Institution

Philippine Commission

1899–1916 · 19th century

The Philippine Commission was a body appointed by the President of the United States to govern the Philippines. The second commission, under William Howard Taft, took over civil government from the army in 1901 and acted as the legislature, later as the upper house beside the elected Philippine Assembly from 1907. The Jones Law of 1916 replaced it with an elected Senate.

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Insular Government of the Philippine Islands

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Philippine Commission. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/philippine-commission
MLA: “Philippine Commission.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/philippine-commission. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Philippine Commission.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/philippine-commission.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Philippine Commission’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/philippine-commission (Accessed: ).

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