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Kartilya ni Emilio Jacinto

BIOGRAPHY • Served the Katipunan in different
Name : Emilio Jacinto y Dizon capacities such as secretary, fiscal,
Born on: December 15, 1875 in Tondo, Manila editor, and later appointed General by
Bonifacio in 1897
Died on: April 6, 1899 in Majayjay, Laguna • When the revolution broke in 1896,
Parents: Mariano Jacinto and Josefa Dizon Bonifacio and Jacinto led the siege of
Polvorin, San Juan Del Monte.
Cause of Death: Malaria • He also disguised himself as a Chinese
Language: Tagalog, Spanish(preferred) person in order to help Jose Rizal

escape, which the latter declined.
Nickname: Dimasilaw (newspaper), Pingkian • Bonifacio, at that time the president of
(Katipunan) the “Haring Bayan” (Great nation),
named Jacinto the commander of the
Revolution’s Northern Forces.
• finished primary education and
obtained a bachelor of arts in Colegio
ABOUT KKK (Kataas-taasan, Kagalang-
de San Juan de Letran galangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan)
• Studied law in the University of Santo
Tomas • An anti-Spanish society
• Also the author of Kartilya ng Katipunan • Founded July 7, 1892
or commonly called as The Kartilya • Founded mainly by Andres Bonifacio,
• He took the alias of ‘Pingkian’, which Teodora Plata, Ladislao Diwa
means ‘to strike’ (like you do with a • 100,000 to 400,000 members (James Le
bolo) Roy)
• He became Bonifacio’s closest advisor • Main objective was separation of
and oversaw the financial affairs of the Philippines from Spain and development
Katipunan. of Filipinos as citizens
• Joined the Katipunan in 1894 at the age

of 18
THE SUPREME COUNCIL:
• Became the editor of Kalayaan
President/Supremo: Deodato Arellano
Member of the Supreme Council of the
Comptroller: Andres Bonifacio
KKK (Kataas-taasan, Kagalang-
Fiscal: Ladislao Diwa
galangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng
Treasurer: Valentin Diaz
Bayan) o Katipunan
Secretary: Teodoro Plata
• One of the highest-ranking officers in

the Philippine Revolution
UPDATE:
• Wrote for the Katipunan newspaper ·Roman Basa replaced Arellano as the Supremo
called Kalayaan (1893)
• Under the nom de guerre Dimas-Ilaw, Note: Arellano died from tuberculosis while in
Jacinto wrote the narrative “Liwanag at battle in Cordillera Mountains
Dilim” (Light and Dark) and the poem “a ·Bonifacio replaced Basa as the Supremo
la Patria”. ·Bonifacio stayed as the Supremo
• Nom de guerre – an assumed name
under which a person engages in a
combat or some other activity or
enterprise.

FUNDAMENTAL GOALS OF KKK ANG KARTILYA

• Best known of all Katipunan texts

• Independence from Spain by force of • Only document of any length set in print

arms by the Katipunan prior to August 1896
• Teaching of good morals, integrity, that is known to be still extant.
self-worth, religious fanaticism and • Printed in a small pamphlet that was

weakness of character distributed to the members
• The principle of self-help, self- • Word derived from cartilla which was
reliance, and the defense of the poor the primer used for grade schools during
and the oppressed. Spanish period

(see page 65-67 of the book for the introduction
3 GRADES OF MEMBERSHIP of Kartilya)

• Katipon TEACHINGS OF THE KATIPUNAN OF THE SONS

OF THE PEOPLE
Uniform: black hood with triangle formed by
white ribbons and letters • Ang buhay na hindi ginugugol sa isang
malaki at banal na kadahilanan ay kahoy
Password: Anak ng Bayan
na walang lilim, kundi (man) damong
• Kawal makamandag.
• Ang gawang magaling na nagbubuhat sa
Uniform: green hood and triangle consist of paghahambog o pagpipita sa sarili
white lines
(paghahangad na makasarili), at hindi
Password: GOMBURZA talagang nasang gumawa ng kagalingan,
ay di kabaitan.

