| Laguna | Elected | |
| Laguna | Elected | |
| Lepanto | Elected | |
| Lepanto | Elected | |
| Lepanto | Elected | |
| Leyte | Appointed | |
| Leyte | Appointed | |
| Leyte | Appointed | |
| Leyte | Appointed | |
| Manila | Elected | |
| Manila | Elected | |
| Manila | Elected | |
| Manila | Elected | |
| Masbate | Appointed | |
| Masbate | Appointed | |
| Mindoro | Elected | |
| Mindoro | Appointed | |
| Mindoro | Appointed | |
| Morong | Elected | |
| Morong | Elected | |
| Negros Occidental | Appointed | |
| Negros Occidental | Appointed | |
| Negros Occidental | Appointed | |
| Negros Oriental | Appointed | |
| Negros Oriental | Appointed | |
| Negros Oriental | Appointed | |
| Nueva Ecija | Elected | |
| Nueva Ecija | Elected | |
| Nueva Ecija | Elected | |
| Nueva Vizcaya | Appointed | |
| Nueva Vizcaya | Elected | |
| Padre Burgos | Elected | |
| Padre Burgos | Appointed | |
| Padre Burgos | Appointed | |
| Palaos | Appointed | |
| Pampanga | Elected | |
| Pampanga | Elected | |
| Pampanga | Elected | |
| Pampanga | Elected | |
| Pangasinan | Appointed | |
| Pangasinan | Elected | |
| Pangasinan | Elected | |
| Pangasinan | Appointed | |
| Paragua | Appointed | |
| Paragua | Appointed | |
| Samar | Appointed | |
| Samar | Appointed | |
| Samar | Appointed | |
| Sorsogon | Appointed | |
| Sorsogon | Appointed | |
| Sorsogon | Appointed | |
| Tarlac | Elected | |
| Tarlac | Elected | |
| Tarlac | Elected | |
| Tayabas | Elected | |
| Tayabas | Appointed | |
| Tayabas | Appointed | |
| Tucuran | Appointed | |
| Zambales | Elected | |
| Zambales | Appointed | |
| Zambales | Elected | |
| Zamboanga | Appointed | |
| Zamboanga | Appointed | |
| Zamboanga | Appointed |
In 2006, it was asserted by the president of the Bulacan Historical Society, engineer Marcial Aniag, that among the 85 delegates who convened in Malolos there were 43 lawyers, 17 doctors, five pharmacists, three educators, seven businessmen, four painters, three military men, a priest, and four farmers. Five of the 85 delegates did not have a college degree.