CRY OF BALINTAWAK OR 

CRY OF PUGADLAWIN

Module 3.4.
 ARGUMENTS
FAVORING THE
PUGAD 

• Teodoro Agoncillo’s book

‘Revolt of the Masses’
(1956)
• Guillermo Masangkay’s
Account – meeting at
Apolonio Samsom’s house
in Caloocan, dated August
24.
• Renato Constantino’s Book
‘The Philippines: A Past
Revisited’ – the place of the
meeting was in the yard of
Melchora Adatedquino’s son
in Pugadlawin, August 23.
 ARGUMENTS
FAV O R I N G
B A L I N TAWA K

• Gregorio Zaide’s History of

the Filipino People – the
Katipuneros had an
emergency meeting in
Balintawak, dated August
26.
• Emilio Aguinaldo’s Memoir
– on August 22, the
Magdalo Faction received a
letter from Supremo Ander
Bonifacio providing that a
meeting shall be held in
Balintawak on August 24.
Aguinaldo sent Domingo
Orcollo and Crispulo
Aguinaldo as representatives
of the Magdalo Faction.
• Accounts of Lt. Olegario
Diaz
• Orders of Bonifacio –
August 29 shall be the start
of the revolution, where
they will attack Manila.
• Blair and Robertson’s ‘The
Philippine Islands’ Narration
– the Katipunan shall attack
Bulakan, Manila, and Cavite
on August 30.