“Atin itong lupa na to, sa atin

itong bayan natin. Punitin ang

mga cedula” The men obediently
tore up their cedulas,
shouting “Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!”

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The cry of
Rebellion
 The cry of rebellion was known as the “Sigaw ng Pugad
lawin” or “ Sigaw ng Balintawak”

 Sigaw ng Balíntawak in Spanish means Grito de

Balíntawak it was the beginning of the Philippine
Revolution against the Spanish Empire

 According to the National Historical Commission of the

Philippines, The official date of the Cry of the Rebellion
was on August 23 1896 in Pugad Lawin

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 But the question is
where did the cry of
Rebellion happened?
There were said a lot of places and
dates that was argued about where the
rebellion really happened

1. Balintawak (August 26,1896)

2. Bahay Taro (August 24, 1896)
3. Kangkong in Balintawak (August
22, 1896)
4. Pugad Lawin (August 23, 1896)

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Balintawak
Various accounts give differing
dates and places for the Cry. An officer of
the Spanish guardia civil, Lt. Olegario Diaz,
stated that the Cry took place in
Balintawak on August 25, 1896.

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 Guillermo Masangkay
✗ There was a meeting that happened in the House of
Apolonio Samson on August 26, 1896
✗ With the following LEADERS:

Andres Bonifacio Briccio Pantas

Teodoro Plata Emilio Aguinaldo
Pio Valenzuela Aguedo Del Rosario
Tomas Remegio Enrique Pachecho
Francisco Carreon

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 Guillermo Masangkay Accounts
✗ Andres Bonifacio called the meeting so that they could
start the revolution against the spanish empire

✗ Plata, Briccio, Pantas at Pio were againt the idea of all it,
because they knew that they were lacking of men, armour,
and food

✗ Bonifacio asked the opinion of the other men, if they were

to decide to start that revolution

✗ This was the event where the men tore the cedulas as a
sign of being ready for the revolution against the spaniards

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 Pugad Lawin
Pio Valenzuela, a close associate
of Andrés Bonifacio, declared in 1948 that it
happened in Pugad Lawin on August 23, 1896.
Historian Gregorio Zaide stated in his books in
1954 that the "Cry" happened in Balintawak
on August 26, 1896. Fellow historian Teodoro
Agoncillo wrote in 1956 that it took place in
Pugad Lawin on August 23, 1896, based on
Pío Valenzuela's statement.

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Dr. PIO VALENZEULA’S
ACCOUNTS

 He was a good friend of Andres

Bonifacio
 He was an official member of
the Katipunan

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Dr. Pio Valenzuela’s Accounts
✗ according to him, ✗ There were more There were more than
This event than 1,000 people 1,000 people that were
specifically happened that were recruited recruited and decided to
at the house of Juan and decided to start start the revolution.
Ramos, the son the revolution.
Melchora Aquino

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 Dr. Pio Valenzuela’s Accounts
✗ Andres Bonifacio, Emilio ✗ On August 22, 500
Jacinto, Procpio members of the KKK
Bonifacio, Teodoro Plata, went to the House of
Augueda Del Rosario Apolonio samson in
were the first to come at Kangkong Balintawak
Balintawak on August 19

✗ On August 20, then

came Dr. Pio in
balintawak

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Then on August 23 in the There was a decision that
House of Juan Ramos, in on August 29, 1896. It will
Pugad Lawin. There were be the first revolution
more than 1,000 against the Spaniards
members of the
Katipunan

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 Santiago Alvarez’s Accounts
August 22, 1896 August 23, 1896 Augutust 24, 1896

Adres Bonifacio Decided The katipunero’s went to From 300 to 500, now it
to have a look out at the Bahay toro, because they grew to 1,000 members
Boundary of Balintawak had a bad feeling that the
messenger that will They all decided that on
There were more than deliver the a letter to August 29, 1896. It was
300 members of the Emilio Jacinto will get the right time for them to
Katipunan that were with caught start the revolution
Andres that event.

