Katipunan or Kataas-taasang Kagalang-

galangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng

Bayan (KKK) or Supreme and Venerable
Association of the Sons of the People
KARTILYA NG
KATIPUNAN
ABOUT THE
TEXT
▪ Written by Emilio Jacinto
▪ Its term was derived from the Spanish
Cartilla which was the primer used for
grade schools during the Spanish period.
▪ Serves as the primary lessons for the
members of the Katipunan
▪ basic teaching ; consist of 13 teachings
▪ these “teachings” should be taken to
heart of the members of society
“The Kartilya is the best known of
all Katipunan texts” and that it is
“only document of any length set
in print by the Katipunan prior to
August 1896 that is known to be
Jim
still exant.”
Richardson
▪ Represents not only the teachings for
the neophyte Katipunero but also the
guiding principles of the Society
▪ The teachings are expected from the
members even after the attainment of
freedom from the colonizers.
▪ The Kartilya ends with a document of
affirmation by the member to the
society’s teachings
▪ Not just a document for the Katipunan
ABOUT THE
AUTHOR
EMILIO JACINTO
❑ Born on December 15, 1875 in the district
of Trozo in Tondo, Manila
❑ Son of Mariano Jacinto, bookkeeper and
Josefa Dizon
❑ Colegio de San Juan de Letran (secondary
education)
❑ University of Santo Tomas (Tertiary
education)
❑ Joined Philippine Revolution in 1896
❑ Joined Katipunan in 1894 at the age of 18
and took the symbolic name Pingkian
❑ The “Brains of the Katipunan” or “Utak ng Katipunan”
❑ Author of the Kartilya, Editor of the Newpaper
Kalayaan
❑ The author of several literacy writings using the pen
name “Dimas Ilaw”
❑ Secretary, Fiscal, Editor
❑ Later appointed as General by Bonifacio in 1897
❑ An adviser to the Supremo
❑ He was wounded in a battle against the Spaniards in
Magdalena, Laguna and was captured
❑ He died on April 6, 1899 due to Malaria in Majayjay
TEACHINGS OF THE
KATIPUNAN OF THE
SONS OF THE
PEOPLE
▪ Life which is not consecrated to a lofty
and sacred cause is like a tree without a
shadow, if not a poisonous weed.
▪ A good deed that springs from a desire
for personal profit and not from a desire
to do good is not kindness.
▪ True greatness consists in being
charitable, in loving one’s fellowmen and
in adjusting every movement, deed and
word to true Reason.
▪ 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.
▪ 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.
▪ He who is noble prefers honor to
personal gains; he who is mean
prefers personal profit to honor.
▪ To a man with a sense of shame ,
his word is inviolate.
▪ Don’t fritter away time; lost
riches may be recovered, but time
lost will never come again.
▪ Defend the oppressed and fight the
oppressor.
▪ An intelligent man is he who is cautious in
speech and knows how to keep the
secrets that must be guarded.
▪ 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.
▪ Think not of 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.
▪ What you do not want done to your wife,
daughter and sister, do not do to the
wife, daughter and sister of another.
▪ 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 loves the
land of his birth.
The current relevance of the Kartilya lies in
the fact that I established not only the rules
for the members of the organization but the
principles for the citizens of a nation once
independence had been achieved.
Through written in the 19th century, the
Kartilya is significant to the lives of modern
Filipinos as it reads like a simple creed for
living in the light of the many changes
occurring at present
ASSOCIATION OF THE SONS
OF THE PEOPLE

TO THOSE WHO WANT TO

JOIN THE ASSOCIATION
❑To enter this association may have a full
understanding and knowledge of its guiding principles
and main teachings, it is necessary to make these
things know to them so that they will not, tomorrow
or the next day, repent and so that they may perform
their duties wholeheartedly
❑One of the foremost rules here is true love of the
native land and the genuine compassion for one
another
❑Poor, rich, ignorant, wise here are all equal and true
brethren.
❑As soon as anybody enters here, he shall perforce
renounce disorderly habits and shall submit to the
authority of the Sacred commands of the
Katipunan
❑If the applicants merely wishes to know the
secrets of the Association, or to seek personal
gratification he cannot proceed, for here the
many who are watching him will already know his
intentions, and will immediately have recourse to
an effective remedy, such as befits traitors.
❑Actions are demanded in this kind of Association
and then if who is not willing to act should not
enter, no matter how good a speaker he might be