Jones Law (Philippines)
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The Jones Law was an organic act passed by the United States Congress. The law replaced the Philippine Organic Act of 1902 and acted as a constitution of the Philippines from its enactment until 1934,
A poster advertising the passage of the Jones Law
Joint session of the Philippine Legislature, created by the Jones Law, in Manila, on November 15, 1916
The Commonwealth of the Philippines was an unincorporated territory and commonwealth of the United States that existed from 1935 to 1946. It was established following the Tydings–McDuffie Act to repla
Jones Law (Philippines)
…acted as a constitution of the Philippines from its enactment until 1934, when the Tydings–McDuffie Act was passed (which in turn led eventually to the Commonwealth of the Philippines and to independence from the United States). The Jones Law created the first fully elected Philippine legislature. The law was enacted by the 64th…
President Manuel L. Quezon of the Philippines
March 23, 1935: Constitutional Convention. Seated, left to right: George H. Dern, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Manuel L. Quezon
Manila circa 1936–1939.
Manuel L. Quezon visiting Franklin D. Roosevelt in Washington, D.C., while in exile