The KKK and Kartilya ng Katipunan The Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (KAK) or

Katipunan is arguably the most important organization formed n the Philippine history. While anti-colonial movements,
efforts, and organizations had already been established centuries prior to the foundation of the katipunan, it was only
this organization that envisioned (1) a united Filipino nation that would revolt against the Spaniards for (2) the total
independence of the country from Spain. Previous armed revolts had already occurred before the foundation of the
Katipunan, but none of them envisioned a unified Filipino nation revolting against the colonizers. For example, Diego
Silang was known as an llocano who took up his arms and led one of the longest running revolts in the country. Silang.
However, was mainly concerned about his locality and referred to himself as El Rey de Ilocos (The King of locos). The
imagination of the nation was largely absent in the aspirations of the local revolts before Katipunan. On the other hand,
the propaganda movements led by the ilustrados like Marcelo H. del Pilar, Graciano Lopez Jaena, and Jose Rizal did not
envision a total separation of the Philippines from Spain, but only demanded equal rights, representation and protection
from the abuses of the friars. One of the most important Katipunan documents was the Kartilya ng Katipunan. The
original title of the document was "Manga [sic] Aral Nang [sic] Katipunan ng mga A.N.B." or "Lessons of the Organization
of the Sons of Country" The document was written by Emilio Jacinto in the 1896. Jacinto was only 18 years old when he
joined the movement. He was a law student at the Universidad de Santo Tomas. Despite his youth, Bonifacio recognized
the value and intellect of Jacinto that upon seeing that Jacinto's Kartilya was much better than the Decalogue he wrote,
he willingly favored that the Kartilya be distributed to their fellow Katipuneros. Jacinto became the secretary of the
organization and took charge of the short-lived printing press of the Katipunan On 15 April 189 Bonifacio appointed
Jacinto as a commander of the Katipunan in Northern Luzon. Jacinto was 22 years old. He died of Malaria at a young age
ot 24 in the town ot Magdalena, Laguna. The Kartilya can be treated as the Katipunan's code of conduct. It contains
fourteen rules that instruct the way a Katipunero should behave, and which specific values should he uphold. Generally,
the rules stated in the Kartilya can be classified into two. The first group contains the rules that will make the member an
upright individual and the second group contains the rules that will guide the way he treats his fellow men. Below is the
translated version of the rules in Kartilya: English Version Tagalog Version.