THE KKK AND THE "KARTILYA

NG KATIPUNAN"

The Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalangan Katipunan

ng mga anak ng bayan (KKK) or Katipunan is
arguably the most important organization formed
in the Philippine history.
 FOUNDATION OF KATIPUNAN

It was only this organization that envisioned :

 A united Filipino nation that would revolt against the
Spaniards.
independence of the country from spain.
In the conduct of their struggle, Katipunan
created a complex structure and defined value
system that would guide the organization as a
collective aspiring for a single goal.
One of the most katipunan documents was Kartilya
ng Katipunan. The original title of the document
was "Manga /sic/ Aral Nang /sic/ Katipunan ng
A.N.B" or "Lessons of the organization of the sons
of the country. This document written by Emilio
Jacinto in the 1896.
 THE RULES IN KARTILYA
I. The life that is not consecrated to a lofty and
reasonable purpose is a tree without a shade, if not a
poisonous weed.

II. To do good for personal gain and not for its own sake
is not virtue.

III. It is rational to be charitable and love ones fellow

creatures, and to adjust one's conduct, acts and words to
what is in itself reasonable
 Iv. Wether our skin be black or white, we
are all born equal: superiority in
knowledge, wealth and beauty are to be
understood, but not superiority by nature.

V. The honorable man prefers honor to personal gain;

the scoundrel, gain to honor.

VI. The honorable man, his word is sacred.

VII. Do not waste thy time: wealth can be recovered but

not time lost.
VIII. Defend the oppressed and fight the oppressor before
the law or in the field.

IX. The prudent man is sparing in words and faithful an

keeping secrets.

X. On the thorny path of life, man is the guide leads to the

precipice, those whom he guides will also go there.
XI. Thou must not look upon woman as a mere
plaything, but as a faithful companion who will share
with thee the penalties of life;

XII. What thou dost not desire done unto thy wife,
children, brothers and sisters of thy neighbor.
XIII. Man is not worth more because he is a king, because
hi nose is aquiline, and his color white, not because he is
a priest, a servant of God, because of the high prerogative
that he enjoys upon earth, but he is worth most who is a
man of proven and real value, who does good, keep his
words, is worthy and honest; he who does not oppress
nor consent to being oppressed, he who loves and
cherishes his fatherland though he born in the wilderness
and know no tongue but his own.
XIV. When these rules of conduct shall be know to all,
the longed for sun of Liberty shall rise brilliant over this
most unhappy portion of the globe and its rays shall
diffuse everlasting joy among the confederated brethren
of the same rays, the lives of those who have gone
before, the fatigues and the well-paid sufferings will
remain. If he who desires to enter has informed himself
of all this and believes he well be able to perform what
will be his duties, he may fill out the application for
admission.