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Content and Contextual Analysis Kartilya ng Katipunan

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JOSE ALFONSO BILBAO

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Kartilya ng
Katipunan
 The Author of the document
is Emilio Jacinto
 He was born December 15,
1875
 Son of Mariano Jacinto and
Josefa Dizon.
 He went to a private school
for his primary education and
Colegio de San Juan de
Letran for his secondary
education and his college
school, and The University of
Santo Tomas for his law
studies.
1. Author’s  Emilio Jacinto dropped out of
college at the age of 20
 He joined the Katipunan, a

Background secret revolutionary society,

 Emilio became the secretary
of the one who reports
directly to the leader of the
Katipunan.
 He also became the chief
advisor on fiscal matters
concerning the society.
 He wrote the society’s
newspaper called the
Kalayaan.
 He was also referred to as
the “Utak ng Katipunan”.
 “Dimas-ilaw” was his pen
name.

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 He was also known by the

group as Pingkian
 Emilio Jacinto was in charge
in creating the guidebook for
new members which was
called “Kartilya ng
Katipunan”
 He died April 16, 1899 at the
age of 24.
 The original version of the
document has 14
paragraphs that contains the
values that Katipuneros
should possess.
 The name of the document

2. Historical was supposed to be

Katungkulang Gagawin ng
mga Z.LI.B. (Duties of the
sons of the People).
Background  In 1986, Andres Bonifacio the
father of the Philippine
Revolution and once the

of the President of the Supreme

Council of the Katipunan,
penned the duties of the sons

Document of the people, a list of the

duties and responsibilities to
be followed strictly by every
member of the organization.
The rules constituted a
Decalogue, and embodied
Bonifacio’s passionate beliefs

 Katipunan(KKK)
3.Content Analysis:  KKK stands for the “Kataas-
taasang Kagalanggalangang
Understanding the Katipunan ng mga Anak ng
Bayan.”
historical information

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 A revolutionary society that

aims the independence
and freedom of the
Identify and describe Philippines from the
oppressors.
the content of the  To those who want to
join the Katipunan
primary source.  They have rules for those
who wish to join the KKK
 True love of the native land
and genuine compassion
for one another
 The applicant should be
renounce all acts of evil;
hence, he shall submit to
the authority of the sacred
commands of the
Katipunan.
 For those who wants to
lead a life of bodily comfort
and ease, he should not
proceed for the task of a
Katipunero is weighty like
protecting those who are
oppressed and the
relentless fight for the evil.
 Payment of due is required
upon entry(12 ½ cents
each month)
 The 14 rules of the
Kartilya ng Katipunan
 The life that is not
consecrated to a lofty and
reasonable purpose is a
tree without a shade, if not
a poisonous weed.
 To do good for personal
gain and not for its own
sake is not virtue.

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 It is rational to be
charitable and love one’s
fellow creature, and to
adjust one’s conduct, acts
and words to what is in
itself reasonable.
 Whether our skin be black
or white, we are all born
equal: superiority in
knowledge, wealth and
beauty are to be
understood, but not
superiority by nature.
 The honorable man prefers
honor to personal gain; the
scoundrel, gain to honor.
 To the honorable man, his
word is sacred.
 Do not waste thy time:
wealth can be recovered
but not time lost.
 Defend the oppressed and
fight the oppressor before
the law or in the field.
 The prudent man is
sparing in words and
faithful in keeping secrets

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 On the thorny path of life,

man is the guide of woman
and the children, and if the
guide leads to the
precipice, those whom he
guides will also go there.
 Thou must not look upon
woman as a mere
plaything, but as a faithful
companion who will share
with thee the penalties of
life; her (physical)
weakness will increase thy
interest in her and she will
remind thee of the mother
who bore thee and reared
thee.
 What thou dost not desire
done unto thy wife,
children, brothers and
sisters, that do not unto the
wife, children, brothers and
sisters of thy neighbor.
 Man is not worth more
because he is a king,
because his nose is
aquiline, and his color
white, not because he is a

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*priest, a servant of God,

nor because of the high
prerogative that he enjoys
upon earth, but he is worth
most who is a man of
proven and real value, who
does good, keeps his
words, is worthy and
honest; he who does not
oppress nor consent to
being oppressed, he who
loves and cherishes his
fatherland, though he be
born in the wilderness and
know no tongue but his
own.
 When these rules of
conduct shall be known to
all, the longed-for 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

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the well-paid sufferings will

remain. If he who desires
to enter (the Katipunan)
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 document was written

prior to the August 1896
4.Contextual Analysis: revolutionary movement of
the Katipunan. The
Katipuneros upon joining the
What are the factors Katipunan were required to
read the Kartilya and adhere
that could have to its code of conduct. The
influenced the author in Factors that Emilio Jacinto
considered in writing the
the writing of the document were to make sure
that members of the society
document? has the quality of a
Katipunero. The document
also intended to make the
Explain. Filipinos understand what a
real Katipunero is.
 The relevance or contribution
of the document in the
5. What is the Philippine history are the
morals and intellectual
relevance / foundation of our people the
Filipinos. That they had a
contribution goal and set of rules, clearly
a work of an intellect thus

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showed that our heroes has

of the document in the intellectual capacity to
rival those who have better
Philippine history? education. The document
also showed that Filipinos
have dignity and treat people
equally. They fought with
awe for our independence.
 The author’s main
arguments were;
 To have a set of rules
6. What are the for a better understand

author’s main
for the new members
 To avoid conflict and
change of heart for
those who joined.
arguments?  To make sure that they
are ready for what they
are joining upon.
 My overall observation
and insights on the
primary source were that
7. Your own overall the Filipinos have dignity
observation and and patriotism back then.
That they value life and
insights on the have noble intentions.
That our heroes did
primary source. everything in their power
to liberate us from our
oppressors.

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