• Bayani • Ang tunay na kabanalan ay ang pagkaka-
Uniform: red mask with sash with green wang-gawa, ang pag-ibig sa kapwa at
borders ang isukat ang bawat kilos, gawa't

pangungusap sa talagang katuwiran.
Password: Rizal • Maitim man o maputi ang kulay ng balat,
lahat ng tao'y magkakapantay; mang-
yayaring ang isa'y hihigitan sa dunong,
sa yaman, sa ganda; ngunit di
mahihigitan sa pagkatao.
• Ang may mataas na kalooban, inuuna
ang (dangal o) puri kaysa pagpipita sa
sarili; ang may hamak na kalooban,
inuuna ang pagpipita sa sarili sa puri.
• Sa taong may hiya, salita'y panunumpa.
• Huwag mong sayangin ang panahon; ang
yamang nawala'y mangyayaring mag-

balik; ngunit panahong nagdaan na'y di
na muli pang magdadaan.
• Ipagtanggol mo ang inaapi; kabakahin

(labanan) ang umaapi.
 ANG KARTILYA RELEVANCE

• Ang taong matalino'y ang may pag-iingat sa

bawat sasabihin; matutong ipaglihim ang • It helped them to fulfill their duties,
dapat ipaglihim. responsibilities, and how to treat oneself
• Sa daang matinik ng buhay, lalaki ang siyang others
patnugot ng asawa at mga anak; kung ang • It established not only the rules for the
umaakay ay tungo sa sama, ang members of the organiztion but also the
pagtutunguhan ng inaakay ay kasamaan principles of the citizens of a nation once
din." (Ang simula nito'y obserbasyon sa independence had been acheived
ugnayan ng babae at lalaki sa panahon ng • It serves as a simple creed for living in the light
Katipunan; para sa kasalukuyan, ang of the many changes occurring in the present
katumbas nito ay ang sumusunod: "Sa daang • These principles are relevant as the sense of
matinik ng buhay, ang mga magulang ang nationhood still holds true when the cultural
patnugot ng mag-anak; kung ang umaakay and historical values of every Filipino are
ay tungo sa samâ, ang pagtutunguhan ng threatened by the onslaught of foreign
inaakay ay kasamaan din.") influences brought about by today’s
• Ang babae ay huwag mong tingnang isang globalization
bagay na libangan lamang, kundi isang
katuwang at karamay (ng lalaki) sa mga
kahirapan nitong buhay; gamitin mo nang
buong pagpipitagan ang kanyang (pisikal na)
kahinaan, at alalahanin ang inang
pinagbuhatan at nag-iwi sa iyong kasang-
gulan.
• Ang di mo ibig gawin (ng iba) sa asawa mo,
anak at kapatid, ay huwag mong gagawin sa
asawa, anak at kapatid ng iba.
• Ang kamahalan ng tao'y wala sa pagkahari,
wala sa tangos ng ilong at puti ng mukha,
wala sa pagkaparing kahalili ng Diyos, wala
sa mataas na kalagayan sa balat ng lupa:
wagas at tunay na mahal na tao, kahit
laking-gubat at walang nababatid kundi ang
sariling wika, yaong may magandang asal,
may isang pangungusap, may dangal at puri,
yaong di nagpapaapi't di nakikiapi; yaong
marunong magdamdam at marunong
lumingap sa bayang tinubuan.
• Paglaganap ng mga aral na ito, at maning-
ning na sisikat ang araw ng mahal na
kalayaan dito sa kaaba-abang Sangkapuluan
at sabugan ng matamis niyang liwanag ang
nangagkaisang magkakalahi't magkakapatid,
ng ligayang walang katapusan, ang mga
ginugol na buhay, pagod, at mga tiniis na
kahirapa'y labis nang matutumbasan.