Ang Museo ng Katipunan

Run and owned by the Legion of Veteranos y Hijos de la Revolucion, is home to some of the
most significant artifacts and records from the 1896 Philippine Revolution. One of them is the Katipunan
flag, which was flown for the first time on August 26, 1896, in Balintawak by the movement's founder
Gat Andres Bonifacio, signaling the beginning of the aforementioned revolution.
At Bonifacio's request, Gregoria de Jesus and Benita Rodriguez sewed the flag, which Flaviano
D. Lunar, then the president or supremo of the Legion of Veterans of the Revolution, carried to Barangay
Bulaklakan in May 1973. Red fabric, formerly known as kundiman, was used to make the first flag of the
Katipunan, the organizers of the 1896 Philippine Revolution that aims to end the 300-year rule of the
Spanish occupation. The sun is in the middle of twelve triangles that are facing each other on opposing
sides of the rectangular flag, which is 57 meters long and 38 meters broad. Three letter Ks in white are
placed behind it, standing for integrity, bravery, and honesty.
On November 30, 1995, the Museum of the Katipuneros, also known as the Museo Ng
Katipunan, opened its doors to the public. World War II veterans, historians, Department of Education
officials, provincial and local government officials, and representatives from various spheres of society
attended the event. The Manila Bulletin's January 20, 1996 issue featured a report on the incident. The
museum was added to the National Calendar of Art and Cultural Events in October 1996 by the National
Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
The founder of the museum has been buried outside the museum.  Among these items is the
original KKK flag where they put in a glass container to be preserved. Some of the kampilan and other
weapons and some books that have been written since the katipuan happened were displayed inside the
museum near the KKK flag but some of these kampilan/weapons and books have been damaged by the
terrible storm from the “Bagyong Glenda.” Inside the museum, there is a glass cabinet where the books
are protected and cannot be touched. Inside this glass cabinet, there is one specific item that caught our
attention. It is the “Salakot” and this Salakot has been worn by the great Andres Bonifacio.
On the walls of the museum, there are some news articles about the historical events that
happened in the Philippines. There is also one room where they pray for their religion and inside the
museum, there is a poster where you can find the 10 commandments of Jose Rizal. The tour guide also
mentioned their religion which is the “Rizalista.” They also mentioned that their religion has been
featured on national television and talked about their religious beliefs. The last notable feature of the
museum is its entrance filled with the evolution of the Philippine flag which started from the flag with the
3 K’s until our present flag.
Its going to be hard to imbue to the people that the things that we are preserving now came from
blood, sweat, and the sacrifice. We appreciate the museum itself and the relics we’ve seen. So, to the
people that will visit the Museo ng Katipunan, all of these things must be appreciated because these are
all pieces of hard work that people until now, is trying to preserve.
 SUBMITTED BY:
Adao, Angel
Malaluan, Angel Mikaela
Arellano, Carlo Angelo
Baduya, Diana
Medina, Ian
Lansang, Jeremiah
Caballero, Kurt
Miranda, Marc
Dayrit, Niccollo
Malleon, Niel
Martija, Nils Mikkel
Llave, Philip