Kartilya ng Katipunan
ni Emilio Jacinto
Background of the author:
Emilio Jacinto was born in the year 1875 on December 15. Jacinto joined the Katipunan, a secret
revolutionary society in the age of 20. He became the secretary of the Katipunan and was referred as
the “Utak ng Katipunan” or “Pingkian”. Jacinto was also in charge of writing the guidebook for the
members of the Katipunan, which was called Kartilya ng Katipunan. Emilio Jacinto died in the year
1899 at the age of 24, because of malaria.
Historical background of the document:
Kartilya ng Katipunan was officially founded by Andres Bonifacio, Teodoro Plata, Lasido Diwa,
Deodato Arellano, Valentine Diaz and others. The revolutionary society or samahang Kataastaasan
kagalang-galangan katipunan ng mga anak ng bayan (KKK) was established in the year 1892 July 7
by the anti-Spanish Filipino at Tondo, Manila in response to the news of Rizal’s exilement. The aim of
the Kartilya ng Katipunan is to fight for the Philippine Independence from Spain and to unite the
Filipinos into one nation.
Content presentation and analysis of the important historical information found in the
document:
Having a purpose in our lives because having no purpose means we are living a useless life. As a
human being we should be responsible and do the right thing. We should be kind and love others and
not expect that our kindness and love would have something in return.
Contribution and relevance of the document in understanding the grand narrative of the
Philippines history:
The Kartilya ng Katipunan was the honorable foundation guide to the Katipuneros and it instructs
about the rules and principles that they need to heed for becoming a part of the revolutionary society.
It is one of the recorded documents about the Philippine revolution that survived. It also serves as an
evidence what our fellow Filipinos back then did to fight for our country and how this contributed to
understanding our history and how it changed the present.
Learning experiences:
The Kartilya ng Katipunan incorporates virtues, discplines, loyalty, and morality that the modern
Filipinos represent today. It also teaches that true kindness is having an open hand to offer help to
the ones who are in need and not doing it to have something in return. It also explains that we have to
fight for our rights and fight for the person who is in the right side.