KARTILYA for Students who need module and information about Reading in The Philippine History

1. KARTILYA NG KATIPUNAN
By: Emilio Jacinto

2. AUTHOR’S BACKGROUND

3. •The Kartilya ng Katipunan was written
on 1892 by Emilio Jacinto
• The Kartilya ng Katipunan was written
on 1892 by Emilio Jacinto
•Emilio Jacinto was an eloquent and
brave young man, known as both the
soul and the brain of the Katipunan.
•His pen name was “Dimas-ilaw”.
•He was born in Manila on December 15,
1875 by Mariano Jacinto and Josefa
Dizon

4. •He wrote the society’s paper called Kalayaan.
•In his short life, Jacinto helped to lead the fight for
Filipino independence from Spain.
•He laid out principles for the new government
envisioned by Bonifacio
•He received a good education, and was fluent in
both Tagalog and Spanish.
•He served as the spokesperson for the Katipunan, as
well as handling its finances.

5. •Jacinto became a general in the group's guerrilla army,
taking an active role in the fight against the Spanish near
Manila.
•Emilio Jacinto lived and fought the Spanish in
Magdalena, Laguna. He was seriously injured in a battle
at the Maimpis River in February of 1898, but found
refuge in the Santa Maria Magdalena Parish Church,
which now boasts a marker noting
the event.
•He died on April 16, 1899, of malaria. General Emilio
Jacinto was just 24 years old.

6. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE
DOCUMENT

7. • Supposedly the name of the document was Katungkulang Gagawin
ng mga Z.LI.B. (Duties of the sons of the People).
• The original version of the document has 14 paragraphs that contains
the values that a Katipunero should have. Each paragraph contained
unique discussion of the different aspects of a person’s life.
• Andres Bonifacio first wrote “Duties of the Sons of the People”
which were strictly followed by the members of the Katipunan. This
Decalogue showed the beliefs of Bonifacio. Later on, Bonifacio
adopted Emilio Jacinto’s Kartilya ng Katipunan as the official
teaching of the Katipunan.
• The difference between Bonifacio’s Decalogue and Kartilya ng
Katipunan is Kartilya ng Katipunan is much longer and philosophical
which showed concepts of virtuous living as lessons for self-
reflection.

8. “FACTORS THAT HAVE INFLUENCED THE
AUTHOR IN WRITING THE DOCUMENT”

9. •Emilio Jacinto being one of the leaders of the Katipunan
viewed the ideas of Right and Light with utmost importance.
As the Katipunan, they saw themselves as intellectual and
moral revolutionaries fighting to become free from the
captivity of the West and become an independent nation who
lives according to their own unique culture
•The Kartilya ng Katipunan was written in order to maintain
the standard of what it is being a Katipunero. Being part of the
association would mean adhering to the rules and exhibiting
virtuous life. Jacinto also aimed to educate the Filipinos what
a true Katipunero stands for and that is becoming a person
with integrity, courage, stands for equality, and overall bearing
the teaching of living life purposively and contribute to the
greater good.

10. CONTRIBUTION OF THE KARTILYA NG
KATIPUNAN IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

11. •The Kartilya ng Katipunan was able to constitute
patriotism and nationalism.
•The Katipunan was one of the many movements which
were established in order to defend our freedom. With
their sacrifices, we were able to obtain the life that we
had. The document demonstrated the values and beliefs
our heroes had before which we can learn so much from.
•The document was able to provide us with information in
order to fully understand our history.
•Also, it can serve as basis for instituting good governance
in our present time, teach honor and dignity, generosity,
compassion, and to practice respect for women and love
for our family.

12. AUTHOR’S MAIN ARGUMENT

13. •The document was written in order for the new members
to understand what the Katipunan stand for, their
principles and teachings.
•Also, they want to encourage people to become firm with
their decisions and be responsible for those decisions.
•The Katipunan also wanted them to understand that being
part of the association carries a great role which one must
perform because Katipunan was established in order to
fight the oppression and protect the people.

14. THANK YOU AND GODBLESS!!!!!