Aside from freedom, Katipunan was also built not just to fight against Spaniards but also

to promote education, values, awareness, and good qualities for all the Filipino people
to create better citizens of the society.
The Primer of Katipunan or Kartilya ng Katipunan served as pamphlets or a guidebook
for the new members of the organization that laid them to the group's rules and
principles. Emilio Jacinto wrote the first edition of the Kartilya, but later on, Andres
Bonifacio wrote the Kartilya's revised Decalogue. The Decalogue, originally titled
Katungkulang Gagawin ng mga Z. Ll. B. that means "Duties of the Sons of the People,"
but it was never published because Bonifacio believed that Jacinto's Kartilya was
superior to what he had made.
Emilio Jacinto was a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution and one of the
highest-ranking officers of Katipunan's revolutionary society. He became a secretary of
State for the Haring Bayang Katagalugan established by a revolutionary government
during the outbreak of hostilities. Jacinto was also popularly known as the "Brains of the
Katipunan." He also presents in the Cry of Pugad Lawin or Cry of Balintawak with
Andrés Bonifacio, a Supremo at that time in Katipunan. Jacinto and the other members
are also some of the people who signaled the Revolution to start against the islands'
Spanish colonial government. Jacinto was proficient both in Spanish and Tagalog. He
attended San Juan de Letran College and later transferred to the University of Santo
Tomas to study law, where he meets Manuel Quezon, Sergio Osmeña, and Juan
Sumulong. But he never finishes his studies because he joined so young in Katipunan
at the age of 19.
The primary documents which were written by Emilio Jacinto aspire to let the joining
members of the KKK have full knowledge and understanding of the principles they have
to live by. The Kartilya of Katipunan by Jim Richardson, on the other hand, was written
for the Filipino people. It informs the Filipino people about the importance of the past
that is forgotten. The document let them see what the movement had gone through and
the members' sacrifices, which led them to understand why they joined the movement
and lived by the 14 principles and appreciate everything about it.
For all those remarkable events in the past, The Kartilya gives us lessons where we
learned how leadership takes place during those times and how bravery and moral
values were applied. It also serves as knowledge to know more and learn more how to
apply the Kartilyas in ourselves. The lesson written by Emilio Jacinto will remain not just
to our understanding but also to our hearts as a Filipino.
The fourth rule was one of my favorite rules in Kartilya in which described equality, and
for me, it is the most ideological concept that I could adopt in my lifetime. The context
tells us no matter who you are and what color and the tribe you belong to, we are all
born to be equal no matter what race, status, and educational background we have. Our
society may have divided us into groups, but we must all understand that no one is
superior to anyone. Everyone can be a public servant where we can serve people in
proper humane services we all deserve.

References:
Richardson, J. (2013b, December 2). The Light of Liberty. Google Books.
https://books.google.com.ph/books/about/The_Light_of_Liberty.html?
id=0NKzoAEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
Wikipedia contributors. (2020, January 19). Kartilya ng Katipunan. Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kartilya_ng_Katipunan
Wikipedia contributors. (2020a, January 19). Kartilya ng Katipunan. Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kartilya_ng_Katipunan