The Philippine Legislature was the legislative body of the Philippines during the earlier part U.S. colonial administration. It was a bicameral legislature, with the Philippine Commission, headed by the U.S. Governor General serving as the upper house, and the Philippine Assembly serving as the lower house. The enactment of the Jones Law in 1916 abolished the Philippine Commission and reorganized the Philippine Legislature as a bicameral legislature composed of a Senate and House of Representatives.
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