• the kartilya ng katipunan wasd the official handbook of the

katipunan.
• 1. A life that is not dedicated to a noble and divine cause is like a
tree without a shade, if not a poisonous weed.
• 2.A deed that is motivated by self-interest or self-pity and done
without sincerity lacks nobility.
• 3.True piety is the act of being charitable, loving one's fellowmen,
and being judicious in behavior, speech and deed.
• 4.We are all equal, regardless of the color of their skin; While one
could have more education, wealth or beauty than the other, none
of them can overpass one's identity.
• 5.A person with a noble character values honor above self-
interest, while a person with a base character values self-interest
above honor.
• 6.To a man with a sense of shame, his word is inviolate.
• 7.Do not waste your time; lost wealth can be retrieved, but time
lost is lost forever.
• 8.Defend the oppressed and fight the oppressor.
• 9.A wise man is someone who is careful in all that he says; learn
to keep the things that need to be kept secret.
• 10.In the thorny path of life, the man leads the way and his wife
and children follow; If the leader goes the way of evil, so do the
followers.
• 11.Never regard a woman as an object for you to trifle with;
rather you should consider her as a partner and a friend in times
of need; Give proper considerations to a woman's frailty and never
forget that your own mother, who brought you forth and nurtured
you from infancy, is herself such a person.
• 12.Do not do to the wife, children and brothers and sisters of
others what you do not want others to do to your wife, children
and brothers and sisters.
• 13.A (person's) worth is not measured by his/her status in life,
neither by the length of his nose nor the fairness of skin, and
certainly not by whether he is a priest claiming to be God's
deputy. Even if he is a tribesman/tribeswoman from the hills and
speaks only his/her own tongue, a (person) is honorable if he/she
possesses a good character, is true to his/her word, has fine
perceptions and is loyal to his/her native land.
• When these teachings shall have been propagated and the glorious
sun of freedom begins to shine on these poor islands to enlighten a
united race
EMILIO JACINTO (15 December 1875 – 16 April 1899)

• AUTHOR OF KARTILYA
 EMILIO JACINTO

• was a Filipino General during the Philippine Revolution. He was

one of the highest-ranking officer in the Philippine Revolution and
was one of the highest-ranking officers of the revolutionary
society Kataas-taasan, Kagalang-galang na Katipunan ng mga Anak
ng Bayan, or simply and more popularly called Katipunan, being a
member of its Supreme Council. He was elected Secretary of State
for the Haring Bayang Katagalugan, a revolutionary government
established during the outbreak of hostilities.
EMILIO JACINTO

• He is popularly known in Philippine history textbooks as the Brains

of the Katipunan while some contend he should be rightfully
recognized as the "Brains of the Revolution" . Jacinto was present
in the so-called Cry of Pugad Lawin (or Cry of Balintawak)
with Andrés Bonifacio, the Supremo(Supreme President) of the
Katipunan, and others of its members which signaled the start of
the Revolution against the Spanish colonial government in the
islands.
• Born in Manila, 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. Manuel Quezon, Sergio
Osmeña and Juan Sumulong were classmates. He did not finish college
and, at the age of 19, joined the secret society called Katipunan. He
became the advisor on fiscal matters and secretary to Andrés Bonifacio.
He was later known as Utak ng Katipunan. He and Bonifacio also
befriended Apolinario Mabini when they attempted to continue José
Rizal's La Liga Filipina.
• Jacinto wrote for the official Katipunan newspaper, the Kalayaan.
DECALOGUE

• Originally titled Katungkulang Gagawin ng mga anak ng bayan

(Duties of the Sons of the People) It was never published because
Bonifacio believed that Jacinto's Kartilya was superior to what he
had made.
• 1.Love God with all your heart.
• 2.Bear always in mind that the love of God is also the love of country, and
this, too, is love of one's fellowmen.
• 3.Engrave in your heart that the true measure of honor and happiness is to
die for the freedom of your country.
• 4.All your good wishes will be crowned with success if you have serenity,
constancy, reason and faith in all your acts and endeavor.
• 5.Guard the mandates and aims of the K.K.K. as you guard your honor.
• 6.It is the duty of all to deliver, at the risk of their own lives and
wealth, anyone who runs great risks in the performance of his duty.
• 7.Our responsibility to ourselves and the performance of our duties will
be the example set for our fellowmen to follow.
• 8.Insofar as it is within your power, share your means with the poor and
the unfortunate.
• 9.Diligence in the work that gives sustenance to you is the true
basis of love—love for your self, for your wife and children, for
your brothers and countrymen.
• 10.Punish any scoundrel and traitor and praise all good work.
Believe, likewise, that the aims of the K.K.K. are God-given, for
the will of the people is also the will of God.