Prior to 1935, the Philippine Islands, an insular area of the United States had the bicameral Philippine Legislature as its legislative body. The Philippine Legislature was established in 1907 and reorganized in 1916, pursuant to a U.S. federal law known as the Jones Law.
Prior to 1935, the Philippine Islands, an insular area of the United States, had a two-house legislative body known as the Philippine Legislature. The Philippine Legislature was founded in 1907 and restructured in 1916 under U.S. federal law called the Jones Law.