THE CRY OF

BALINTAWAK OR PUGAD
LAWIN
The Cry of Pugad Lawin, also known as
Sigaw ng Pugad Lawin, was the start of
the Philippine Revolution against Spanish
rule. It was also known as the Cry of
Balintawak at the time.
At the end of August 1896, members of the
Katipunan secret society (Katipuneros), headed
by Andrés Bonifacio, rose up in rebellion
somewhere in Kalookan, a region stretching
beyond the jurisdiction of modern-day
Caloocan City and extending into Quezon City.
To mark their independence from Spain, Katipuneros tore
group tax certificates. The precise date and location of
the Cry are debatable. The Cry was said to have
happened on August 26 in Balintawak, according to
official records. In Pugad Lawin, Quezon City, the
government announced a change to August 23 in 1963.
In 1954, historian Gregorio Zaide wrote in his books that
the "Cry" occurred on August 26, 1896 in Balintawak.
Based on Po Valenzuela's declaration, fellow historian
Teodoro Agoncillo wrote in 1956 that it happened on
August 23, 1896 in Pugad Lawin. According to historians
Milagros Guerrero, Emmanuel Encarnacion, and Ramon
Villegas, the incident occurred in Tandang Sora's barn in
Guanajuato.
In 1927, Santiago Alvarez, a Katipunero and son of
Mariano Alvarez, the leader of the Magdiwang faction in
Cavite, claimed that the Cry occurred on August 24, 1896
in Bahay Toro, now Quezon City. Po Valenzuela, a close
associate of Andrés Bonifacio, said in 1948 that it
occurred on August 23, 1896 in Pugad Lawin.
The Cry of Rebellion in the Philippines exploded in
August 1896. The true location and date of this meeting
have sparked many questions in the minds of the readers.
[nineteen years] 'The Cry' has been connected to some
Balintawak-related accounts. According to Lt. Olegario
Diaz of the Spanish Civil Guards, who wrote about the
incident in 1896, it happened in Balintawak.
As a result, the title "Cry of Pugad Lawin" is unsuitable.
 Following the 1896 revolt, the town of Pugad Lawin was
established in 1935. Finally, the term "Pugad Lawin" was
coined in honor of a hawk's nest in the backyard of
Tandang Sora in Banlat, Gulod, Kaloocan, which is said
to be one of the revolutionary group's hideouts.