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.
Before 1935, the Philippine Islands, an insular area of the United States, had a two-house legislative body called the Philippine Legislature. This legislature was created in 1907 and restructured in 1916 under U.S. federal law known as the Jones Law.