Cry of

BALINTAWAK

GROUP 1
 The term "Cry" is translated
from the Spanish el grito de
rebelion (cry of rebellion).

An alternative definition of the

Cry as the
"birth of the Filipino nation
state”
 Accounts of the
Cry of
Balintawak/Pugadlawin
 DIFFERENT DATES AND PLACES OF CRY
Person Place Date
L.T. Olegario Diaz Balintawak August 25, 1896
Vicente Samson Balintawak August 26, 1896
Bahay Toro, Quezon
Santiago Alvarez August 24, 1896
City
Pio Valenzuela Pugad Lawin August 23, 1896
Gregorio Zaide Balintawak August 26, 1896
Teodoro Agoncillo
(according to
Pugad Lawin August 23, 1896
statements of
Valenzuela)

Gregoria De Jesus Caloocan August 25, 1896

 L.T. Olegario
Diaz
An officer of the Spanish
guardia civil, Lt. Olegario Diaz,
stated that the Cry took place in
Balintawak on August 25, 1896.
 Vicente Samson
The cry was on August 26, 1896
and not in other day on
Balintawak. Morning that day the
discussion about the revolution
become more intense and
heated than usual.
Santiago Álvarez •
Born: 25 July 1872, Imus
Died: 30 October 1930, San Pablo City •
Supremo began assigning guards at five o'clock the
following morning, Saturday 22 August 1896.
Supremo decided that it was better to move to a site
called Bahay Toro. At ten o'clock that Sunday
morning, 23 August 1896 we arrived at Bahay Toro.

• Monday, 24 August, more Katipuneros came and

increased our number to more than a thousand.

• An uprising to defend the people's freedom was to

be started at midnight of Saturday, 24 August 1896.

• The uprising could be started earlier than the

agreed time of midnight of 29 August 1896 should a
favorable opportunity arise at that date.
Gregorio Zaide
stated in his books in 1954
that the "Cry" happened in
Balintawak on August 26,
1896
 Teodoro
Agoncillo
wrote in 1956 that it took
place in Pugad Lawin on
August 23, 1896, based on
Pío Valenzuela's statement.
• In 1935 he says "The first Cry of the revolution did not
happen in Balintawak where the monument is, but in
a place called Pugad Lawin.“

• first five arriving there on August 19, and I on August

20, 1896. The first place where some 500 members
of the Katipunan met on August 22, 1896, was the
house and yard of Apolonio Samson at Kangkong.

• It was at Pugad Lawin, the house, store-house, and

yard of Juan Ramos, son of Melchora Aquino, where
over 1,000 members of the Katipunan met and
carried out considerable debate and discussion on Pio Valenzuela
August 23, 1896. Born: 11 July 1869, Valenzuela
Died: 6 April 1956, Valenzuela
• The discussion was on whether or not the revolution Full name: Pío Valenzuela y
against the Spanish government should be started on Alejandrino
August 29, 1896
 • August 26th, a big meeting was held in
Balintawak, at the house of Apolonio Samson,
then cabeza of that barrio of Caloocan. 
• Nine o'clock in the morning of August 26, the
meeting was opened with Andres Bonifacio
presiding and Emilio Jacinto acting as
secretary.
• The Cry of Balintawak occurred on August 26,
Guillermo Masangkay 1896.
Birthdate: June 25, 1867 • In August 1896, after the Katipunan was
Birthplace: Manila, discovered, Masangkay joined Bonifacio, 
Philippines Emilio Jacinto, and others in a clandestine
Death: May 30, meeting held on the 26th of that month at
1963 (95) Apolonio Samson’s house in Caloocan.
Gregoria De Jesus
Bonifacio and his men gathered in the
hills of Balintawak for the
war of liberation. According to her
version of the first cry it occurred near
Caloocan on August 25, 1896.
 Events Prior to the Cry of
Pugad Lawin
These events vitalized the unity of the Filipino
People and brought "thirst" for independence.
The Cry of the Rebellion in Pugad Lawin, marked
the start of the Philippine Revolution in 1896
which eventually led to Independence of the
country in 1898”
 Other cries
 
In 1895, Bonifacio, Masangkay, Emilio Jacinto and other
Katipuneros spent Good Friday in the caves of Mt.
Pamitinan in Montalban (now part of Rizal province). They
wrote "long live Philippine independence" on the cave
walls, which some Filipino historians consider the "first
cry" (el primer grito).
 Commemoration
The Cry is commemorated as 
National Heroes' Day, a public holiday in the
Philippines.
TALASALITAAN
• Himagsikan
• Sedula
• Kamalig
• Karatig
• Rebolusyon
Paano nabunyag ang lihim ng
Katipunan?

A. Nadiskubre ng mga guwardiya sibil.

B. Ikwinento ng isang miyembro ng
Katipunan
C. Nahanap ang sikretong dokumento.
Ano ang mga ginawa ng mga Katipunero
matapos na mabunyag ang lihim na kilusan sa
mga Espanyol?

A.Nagtago at naghanda para sa himagsikan.

B.B. Nagtago at pinanghinaan ng loob para
lumaban.
C. Nakipagtulungan sa mga espanyol at
nangakong magbabago.
Sino ang Gobernador Heneral na nag
utos para hulihin ang lahat ng mga
Katipunero matapos na mabunyag ang
lihim nito?

A.Gobernador Rafael Izquierdo

B. Gobernador Carlos Maria de la Torre
C.Gobernador Ramon Blanco
Sino ang Gobernador Heneral na nag
utos para hulihin ang lahat ng mga
Katipunero matapos na mabunyag ang
lihim nito?

A.Gobernador Rafael Izquierdo

B. Gobernador Carlos Maria de la Torre
C.Gobernador Ramon Blanco
Sino ang Lakambini ng Katipunan?

A.Melchora Aquino
B.Gregoria de Jesus
C.Marina Dizon
Ito ang pinunit ng mga Katipunero na
naging hudyat sa kanilang paghihimagsik.

A.Sertipiko
B.Sedula
C.Selyo
Paano tinulungan ni Melchora Aquino ang mga
Katipunero?

A.Ginamot ang mga sugatan at pinakain

B.Binigyan ng salapi
C.Nagpagawa ng matutuluyan
D.Binigay ang kanilang mga pangangailangan at
pinost sa social media.
Ano ang sinisimbolo ng 8 sinag ng araw sa
watawat ng Pilipinas?

A.Unang 8 bayaning Pilipino na lumaban sa mga

Espanyol?
B.Unang 8 lalawigang lumaban sa mga Espanyol.
C.Pareho. (Kasi di ako makuntento)
Saan naganap ang Unang himagsikan?

A.San Jose del Monte, Bulacan

B.Bangkusay, Maynila
C.Balintawak, Kalookan
Sino ang tinuturing na Utak ng Katipunan?

A.Procopio Bonifacio
B.Pio Valenzuela
C.Emilio Jacinto
Ano ang ipinamalas ng mga katipunero dahil buo
na ang kanilang loob para isagawa ang
himagsikan?

A.Pagkamaunawain at kaisipang liberal.

B.Katapangan at damdaming makabayan
C.Pagkakaisa at pananalig sa Diyos
Answer keys.
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. B
6. A
7. B
8. C
9. C
10.B
THANKS FOR LISTENING !!
Presented by: GROUP 1

Aguillon, Daniella Rose

Albino, Leona Mae F.
Alogon, Lailence
Andrade, Charish
Brioso, Dennise
Bruno, Ronald
Calizar, Daniela