The Cry of

Balintawak
Group 4 presentation
● VJ Relato ● Ivy Razel Salazar
● Angelica Satuito ● Kyla Mae Ramos
● Anna Marie Pedot ● Kim Trizia Ramos
● Arckhia Oliva ● Sheila Priolo
 The Cry of Balintawak
The cry of Balintawak, is one, if not the most disputed events in the history of the
Philippines under the Spanish occupation. Up until to this date, though the NHCP
already recognized “Pugad-Lawin” as the place where the first cry happened, there
are still those who believed that the event happened in Balintawak. Today, we will
present to you several accounts that will prove why we believe the cry of
Balintawak.
Journalist of the time referred to the phrase “EL Grito de rebellon” to mark the
start of these revolutionary events, Identifying the places where it happened.
In the Philippines ,This happened in August 1896.Northeast manila,where they
declared rebellon against the spanish colonial government
These events are important markers in the history of colonies that struggled for
their independence againsst colonizers.
Prominent Filipino historian Teodo Agoncillo Emphassizes the event when Bonifacion
tore the cedula or tax Reciept before the katipunans who also did the same .
Some writers identified the first military event with the spaniards as the moment of the
cry,For which,Emilio Aguinaldo commissioned aan “ Himno de Balintawak to inspire the
renewed struggle after the pact of Biak-na-Bato failed.
A monument to the heroes of 1896 was erected in what now the
intersection of
Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue EDSA and Andres Bonifacio
Drive North diversion road,and
from then on until 1962 the cry
of balintawak was celebrated
every
26th of August.The site of the
monument was chosen for
unknown reason.
 Balintawak
>> Lt. Olegario Diaz of the Spanish Civil Guards wrote in 1896 that the event happened in
Balintawak which corroborates the accounts of the historians Gregorio Zaide and Teodoro
Kalaw.

>> Julio Napkil, the composer of katipunan and the second husband of Gregoria de
Jesus, in his handwritten notes on the Phillipine Revolution in the National
Library under Teodoro M. Kala in 1925, wrote “Bonifacio uttered the first cry of
war against tyranny on August 24, 1896. He remembered that “the first cry of
Balintawak was on August 26, 1896 in Kangkong, adjacent to Pasong Tamo, within
the jurisdiction of Balintawak, Caloocan, within the province of Manila .
>> According to the account of Guillermo Masakngkay who is the
Katipunan Ganeral and considered an eye-witness, on August 26 th, a big
meeting was held in Balintawak, at the house of Apolonio Samson, then
camera of that Barrio of Caloocan.
Among those who attended, I remember, were Bobifacio, Emilio Jacinto, Aguedo
del Rosario, Tomas Remigio, Briccio Pantas, Teodoro Plata, Pio Valenzuela,
Enrique Pacheco, and Francisco Carreon. They were all leaders of the Katipunan
and composed the board of directors of the organization. Delegates from Bulacan,
Cabanatuan, Cavite, and Morong were also present.
 The purpose was to discuss when the uprising was to take place. He added
that Plata, Pantai, and Valenzuela were all opposed to starting the revolution too
early. Andres Bonifacio, sensing that he would lose the discussion then left the
session hall and talked to the people and told them as a sign of severance from the
Spaniards was to destroy their cedulas.
 Pugad
Pugad Lawin
Lawin
>> However, according to the account of Pio Valenzuela, who is a
Filipino physician and a revolutionary leader who joined Katipunan at
23, along with Briccio Pantas and Enrique Pacheco, the first cry did
not happen in Balintawak where the monument that time was erected
but in a place called “Pugad-Lawin”. Here in Pugad-Lawin, the house,
store house, and yard of Juan Ramos (son of Melchora Aquino)…
Where over a thousand members of the Katipunan met and carried out
considerable debate and discussion on August 26th, 1896. The
discussion was on whether or not the revolution against the Spanish
government should be started on August 26th, 1896. This is also
believed when the Katipuneros present tore their cedula and shouted
“Long live the Philippines! Long live the Philippines!”
 Resources
>> Just like we have mentioned earlier, this is a conflicting part of our
history. While some historians believed that the cry happened in Pugad-
Lawin, several accounts and considered eyewitnesses confirmed that this
actually happened in Balintawak. The very famous of which is no other than
one of the original members of the Katipunan Guillermo Masangkay.
 Conclusion
>> Why Balintawak? People of
balintawak initiated the
revolution against the Spaniards
that is why it is inappropriate to
call it “Cry of Pugad Lawin”.
>> The place Pugad-Lawin
only existed in 1935 after
the rebellion happened in
1896.
 Conclusion
>> The term Pugad-Lawin was only made up because of
the hawks nest at the top of a tall tree at the backyard of
Tandang Sora in Banlat, Gulod, Kalookan where it is said to
be one of the hiding places of the revolutionary group led by
Andres Bonifacio.
Conclusion
>> Even the proponent of the other version of the story Pio Valenzuela,
according to Wenceslao Emilio’s five volume compilation of the historical
documents, Archive del Bibliofilo Filipino, Valenzuela signed a testimony
before Spanish intogators dated Sept. 2, 1896 stating that the cry of
Balintawak was held in Balintawak on August 26, 1896 and said to believe
that he held this account when the happenings or events are still vivid in
his memory.
 Conclusion
>> Bonifacio and the "Katipunan" were then forced by the circumstances to
take action. They had to attack or risk the annihilation of their organization. On
August 26, Bonifacio assembled the leaders and hundred of comrades-in-arms
in the hills of Balintawak north of Manila. In an emotion-laden ceremony, the
fighters tore their residence certificates to symbolize the termination of their
loyalty to Spain while shouting the battle cry: "Long live Philippine
independence!
Conclusion
>> The event went down in Philippine history as the "Cry
of Balintawak" and is regarded as the starting signal for the
Philippine revolution. Today, a monument marks this site
which shows a Philippine peasant swinging the "bolo", the
national variation of the machete.
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