Philippine Commission’s First Session in Baguio
Location:
Session Road, Baguio City, Benguet
Category:
Sites/Events
Type: Site
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker Date:
1940
Installed By:
Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
PHILIPPINE COMMISSION’S FIRST SESSION IN BAGUIO
THIS IS THE SITE OF THE BUILDING WHERE THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION HELD ITS FIRST SESSION IN BAGUIO FROM APRIL 22 TO JUNE 11, 1904, INCLUSIVE, INITIATING USE OF BAGUO AS THE PHILIPPINES’ SUMMER CAPITAL. THE COMMISSION WAS COMPOSED OF GOVERNOR-GENERAL LUKE E. WRIGHT, PRESIDENT, AND COMMISSIONERS HENRY C. IDE, DEAN C. WORCESTER, T. H. PARDO DE TAVERA, BENITO LEGARDA, JOSE R. DE LUZURIAGA, JAMES F. SMITH, AND W. CAMERON FORBES. IN THIS SESSION, 74 ACTS AND 273 RESOLUTIONS WERE APPROVED.
