•After Rizal’s death,

Andres Bonifacio
founded a secret
revolutionary society
(KKK) on July 7,
1892 for Filipinos to
fight for freedom.
 Kataas – taasan Kagalang – galangang
Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan
(Highest and Most Respectable Society of
the Sons of the People)

1. To unite the Filipinos into one solid nation

2. To fight for Philippine independence from
Spain.
 KATIPUNAN GOVERNMENT

• Deodato Arellano was the first president of

the Katipunan. Andres Bonifacio replaced
him in 1895 which changed the title
president changed to Supremo.
 SECRET INITIATION OF THE
KATIPUNAN

• Candidate for membership was first

blindfolded and entered a secret room. He
had to pass tests and a blood compact will
be done afterwards.
• 1896 - 20, 000 members
 KATIPUNAN LITERATURE

• 1. Andres Bonifacio – wrote Decalogue of

the Katipunan (a collection of wise sayings
for Katipuneros and Pag – ibig sa
Tinubuang Lupa ( Love for Country).
• 2. Emilio Jacinto – wrote the Kartilla
(collection of teachings of Katipunan) and A
La Patria.
• 3. Dr. Pio Valenzuela – helped Bonifacio
and jacinto to edit the Katipunan newspaper
(Kalayaan) and wrote an essay Catwiran (Is
it Fair?).
Emilio Jacinto
(1875 – 1899)
• Called the “Brain of the Katipunan”, Emilio Jacinto
was born in Tondo on December 15, 1875, the son
of Mariano Jacinto and Josefa Dizon.
• He enrolled at San Juan de Letran College and
later at the University of Santo Tomas, where he
developed a taste for reading. At the age of
eighteen, he joined the Katipunan, becoming the
youngest member of them all. Membership in the
secret society forced Jacinto to speak Tagalog, for
it was a rule that all conversations and discussions
were to be carried on in Tagalog.
• Honesty and highly intelligent, he won the
admiration of Bonifacio and subsequently
became his trusted friend and adviser.
• Because Bonifacio has such implicit faith in him
that when he wrote the “Kartilya” or primer for
the Katipuneros Bonifacio did not hesitate to
adopt it as the official “teachings” of the society.
• Jacinto while directing a campaign against the
Spaniards in Mahayhay, Laguna, contracted
fever and died on April 16, 1899
The Teachings of Katipunan
 The Teachings of Katipunan
• Realizing the importance of a primer to
indoctrinate the members of the society in
its ideal,Jacinto prepared one which he
called Kartilya.
• Kartilya- a word adapted from the
spanish “cartilla” which at that time
meant a primer forgrade school
students.
• Kartilya can be treated as the Katipunan’s
code of conduct.
 14 Teachings of Katipunan

I--›Life which I not consecrated to a

lofty and sacred cause is like a
tree without a shadow, if not a
poisonous weed.

The first tenet highlights the importance of

living a purpose-driven life. A Katipunero who
does not have a purpose lives a useless life.
II--›A good deed that springs from a
desire for personal profit and not
from a desire to do good is not
kindness.

The second rule is all about doing the right

thing. A deed carried out for the sake of fame is
not worthy of praise.
III--›True greatness consists in being
charitable, in loving one’s fellow-men
and in adjusting every movement,
deed and word to true reason.

The third tenet shows what kindness really means. True act of
kindness for a Katipunero is in the love and service he render
to other people and not the other way around.
IV--›All men are equal, be the color
of their skin black or white. One
may be superior to another in
knowledge, wealth, and beauty,
but cannot be superior in being.

The fourth tenet highlights equality. Every Katipuneros

are treated equally no matter what race or educational
background he has.
V--›He who is noble prefers honor
to personal gains; he who is mean
prefers personal profit to honor.

The fifth shows what honor should mean for a

Katipunero. A true Katipunero values honor more than
his personal interest.
VI--›To a man with sense of shame,
his word is inviolate.

The sixth tenet is all about being a man of word. A

Katipunero who has a sense of shame must be a man of
his word.
VII--›Don’t fritter away time; lost
riches may be recovered, but time
lost will never come again,

The seventh rule gives importance to time. A Katipunero

must give importance to time. For the Katipunan, a time
that is lost will never be back.
VIII--›Defend the oppressed and
fight the oppressor.

The eighth tenet is all about fighting for what is right. A

Katipunero must protect the weak and fight those who
oppress the weak.
IX--›An intelligent man is he who is
cautious in speech and knows
how to keep the secrets that must
be guarded.

The ninth tenet highlights the importance trust. A

Katipunero is careful with what he says and keeps the
things that must be kept secret.
X--›In the thorny path of life, man is
the guide of his wife and children;
if he who guides moves toward
evil, they who are guided likewise
move toward evil.
The tenth principle is all about being able to lead a family.
AKatipunero must lead his family to the right path. If the
leader is consumed by evil, so does his followers.
XI--›Think not of a woman as a thing merely to
while away time with, but as a helper and
partner in the hardships of life. Respect her
in her weakness, and remember the mother
who brought you into this world and who
cared for you in your childhood.

The eleventh principle is all about women. A Katipunero

must give importance to a woman. He must not see her
as an object, nor a past time. That whenever a Katipunero
sees a woman, he will remember his mother who
nurtured.
XII--›What you don’t want done to
your wife, daughter, and sister, do
not do to the wife, daughter, and
sister of another.
The twelfth principle gives importance to every actions
that one has to make. A Katipunero must not do the
things that he does not want to be done to him or to his
family.
XIII--›The nobility of a man does not consist in
being a king, nor in the highness of the
nose and the whiteness of the skin nor in
being a priest representing God, nor in the
exalted position on this earth,but pure and
truly noble is he who, though born in the
woods, is possessed of an upright
character, who is true to his words; who has
dignity and honor; who does not oppress
and does not help those who oppress; who
knows how to look after and love the land of
his birth.
• The thirteenth principle is about having
the right character. A Katipunero’s life is
not measured by what is his status in life
nor with the things that he possess.
Instead, it is in his character and his love
for the native land.
IX--› When these rules of conduct shall be
known to all , the longed for the sun of
Liberty shall rise brilliant over this most
unhappy portion of the globe and its rays
shall diffuse everlasting joy among the
confederated brethren of the same rays, the
lives of those who have gone before , the
fatigues and well paid sufferings will remain.
If he who desires to enter has informed
himself of all this and believes he will be
able to perform what will be his duties, he
may fill out the application for admission.
• The last tenet, shows a glimpse of what
the author desire. It shows the sense of
hopefulness for the motherland and that
all the sacrifices made is not all for
nothing.
HISTORICAL VALUES
• The Filipinos can only solve their problems if
they are united.
• The Filipinos love freedom and hate
tyranny.
• Filipinos spoke out against the cruel
treatment of our people.
• We must remember and honor these heroes
and heroines who fought for our rights
during the Spanish era.
• A violent revolution does not end a nation’s
problem as foreseen by Dr. Jose Rizal.
Thank you!!!!