The National Defense Act of 1935 provided for obligatory military service; which act number is this?

• A. Commonwealth Act No. 578
• B. Commonwealth Act No. 1
• C. Act No. 74
• D. Act No. 2706

Answer: (B)

The National Defense Act of 1935 is paired with the first act passed by the Philippine Commonwealth government, reflecting how laws were numbered during that era. Commonwealth Act No. 1 was the foundational measure establishing the framework for national defense and the provision for obligatory military service. Because it is the earliest act in the Commonwealth sequence, it carries the number 1, making it the correct match for the National Defense Act of 1935. The other numbers correspond to different statutes from later times, not this act.