CONTROVERSIES

AND CONFLICTING
VIEWS IN
PHILIPPINE
HISTORY
A.
 Philstar.com. The National
Historical Institute (NHI) and
Congress, through RA 2733 enacted
in 1960 declared that the “First
Mass” in the Philippines was
held at Limasawa Island in Southern
Leyte on March 31, 1521.
B.
C. RETRACTION
OF RIZAL
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CRY OF
BALINTAWAK
OR PUGAD
LAWIN
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Lt. Olegario Diaz
officer of the Spanish Guardia Civil, took place in Balintawak on
August 25, 1896
Teodoro Kalaw
in his 1925 book The Filipino Revolution, took place during the last
week of August 1896 at Kangkong, Balintawak Santiago Alvarez
son of Mariano Alvarez, the leader of the Magdiwang in Cavite
stated in 1927 that it took place in Bahay Toro now in Quezon City
on August 24, 1896.
Teodoro Agoncillo
historian, took place in Pugad Lawin on August 23, 1896, echoing
Pio Valenzuela's statement Milagros Guerrero, Emmanuel
Encarnacion and Ramon Villegas taken place in Tandang Sora's
barn in Gulod, Barangay Banlat, Quezon City It has placed a
commemorative plaque marking the location of the "Cry" in
Pugad Lawin, Quezon City.
The National History Institute of the Philippines
At September 1896, stated that Katipunan meetings took
place from Sunday to Tuesday or August 23 to 25 at
Balintawak. At 1911, states that Katipunan began meeting
on August 22 while the "Cry" took place on August 23 at
Apolonio Samson's house in Balintawak
Stated that "hindi sa Balintawak nangyari ang unang sigaw
ng paghihimagsik na kinalalagian ngayon ng bantayog, kung
di sa pook na kilala sa tawag na Pugadlawin."
Valenzuela memoirs (1964, 1978) states that the Cry took
place on 23 August at the house of Juan Ramos at Pugad
Lawin. The NHI influenced by Valenzuela’s memoirs, in
1963, upon the NHI endorsement, President Diosdado
Macapagal ordered that the Cry be celebrated on 23 August
and that Pugad Lawin be recognized as its site.
 Dr. Pio Valenzuela
He says that, “I would certainly give much less credence to
all accounts coming from Pio Valezuela, and to the
interpretations Agoncillo got from him verbally, since
Valenzuela gave so many versions from the time he
surrendered to the Spanish authorities and made various
statements not always compatible with one another up to the
time when as an old man he was interviewed by Agoncillo.”
John N. Schumacher, S.J, of the Ateneo de Manila University
Story: In Pugad Lawin, at the back yard of house of Juan
Ramos (son of Melchora Aquino aka “Tandang Sora”), at
1896, August 23, Katipunans listened to the speech of
Bonifacio and tore their cedula and vowed to fight.