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The KKK and the
Kartilya of the
Katipunan
THE KKK or the Katipunan
✗ Samahang Kataas-taasang, Kagalang-galangang
Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan
✗ July 7, 1892
✗ It’s primary goal was to gain independence
from Spain through a revolution
✗ The Tagalog word "katipunan", literally meaning
'association' or 'assembly', comes from the root
word "tipon", a Tagalog word meaning "gathering"
or "to gather"

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✗ The Katipunan and the Cuerpo de
Compromisarios were, effectively, successor
organizations of La Liga Filipina

✗ On July 7, 1892, when Rizal was banished and exiled

to Dapitan in Mindanao. That night Bonifacio, a
member of the La Liga Filipina founded the
Katipunan in a house on Azcarraga St. near Elcano
Street in San Nicolas, Manila

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The Katipunan had four aims, namely:

• to develop a strong alliance with each and every Katipunero

• to unite Filipinos into one solid nation
• to win Philippine independence by means of an armed
conflict
• to establish a republic after independence

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 Aside from Manila, the Katipunan also had sizeable chapters
in Batangas, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac and Nueva
Ecija. There were also smaller chapters in Ilocos Sur, Ilocos
Norte, Pangasinan and the Bicol region.

 Any person who wished to join the Katipunan was subjected to

certain initiation rites, resembling those of Masonic rites, to test
his courage, patriotism and loyalty

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Kartilya of
Katipunan
Kartilya ng Katipunan
✗ The teachings of the Katipunan were embodied in a
document entitled Kartilya ng Katipunan, a
pamphlet printed in Tagalog language. Copies of
which were distributed among the members of the
society.

✗ It was written by Emilio Jacinto, and later revised by

Emilio Aguinaldo.

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✗ The revised version consists of thirteen teachings. The
term kartilya was derived from Spanish cartilla, which
was a primer for grade school students before going to
school at that time

✗ The kartilya of katipunan served as a guidebook for the

members of the organization. It was to let the
members have a full knowledge and understanding of
the principles they have to live by

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Loudest Resounding Tagalog words in the
Kartilla are:

✗ Liberty
✗ Equality
✗ Reason
✗ Progress
✗ Enlightenment

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It informs the Filipino people about the important
past that is being forgotten. The document let them
see what the movement had gone through and the
sacrifices of the members; understand why they join
the movement and lived by the principles

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 The
Proclamation of
the Philippines
Indepence
The Act of Proclamation Of Independence
1. Aspirations of freedom from Spanish Rule.
2. The sacrifices made
3. The revolution resulted from it

The actual writer or author is Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista

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✗ Aguinaldo thought that it was
necessary to declare the
independence of the Philippines
✗ In June 12, 1898 In the
presence of a huge crowd
Aguinaldo proclaimed
Independence of the Philippines
in Kawit, Cavite
✗ General Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed
the sovereignty and independence of
the Philippine islands from Spanish
colonization the Battle of Manila Bay
on 1 May 1898 during the Spanish-
American War
✗ Apolinario Mabini didn’t agree,
because he though they should focus
on the government first
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✗ The declaration, was not recognized
by the United States or Spain, as the
Spanish government ceded the
Philippines to the United States in
the 1898
✗ Known as the “Treaty of Paris”
signed on 10 December 1898
✗ The Act of the Declaration of
Independence was prepared and
written by Ambrosio Rianzares
Bautista in Spanish
✗ The Philippine Declaration was
signed by ninety-eight persons,
among them an American army
officer who witnessed the
proclamation (Including an
american officer who witnessed
the proclamation)
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✗ It was the day when the Philippine
National flag was shown
✗ That was made in Hongkong by Mrs.
Marcela Agoncillo, Lorenza Agoncillo
and Delfina Herboza unfurled for the
first time
✗ June 5, said a decree setting June 12
will be the date for the Proclamation
✗ On June 11 Julian Felipe, the
composer already had a draft “Marcha
Filipina Magdalo” to “Marcha Nacional
Filipina “ now known as “Lupang
Hinirang”, the National Anthem.
✗ The lyrics to the anthem were sourced
a year after from the poem of Jose
Palma entitled “Filipinas”.
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✗ General Aguinaldo explained the symbolism
of the Filipino flag. Each of the three colors
has an appropriate meaning:
a. the lower red stripe represents patriotism and
valor
b. the upper blue stripe signifies peace, truth and
justice
c. the white triangle stands for equality
✗ The three stars indicate the three
geographical areas of Luzon, Visayas
and Mindanao.
✗ The eight rays of the sun refer to
first eight provinces of Manila,
Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija,
Bataan, Laguna, Batangas and
Cavite which took up arms against
Spain and were placed under martial
law by the Spaniards at the start of
the Philippine Revolution in 1896
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✗ According to Turmbull white an American Journalist it did not
happened in Aguinaldo’s home, But it happened near a church and
Aguinaldo was not there or present as that time

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